Animation Foundations: Fundamentals

Learn the basic physics and motion principles that lie behind your 2D or 3D world, and time-tested techniques for bringing your animations to life.

Introduction

• Welcome

1. Physics and Motion

• Understanding forces and motion
• Momentum and mass
• Friction and drag
• Center of mass

2. Animation Software

• X, Y, and sometimes Z
• Working in different frame rates
• Understanding keys and keyframes
• Understanding animation curves
• Creating animation paths
• Working with hierarchies
• Setting pivots and rotation

3. Principles of Animation

• Slow in and slow out
• Arcs in animation
• Overlap and follow-through
• Squash and stretch
• Anticipation
• Exaggeration
• Staging

4. Timing

• The importance of timing
• Animating cycles
• Animating to audio and music

Conclusion

• Goodbye