Animation Principles
Stop motion animation on the iPad is a great way to teach students about the Principles of Animation. It is a completely hands-on approach to the concepts that give students immediate feedback with a very low learning curve.
Squash and stretch
Anticipation
Staging
Straight ahead action and pose to pose
Follow through and overlapping action
Slow in and slow out (Ease In ease Out)
Arcs
Secondary action
Timing and Spacing
Exaggeration
Solid drawing
Appeal
Squash and stretch
Anticipation
Staging
Straight ahead action and pose to pose
Follow through and overlapping action
Slow in and slow out (Ease In ease Out)
Arcs
Secondary action
Timing and Spacing
Exaggeration
Solid drawing
Appeal
Squash and Stretch/Easing
This was our first stop motion animation and a perfect example of multiple principles.