Principles of Animation

By toggling AutoKey Frame on, when there are any changes to the value in an animation box Maya will automatically set an animation key frame.

Squash and Stretch Gives a sense of weight; good examples of this maintain the drawn figure's volume throughout the animation. Anticipation Used to prepare the audience for an action; draw attention to what is important within the scene. " the presentation of any idea so that it is completely and unmistakably clear." Staging An obvious hierarchy of importance within any given scene; the audience should know what they are about to need to focus on. Straight Ahead Action and Pose to Pose Straight Ahead Action ; drawing out a scene from the first frame to the last. Pose to Pose; start by drawing key frames and then filling the 'in-between' content later. Also, works better for emotional scenes. Follow Through and Overlapping Action Helps render movement more realistically; character's follow the laws of physics, and have inertia. 'Loosely tied parts of the body should continue moving after the bulk of the body has halted,'