Timing and Spacing in Animation

how to animate a jump

here is the example jumping condition.. starts from human runs and make a anticipation jump follow through and overlapping action and the last part is normal run 

foot step in animation

foot step in animate... normally human foot step in a normal speed
and set with the key in animation software 

how to animate

first step make an extreme pose.. 

3 ways to animate part 3

3. the combination of straight ahead and pose to pose

first we plan out what we're going to do in small thimbnail sketches .

3 ways to animate part 2

2. the planned way, called pose to pose 

first we decide what are the most important drawings - the storytelling drawings.

the keys - and put them in. then we decide what are the next most important positions that have to be in the scene. theses are the extremes and we put them in .

and any other important poses . then we work out how to go from one pose to another.

3 ways to animate part 1

1. the natural way called - straight ahead -

we just start drawing and see what happens. like a kid drawing in the page corners of the schoolbook - stick the number on afterwards.

advantages
- we get a natural flow of fluid spontaneous action
- it has the vitality of improvisation
- it's very 'creative'
often the unconscious mind starts to kick in. like authors saying their character tells them what's going to happen.
- it can produce surprises 'magic'
- it's fun


DISADVANTAGES
-Things start to wander
- time stretches and the shot get longer and longer
- characters grow and shrink
- we can tend to mistake point of the shot and not arrive at the right place at the right time.
- the director hates us cause he can;t see what;s happening.
- it's lots of wodk to clean up the mess afterwards and it;s hard to assist