The 12 Principles of Animation Explained - The Most Important Rules for Animating

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12 Principles of Animation - In this episode of the Shot List, we look at the rules of animation that most animators continue to follow today.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction to the Principles of Animation
01:10 - History of the Principles of Animation
02:40 - Squash & Stretch
04:21 - Anticipation
05:55 - Staging
09:21 - Straight Ahead & Pose to Pose
10:50 - Follow Through & Overlapping Action
13:30 - Slow In & Slow Out
14:36 - Arcs
15:35 - Secondary Action
17:21 - Timing
19:45 - Exaggeration
21:40 - Solid Drawing
23:30 - Appeal
26:23 - Takeaways
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THE ILLUSION OF LIFE, EXPLAINED
In this episode of the Shot List, we break down the 12 principles of animation, how they work, and why animators continue to use them to this day.
APPLY THE 12 PRINCIPLES OF ANIMATION
Squash and Stretch: Deforming objects or characters to emphasize their weight, elasticity, or flexibility.
Anticipation: Preparing the audience for an upcoming action by showing a brief movement or change in expression.
Staging: Presenting ideas or actions in a clear and visually interesting way, directing the audience's attention to convey the intended message.
Straight Ahead and Pose to Pose: Two different approaches to animating movement. Straight ahead animates each frame in sequence, while pose to pose plans key poses first.
Follow Through and Overlapping Action: Continuing movement after the main action stops and parts of a character or object moving at different speeds or times.
Slow In and Slow Out: Gradually increasing or decreasing the speed of movement at the beginning and end of an action.
Arcs: Animating objects and characters along curved trajectories, mimicking real-world motion.
Secondary Action: Additional movements that complement the main action, adding depth and context to a character's performance.
Timing: The speed and rhythm of movements in animation, essential for conveying weight, energy, and emotion effectively.
Exaggeration: Pushing movements and expressions beyond reality to make them more dynamic and expressive.
Solid Drawing: Creating characters and objects with volume, weight, and dimensionality, making animation appear more believable and three-dimensional.
Appeal: Making characters and animation visually interesting and appealing, designing characters with unique personalities and maintaining consistency in design and performance.
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@pepepoopsonthefarright7531 Ай бұрын

"Animation is not a genre for kids. It's a medium for art, it's a medium for film, and I think animation should stay in the conversation." Guillermo Del Toro

@StudioBinder Ай бұрын

Excellent quote!

@glennac Ай бұрын

This is what makes animation appealing to audiences of ALL ages and not simply a child’s medium - the attention to detail and realism. I don’t understand the assumption of many that “cartoons” (animation) are just for kids. It does a great disservice to the artists and that thinking is a sign of a lack of imagination.

@StudioBinder Ай бұрын

Couldn't agree more!

@frankie4855 Ай бұрын

It IS primarily a visual medium that’s meant to entertain and impart good lessons on children. It’s asinine to claim otherwise. With the exception of animation strictly aimed at adults like those from Japan, every creative working on animation is PRIMARILY concerned with serving a younger audience. It’s bullshit to pretend otherwise. Of course that doesn’t mean they wouldn’t like for adults to enjoy the content and they even cater to them, but only to an extent. Because again, if children can’t consume a creative choice (say too risqué and adult) then that choice doesn’t end up on the final product. It just doesn’t take away from your enjoyment to admit those truths.

@glennac Ай бұрын

@@frankie4855 This ignores the fact that many of the classic “cartoons” of the 30’s-50’s were not originally directed at kids of the time but adults. These were shown prior to many major motion pictures of the day alongside Movietone news reels and the subjects and jokes were targeted at the adult audiences much of which completely went over the heads of children that might be in attendance.

@frankie4855 Ай бұрын

@@glennac What’s the most successful, most iconic and beloved animation? It’s that of Disney (the classics more so). Along with other animation content from other places that’s also for children. You have a medium, that is ALWAYS at its most SUCCESSFUL when it’s aimed PRIMARILY at children. So, you could say that inherently, the DNA of the animation art form lends itself at its best when the audience is kids, not adults.

@user-jp7tw3sd3x Ай бұрын

@@frankie4855 I think you confuse correlation for causation. If Studio execs think the same as you do, they will not risk with animated movies for adult only audience so there will never be a SUCCESSFUL Hollywood adult animation movie, because it would never be made. The very fact that you had to exclude anime from Japan is proof of that. However it's something that creators have been pushing against for a very long time. Most of the SUCCESSFUL animation movies are made so both young and mature audience could enjoy them. Just because something is made accessible to children, doesn't mean they are the PRIMARILY audience. There are also more animations targeted at young adults. "Arcane", "Spider-man - Into/Across the spider-verse", "Castlevania", "Invincible". If the young audience keeps watching animation, the market for adult animation would keep growing. I would even argue that the recent photo-realistic remakes of Disney classics are PRIMARILY targeted at audience of adults who are too embarrassed to watch the animations they grew up with. "The Lion King"(2019) grossed $1.6 Billion, it's entirely 3D animation.

@azraelle6232 Ай бұрын

"They must be prepared for the next movement..." while showing a shot from the "Be Prepared" sequence from The Lion King (4:43). This is the top-shelf content that I come here to see!

@StudioBinder Ай бұрын

Thanks for noticing! 😉

@suryaerngratlokuta6706 Ай бұрын

Yayy I thought nobody would've noticed or it'd be buried under lame comment❤s

@rayancedrichaddad1197 Ай бұрын

Animation Movies are Masterpieces! This video is a complete audiovisual encyclopedia about how Animation works. Thousand Thanks StudioBinder for this Inspiring video. All the Best to come.💯💯💯

@StudioBinder Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@MienLeHoang Ай бұрын

It's always nice to watch about the base principles, no matter how long you have worked in animation. Thanks a lot. Very well crafted video

@StudioBinder Ай бұрын

Thanks! Yeah, these principles have been around for decades and still very much apply.

@ayushnair8570 Ай бұрын

Glad StudioBinder is giving the Animation medium the respect it deserves. This is a fantastic video. Would love to see more like this!

@StudioBinder Ай бұрын

Thanks! We love animation so that won't be a problem for us.

@johnk7511 Ай бұрын

Would definitely to see more videos about each steps of the animation production in the future🙏🏾

@StudioBinder Ай бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion! We just might have to do that.

@TheRubberStudiosASMR 11 күн бұрын

This video is perfect! Very inspiring

@smokeback Ай бұрын

This is awesome one thing i love about studio binder is how the breakdown is done have learnt so much from the videos that even when i do my first full animation story will be amazing

@hornet718 Ай бұрын

Thanks for this in-depth look at animation! Much of this I already knew but there is so much more that goes into animation. Heck, a single frame animation is a mini-production. My hat is off to all those old school animators (independent and pro) who gave us hours of animated features!!! I think I will stick to live humans to make my features, but there is much to take away from this lesson of animation for filmmaking.

@StudioBinder Ай бұрын

Well said!

@Omnicrola Ай бұрын

Always nice to have a refresher on these basics!

@StudioBinder Ай бұрын

Indeed! Thanks for watching.

@freddyjosereginomontalvo4667 Ай бұрын

Animation is a truly majestic way of telling a story 🔥🔥🔥🔥

@StudioBinder Ай бұрын

Definitely!

@codywhite8427 Ай бұрын

I have to say, yall knock it out the park, Im working on my animation short and decided to get a little lesson in of filmmaking that I could apply to animation, whatever but this is the video I really wanted. Good job

@StudioBinder Ай бұрын

Thanks and good luck on the project!

@jurajpadych Ай бұрын

Keep up the great work StudioBinder! Very well done!

@stephenwilliams3807 Ай бұрын

So many great films in this episode.

@StudioBinder Ай бұрын

And yet we had to leave so many more out! There's so much good animation out there.

@Roger349 Ай бұрын

*What are Media Text, Niche Culture, High Art, Low Art, Pop Culture, Representation, Iconography and Semiotics in film studies could you please make a video on these?❤*

@StudioBinder Ай бұрын

Those are all great suggestions. We'll add 'em to our list.

@MiguelNdiweni Ай бұрын

Animation is a masterpiece and does not just appeal to children, I didn't know about the 12 principals of animation but now I do thanks Studiobinder

@StudioBinder Ай бұрын

You're welcome!

@tomsouzas 22 күн бұрын

Amazing! A true animation class!

@Sherif-the-Watcher 29 күн бұрын

I'm EXTREMELY grateful for dis video

@bubblesculptor Ай бұрын

All these subtle details are fascinating!

@StudioBinder Ай бұрын

We couldn't agree more!

@Rose-vy5bj Ай бұрын

This is incredibly interesting! I never knew any of this about animation and i've been watching disney and cartoons for years.

@peterkalyabe7553 Ай бұрын

As a newbie, I appreciate these basics. They don't feel "basic" yet.

@StudioBinder Ай бұрын

They're a great starting point for all animators, that's for sure.

@linodisalvo1427 Ай бұрын

Great presentation. Well done.

@StudioBinder Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@gos_7079 Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this video! Big fan of your work, and one day I'll be a Writer and possibly a Director for films and an animator!

@StudioBinder Ай бұрын

You're very welcome and hopefully we can help you get there!

@Sasukesanimation 23 күн бұрын

Even through many of the different animation genres, these rules still stay follow, for example, I am more well versed in Japanese anime style kind of animation, but I still follow the 13 rules of animation in order to create the necessary effects

@mariagraziele1445 Ай бұрын

Awesome video like always. I wonder when are we getting a video about music editing in movies, or anything related to sounds.

@gregorylagrange Ай бұрын

Well done StudioBinder. My love of animation from cartoons to comic books has always been from a heavy fascination and appreciation with the art of the use of perspective and scale. As well as not only does it give you the freedom to express cool ideas, but it's provided the best uses of comedy and drama in cinema. And it's provided some of the best scenes cinematography wise. I have forgotten most of Pinocchio. It was never my one of favored Disney classic. Not that it is a good movie. But it just takes a backseat to all the other to me. But seeing the scene where the kid turns into a donkey and having him call out to his mother while you see the silhouette of it just caught me off guard as "they really had that scene in a kids movie?" On the other side, I've become a growing fan of anime that was kicked off because of your videos about Hayao Miyazaki. And there's a scene from a movie I haven't seen yet, Ponyo, of a girl running on top of waves and the waves are cresting like whales. Everything about that short clip is so cool to me. Just the idea of her running on top of waves for one. And the way the girl has the fast motion of her legs the way kids look when they're running. Then she goes into that quick hurdle jump. The secondary motion in her hair and clothes. And then the pan and change of perspective to be behind her. That one scene not only makes me want to watch the movie, but it's good enough to play on a loop as an art piece. The art of animation (not just the graphics or drawing, but the art of telling a story with animation) is probably going to go through a period of taking a back seat, or my bigger fear is almost disappearing, because I'm expecting AI to like many forms of tech lead to an influx of people without skill making things where before they needed skill to make. (auto focus for cameras for example) And it's going to show in the quality.

@muhammadrasheed408 Ай бұрын

So informative as always. Love it

@StudioBinder Ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@jrfk3d Ай бұрын

Yeah ! Studiobinder in tha house with their amazing content again 😎🚀

@StudioBinder Ай бұрын

Every week! Thanks for watching.

@awesomein360tiagowolf4 Ай бұрын

Great lesson, great video SB ✌️💯💥

@StudioBinder Ай бұрын

Thanks!

@youthawake Ай бұрын

Once again you guys have neiled down. Thanks for such awesome content

@winnermarshal Ай бұрын

please do more about animation, studiobinder!!! i love your videos about it

@StudioBinder Ай бұрын

Thanks! We feel the same so we definitely will.

@JoshLange3D Ай бұрын

Great video!! 15:23 small technicality: we usually need to adjust all 3 axes (x,y,z) to make a proper arc in 3D animation.

@StudioBinder Ай бұрын

Thanks for the clarification!

@tokyozombe Ай бұрын

As an animator, this was an amazing description of the principles.

@user-wi9wi9ph8y 26 күн бұрын

Fantastic!

@rongpirson5250 29 күн бұрын

4:43 they must “be prepared” Shows clip from the be prepared number

@UNEWS_ANIMATIONS Ай бұрын

this is so good!

@StudioBinder Ай бұрын

Thanks, we put a lot into this one.

@leatherleaf12 Ай бұрын

amazing vid!

@StudioBinder Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@paulfulford91 Ай бұрын

Great explanations.

@StudioBinder Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@danl.2626 Ай бұрын

Best narrator ever

@The22boris Ай бұрын

This is Gold.

@StudioBinder Ай бұрын

Thanks! We had a blast making it.

@sakhrnoman Ай бұрын

Love you guys ❤

@StudioBinder Ай бұрын

The feeling is mutual!

@thasniskannittayil5430 Ай бұрын

Very helpful🌟

@StudioBinder Ай бұрын

Thanks for saying so!

@pmrooter Ай бұрын

Man, I need the list of all the animations shown here so bad. Want to watch each of them after such a great video. Yeah, they are all titled in the corner, but the list would make it so much easier 🥲

@JillGambaro Ай бұрын

Amazing how much of this is transferable to live action films--whether in the writing, acting, staging or direction.

@12Cooper Ай бұрын

Awesome thanks!

@StudioBinder Ай бұрын

Our pleasure!

@djjoe8899 Ай бұрын

Awesome animation is one my favorite subject matter

@StudioBinder Ай бұрын

Ours too!

@petermuguro7462 Ай бұрын

Great stuff. Would it be possible for you guys to make an entire bundle of videos showing many movies' and TV shows' filming gear?

@StudioBinder Ай бұрын

We do have a series called "How They Shot It" that covers a lot of that: kzfaq.info/sun/PLEzQZpmbzckUBXvCXDDyCzBraZ-WLWwY8&si=aEh0yVcKwfyyVY4n

@petermuguro7462 Ай бұрын

@@StudioBinder Thank you

@emiliomanueldepedro9650 Ай бұрын

Hey, guys, could you make a video on the Psychological Drama genre? You know, films like The Whale, Melancholia, First Reformed, Brothers, The Hunt, Spencer, Requiem for a Dream, etc. Is it possible for you to do that?

@iOnRX9 Ай бұрын

thank you for this

@StudioBinder Ай бұрын

You're very welcome!

@cedricadougba324 Ай бұрын

Thanks, GOD bless you.

@MwayiComfort Ай бұрын

Oooh wow ❤❤❤am so glad❤the class is in session

@StudioBinder Ай бұрын

We're glad you're here!

@Bobywan75 Ай бұрын

It feels so obvious when you explain these principles, even though none of this was ever explain in art class.

@StudioBinder Ай бұрын

That's true. We take these things for granted but there's a whole art/science behind them.

@DLAXTOX 17 күн бұрын

Thanks

@reallyfurious Ай бұрын

Thank you🙏

@StudioBinder Ай бұрын

You’re welcome 😊

@ranks6670 Ай бұрын

Road to 10M views ❤

@Nico_LaBras Ай бұрын

I like live action movies but I love animation even more. There is just so much more freedom of expression imo. The moment I learned about impact frames in Anime I saw them everywhere, even in non-anime animations

@StudioBinder Ай бұрын

So much to love about animation!

@dwellersart7538 Ай бұрын

Ouuuffff just in time 🎉🎉🎉🎉

@StudioBinder Ай бұрын

Phew!

@thatguywhosayshi7021 Ай бұрын

Could you maybe make a video about what constitutes a good book to film adaptation? I’m very curious to see what you would have to say.

@StudioBinder Ай бұрын

Interesting topic! That would be a fun one.

@seanmanning5565 Ай бұрын

Using Studio Ghibli films is just 🤩... like showing someone a Caravaggio to teach them how to paint 😂

@StudioBinder Ай бұрын

If you're not inspired there, you might not ever be.

@djjoe8899 Ай бұрын

Out of curiosity can you do one on character design? Like the process in making a character and model sheet for animation.

@StudioBinder Ай бұрын

Great idea!

@djjoe8899 Ай бұрын

@@StudioBinder awesome can't wait to see it.

@SLATTERDAY Ай бұрын

Oh so y’all had this ready!? 😂 drop the other videos too!

@MeanFinger 28 күн бұрын

@StudioBinder Well, all we have to do then, is keep claiming (like your point here) that animation is for all ages and sign it until the top heads (or the Oscar's animation people --as that might seem like the cream of the crop now) make this clear by not allowing anyone make a joke out of it as they have in the past! If people always state that animation is use to "keep their children at bay" only, then, you've gotta keep your voice heard and burn it in their ears that is NOT a kids medium only!

@ladushdevdas8465 Ай бұрын

How to use korrellation in films?

@AdelShaheen-cr6mh Ай бұрын

can you guys do a video analyzing techniques used by Akira Kurosawa, like the one made by every frame a painting?

@StudioBinder Ай бұрын

We actually having something coming soon!

@Brovider Ай бұрын

Please take more example of these rules please please please 😢😢 another video

@dmytro1933 Ай бұрын

Gold

@brain_respect_and_freedom Ай бұрын

My favorite quotes from the book "The Illusion of Life Disney Animation": " Our tools of communication are the symbols that all men understand because they go back before man developed speech. As he said of himself: I can never stand still. I must explore and experiment.(...)"

@StudioBinder Ай бұрын

That's an excellent quote.

@Seevaa_ Ай бұрын

KZfaq Film school

@StudioBinder Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@OzanBurada Ай бұрын

7:20 Let's face it that goes for all that action movies. Fury Road really worked hard to keep the action easy to follow using this. Also, all spider verse movies uses frame rates very creatively across the board. No wonder they are seen one of the best spiderman movies.

@StudioBinder Ай бұрын

Agreed!

@roricute 21 күн бұрын

Anime uses way more than 12 principles, animation in the West is far behind, in fact it always has been. It's no wonder that anime is influencing the return of hand-drawn animation and style, as in Puss in Boots, Arcane, Spiderverse, etc. who used the advanced techniques created by anime

@MrMaa2007 Ай бұрын

Im going to start the next Disney animation company on tik tok after i watched this video, my only problem is i Don't have enough bank accounts to hold all the money that i will make

@StudioBinder Ай бұрын

That's a good problem to have!

@SPturns Ай бұрын

Finally, Animation Lore.

@StudioBinder Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@HarskyMusic Ай бұрын

you need to do a directing style video on michael bay or a vid on him.

@nyxsh Ай бұрын

why posted late? that's my lectured in 1 semester 😂❤

@StudioBinder Ай бұрын

Sorry we're late!

@GlenCollinsOfficial Ай бұрын

You should do the cinematography of Dean Cundey.

@StudioBinder Ай бұрын

Great suggestion, we have to!

@hyperunboxing9304 Ай бұрын

Does any of theses rules apply to 13 plus animation?

@hyperunboxing9304 Ай бұрын

I mean like pg 13

@StudioBinder Ай бұрын

Yeah, they apply for all ratings.

@hyperunboxing9304 Ай бұрын

@@StudioBinder and is it ok to not follow the exaggeration rule so I can have a more realistic animation?

@Jays_Brickfilms 8 күн бұрын

@@hyperunboxing9304 depends on what you want to animate i think

@GreenScreenNigga1000 Ай бұрын

I want to be an Animator and i want my creations to impact the world positively... I hope i will be able too

@dillonwright13 Ай бұрын

There's a 13th Principle that no one seems to talk about, not even The Illusion of Life references it. Here's a video explaining what it is, and a video about its origins. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sKmiaaV8rbCqd3k.html - What Is The Plausible Impossible kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y86mrd17t8e2m4k.html - Walt Disney's The Art of Animation Fauxview (came from the never released book, Walt Disney's The Art of Animation from Walt Disney's Disneyland)

@StudioBinder Ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

@dillonwright13 Ай бұрын

@@StudioBinder This principle is so important, that it explains why some things are the way they are in cartoons. Heck, it’s even responsible for why certain inventions and foods are being attempted in the real world. Why Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston left it out of The Illusion of Life, probably the same reason why they caused Eric Goldberg not to get the job at Disney the first time he tried out.