The movement of anticipation prepares the audience for a major action the character is about to perform, such as, starting to run, jump or change expression. It reveals what the cartoon is about to do next. Anticipation also indicates speed. For instance, the anticipation of a runner before they start sprinting. A dancer does not just leap off the floor. A backwards motion occurs before the forward action is executed. The backward motion is the anticipation. A comic effect can be done by not using anticipation after a series of gags that used anticipation. Almost all real action has major or minor anticipation such as a golfers' back swing before hitting the golf ball. Thus, directing the attention to the following action. In this case, which direction of the golf ball will go. Feature animation is often less broad than short animation unless a scene requires it to develop a characters personality. |