4: Experimental Animation Critique

We will view and critique the class's work.

4A: Cartoon Physics

Basic kinesthetics

• Gravity


• Inertia


• Axis of rotation


• Acceleration and deceleration


• Anatomy of movement

Stylized Worlds (aka Cartoon Physics)

• Ease-in and Ease-out


• Squash and stretch


• Hyper-realities (Roadrunner, Southpark, Beast Wars, Simpsons)


• Alternate-realities

Class Exercise: A bouncing ping pong ball, deflated rubber ball, a spinning top, splatting jello.

This will be an intro to using After Effects

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4B: Secondary Motion

Examples:

After you have made your different items bounce, what things can you add to sell their materiality?