Introduction – Walking with Animators
Animation Exercise 1.1 – Flip Book
Pose-to-pose and straight-ahead
Animation Exercise 1.2 – Bouncing Balls
Overlapping action, follow-through and drag
Overlapping Action Case Study 1 – Lifting a Weight
Overlapping Action Case Study 2 – Getting Out of a Chair
Questions to Ask Yourself about Overlapping Action, Follow-through and Drag
Arcs and curves, and line of action
Animation Exercise 1.3 – Flag Cycle
Animation Exercise 1.4 – Aeroplane Cycle
Chapter 2 Figurative Animation
Animation Exercise 2.1 – Basic Walk Cycle
Animation Exercise 2.2 – Basic Run Cycle
Questions to Ask Yourself about Weight and Balance
Animation Exercise 3.1 – Temperament and Pace
Animation Exercise 3.2 – Character Types/Two Sacks
Animation Exercise 3.3 – Character Interaction
Questions to Ask Yourself about Acting in Animation
Questions to Ask Yourself about Design
Animation Exercise 5.1 – Basic Walk Cycle
Animation Exercise 5.2 – Basic Run Cycle
Animation Exercise 5.3 – Advanced Action
Questions to Ask Yourself about a Four-legged Animal in Motion
Animation Exercise 5.4 – Basic Flight Cycle
Animation Exercise 5.5 – Take-off and Landing
Questions to Ask Yourself about Birds in Flight
Chapter 6 Sound Synchronization
Delivering dialogue and carrying narrative
Animation Exercise 6.1 – Lip-sync
Animation Exercise 6.2 – Sound Synchronization
Questions to Ask Yourself about Sound Synchronization
Questions to Ask Yourself about Dope Sheets
Questions to Ask Yourself about Layouts