Animation

Areas of Animation

At present the scope of animation is vast. The main areas of animation are as follows:

	Flash Animation		Logo Animation		Character Animation
	2D Animation		Computer Animation		Animation Languages
	3D Animation		Animation Techniques		Clay Motion Animation
	Animation Systems		Web Animation		Facial Animation

The Fundamental Principles of Animation

Many of the principles of traditional animation were developed in the 1930's at the Walt Disney studios. The principles are as follows:

Squash and Stretch: Defining the rigidity & mass of an object by distorting its shape during an action.

Timing and Motion: Spacing actions to define the weight & size of objects & the personality of characters.