Introduction to Traditional Animation with Photoshop

Anticipation: Preparing the action

A course by Numecaniq , Graphic Designer

Graphic Designer. Mexico City, Mexico.
Joined February 2016
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About the video: Anticipation: Preparing the action

Overview

“We will learn that anticipation is one of the most important principles and the beginning of all action, in addition, we will observe how it is closely linked with other principles that we have already seen. ”

In this video lesson Numecaniq addresses the topic: Anticipation: Preparing the action, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Traditional Animation with Photoshop. Learn the 12 principles of frame-by-frame animation and bring your stories to life.

Partial transcription of the video

“Today we will see that the anticipation is an important principle in the animation for being the preamble of the action, and it helps us to direct the tension of the spectator. Let's give it! The first thing to understand is that the anticipation is the preparation for the action. Here we can distinguish two ways of how it works. The first one is physics and the second one is dramatic or "acting". In terms of physics, we have to understand as obtaining impulse or energy for action and this manifests in the opposite direction, is say, as says the teacher Richard Williams: "Before going aside...”

This transcript is automatically generated, so it may contain mistakes.


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Rodrigo Miguel, better known as Numecaniq, is a designer and animator specializing in frame-by-frame 2D animation. In addition to his creative education, he holds a degree in philosophy from UNAM in Mexico.

His work has been seen around the world thanks to collaborations with major brands and companies like Adobe, MTV, Amazon, and Spotify. He has also participated in international events like Pictoplasma in Berlin and the BDA Awards in New York.


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Introduction to Traditional Animation with Photoshop

A course by Numecaniq
Graphic Designer. Mexico City, Mexico.
Joined February 2016
  • 100% positive reviews (297)
  • 8,418 students