Unit 65: Task 1

Anticipation – This is a motion or action that prepares the audience for a bigger, more significant action. A good example would be someone swinging their arm back before they punch someone.
Secondary Action – This is an action that emphasizes another action, such as the hair of a runner following in the direction they’re running.
Exaggeration – This is a way to make animation look more interesting as a perfect imitation of reality can be boring. This can also be used to portray characters personalities easily, as many caricature’s demonstrate.
Curved Motion – Most human (and animal) actions don’t happen in straight lines but rather a curved arc. Animators will use this knowledge to make their animation look more realistic by keeping the movement arced. However, some things do move in straight lines most notably motorized objects.
Follow Through – This is when various moving parts of an object will continue to move even when the object has stopped.
Staging – This is used to direct the audience’s attention to that which is most important to the scene. This can be done in a variety of ways, although the most common way is to change the angle and position of the camera. A good example would be the camera zooming in on a rope being cut by a sharp stone as our hero tries to climb up it.