The 12 principles of animation by Frank Thomas & Ollie Johnston
The list of 12 animation principles with a video below:
1. Squash & Stretch
- keep the volume
- emphasis the mass & speed
- emphasis reaction
- Do not overdo the squash and stretch
2. Anticipation
- prepare for the action
- realistic
- give clue for prediction
- feeling interactive & energetic
- make the action noticeable
3. staging
- control the focus of the audience and camera
- proper timing
4. straight ahead and pose to pose
- two drawing technique
5. follow through & overlapping action
6. slow in & slow out to achieve realistic motion
7. arcs (cirular paths)
8. secondary action
9. timing
- standard frame rate for animation is 24 fps
10. exaggeration
wild -> wilder
sad -> sader
for more convincing actions
11. solid drawing : spatial drawing & curvy lines
12. appeal
pleasing to look at, dynamic design
The video made by Alan Becker to illustrate those 12 animation principles: