21 Foundations of Animation

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Dermot O' Connor

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00. Introduction

01 - Getting started with animation.mp4

00:32

02 - What you should know.mp4

01:20

01. Appeal

03 - What is appeal.mp4

03:07

04 - Historical and modern appeal.mp4

02:24

02. Strong Design

05 - Construction.mp4

07:50

06 - Design.mp4

09:33

07 - From roughs to final color.mp4

02:18

03. Staging

08 - Staging a scene to tell a story.mp4

07:48

09 - Shots and camera angles.mp4

05:03

10 - Lighting and color.mp4

03:35

04. Acting and Pantomime

11 - Flour sacks and body language.mp4

01:32

12 - Attitude poses.mp4

02:38

05. Keys and Breakdowns

13 - How keys and breakdowns differ.mp4

02:13

14 - Strengthening actions with breakdowns.mp4

03:15

06. Straight Ahead and Pose to Pose

15 - Straight ahead vs. pose to pose.mp4

02:26

16 - Animating hair and clothing straight ahead.mp4

01:12

17 - Animating natural effects straight ahead.mp4

05:41

07. Thumbnails and Planning

18 - Thumbnails and planning.mp4

01:33

19 - Advanced thumbnails.mp4

03:31

08. Timing, Spacing, and Easing

20 - Timing vs. spacing.mp4

01:54

21 - Easing and texture.mp4

01:46

22 - Timing and materials.mp4

02:42

09. Squash and Stretch

23 - Squashing and stretching.mp4

01:26

24 - Squashing anatomically.mp4

00:58

10. Arcs

25 - Bouncing ball.mp4

00:28

26 - Plotting arcs.mp4

04:09

11. Primary and Secondary Action

27 - Animate and inanimate motion.mp4

01:05

28 - Hair, fur, and clothing.mp4

02:26

12. Silhouette

29 - Positive and negative spaces.mp4

01:06

30 - Pushing the pose.mp4

00:55

13. Line of Action and Reversals

31 - Flexing the spine.mp4

01:28

14. Anticipation, Overshoot, and Settle

32 - Anticipating a reach.mp4

01:41

33 - Overshoot and settle.mp4

00:54

15. Opposing Action

34 - Action and reaction.mp4

00:38

35 - Opposing action in walks.mp4

00:51

16. Counterpose

36 - Counterpose when standing.mp4

01:06

37 - Counterpose in action.mp4

01:15

17. Leading Action

38 - Leading gestures.mp4

00:45

39 - Leading on walks.mp4

01:22

18. Breaking Joints

40 - Breaking joints on gestures.mp4

01:11

41 - Breaking joints on walks.mp4

01:37

19. Overlap and Follow Through

42 - Overlap gestures.mp4

03:23

43 - Follow through and moving holds.mp4

03:00

20. Accents and Dialogue

44 - Dialogue.mp4

02:28

45 - Accenting dialogue actions.mp4

01:20

21. Exaggeration

46 - Plussing poses and faces.mp4

01:26

47 - Plussing animation.mp4

01:29

48 - Cartoon physics.mp4

04:19

22. Conclusion

49 - Wizard and next steps.mp4

00:53

50 - Additional resources.mp4

00:26

Description

Times have changed. The 12 principles of animation popularized by Disney are no longer sufficient for teaching animation in the digital age. Enter Dermot O’ Connor’s 21 foundations of animation: universal principles that can be used to create high-quality animation in any style or medium, including hand-drawn and digital animation. Explore how to create a solid, strong, and dynamic poses using the classical drawing rules perfected by golden age artists. Discover how to plan a scene using thumbnails, to have more control over the scene and reduce production time. Find out how to take a pose or expression that is adequate, and push it further. Dermot provides an in-depth review of the other 18 techniques, and then shows all 21 foundations in a single scene, working together.

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