{"id":262,"date":"2014-08-14T13:39:01","date_gmt":"2014-08-14T13:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abbottanimation.com\/AABlog\/?p=262"},"modified":"2021-07-19T21:30:30","modified_gmt":"2021-07-19T21:30:30","slug":"framing-and-animating-a-sequence-effectively","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abbottanimation.com\/AABlog\/framing-and-animating-a-sequence-effectively\/","title":{"rendered":"Framing and Animating a Sequence Effectively"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Now that we have covered the first two principles in the last article, we are ready to move on to the next two. In this article we will cover \u201cstaging\u201d and following that we will cover \u201cstraight ahead action and pose to pose\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cStaging\u201d is the third principle in animation. The purpose of this principle is to focus the audience\u2019s attention and make clear what in any scene is of greatest importance. This is done in a variety of ways, such as where a character is placed in a frame, uses of light and shadow or the angle and position of the viewpoint. This helps keep the audience\u2019s attention on what is relevant and not unnecessary detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below our animator has created an example for the principle of \u201cstaging\u201d for you\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"259\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abbottanimation.com\/AABlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Staging.gif\" alt=\"Staging\" class=\"wp-image-339\"\/><figcaption>Staging<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The principle of \u201cstraight ahead action and pose to pose\u201d is a two part concept. The first part \u201cstraight ahead action\u201d refers to drawing out a scene from start to finish. This helps to create the idea of fluid movement in a realistic action sequence. The second part of this concept is \u201cpose to pose\u201d. The process for this is drawing key frames in a sequence and filling in the intervals later. This part is best when composition and relation are of greater importance, for example in dramatic or emotional sequences. Computers are a great advantage with the \u201cpose to pose\u201d portion as they are capable of filling in the missing sequences in between poses automatically. Both parts of this principle are combined in this technique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following is an example that our animator created to better show the principle of \u201cstraight ahead action and pose to pose\u201d\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"259\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abbottanimation.com\/AABlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/StraightAheadPoseToPose.gif\" alt=\"Straight Ahead Pose To Pose Animation\" class=\"wp-image-341\"\/><figcaption>Straight Ahead &amp; Pose To Pose Animation<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In the next article we will cover the next two principles of \u201cfollow through and overlapping action\u201d and \u201cslow in and slow out\u201d. 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