Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
Animation Principles 
Animators face many difficulties in the creation of their art—difficulties that
are not restricted to simply overcoming the technical challenges they face
or the practical issues of managing a production. These challenges may
indeed be considerable, as are the creative and conceptual issues of original
productions. The difficulties animators face extend to the manipulation
of models and objects, pixels, or drawings in their effort to interpret and
replicate all kinds of movement.
A Little History
From a very early point in the history of animation, some practitioners
began to analyze movement and started to formulate the basic principles
of animation. This was done at least in part to accommodate the ever-
increasing demand for more animation of a higher quality. As the popularity
of animation increased significantly, driving demand for new product in
turn meant that many more animation studios were created to meet that
demand. However, the quality of the animation was somewhat variable, and
unfortunately the majority of the work fell lamentably short of the standards
reached by the likes of Winsor McCay.
