Internet Environments for Science Education

Table of contents

1. Cover
2. Halftitle
3. Title
4. Copyright
5. Contents
6. Foreword
7. Preface
8. Introduction – Walking with Animators
9. Acknowledgements
10. Chapter 1 Basic Principles
    1. Before we Begin
    2. Timing in Animation
       1. Animation Exercise 1.1 – Flip Book
    3. Laws of motion
    4. Squash and stretch
    5. Pose-to-pose and straight-ahead
    6. Keys and inbetweens
       1. Animation Exercise 1.2 – Bouncing Balls
    7. Overlapping action, follow-through and drag
       1. Overlapping Action Case Study 1 – Lifting a Weight
       2. Overlapping Action Case Study 2 – Getting Out of a Chair
       3. Questions to Ask Yourself about Overlapping Action, Follow-through and Drag
    8. Arcs and curves, and line of action
    9. Cycle animation
       1. Animation Exercise 1.3 – Flag Cycle
       2. Animation Exercise 1.4 – Aeroplane Cycle
11. Chapter 2 Figurative Animation
    1. Before we Begin
    2. The four ‘A’s of animation
    3. Walks and runs
       1. Animation Exercise 2.1 – Basic Walk Cycle
       2. Animation Exercise 2.2 – Basic Run Cycle
    4. Weight and balance
       1. Questions to Ask Yourself about Weight and Balance
    5. Anticipation
12. Chapter 3 Acting
    1. Before we Begin
    2. Characterization
    3. Temperament and pace
       1. Animation Exercise 3.1 – Temperament and Pace
       2. Animation Exercise 3.2 – Character Types/Two Sacks
    4. Character interaction
       1. Animation Exercise 3.3 – Character Interaction
    5. Planning a scene
    6. Props and costume
       1. Questions to Ask Yourself about Acting in Animation
13. Chapter 4 Design
    1. Before we Begin
    2. Storyboards
    3. Animatics
    4. Character design
    5. Design criteria
       1. Questions to Ask Yourself about Design
14. Chapter 5 Animals in Motion
    1. Before we Begin
    2. Four legs
       1. Animation Exercise 5.1 – Basic Walk Cycle
       2. Animation Exercise 5.2 – Basic Run Cycle
       3. Animation Exercise 5.3 – Advanced Action
       4. Questions to Ask Yourself about a Four-legged Animal in Motion
    3. Birds in flight
       1. Animation Exercise 5.4 – Basic Flight Cycle
       2. Animation Exercise 5.5 – Take-off and Landing
       3. Questions to Ask Yourself about Birds in Flight
15. Chapter 6 Sound Synchronization
    1. Before we Begin
    2. Bar charts
    3. Delivering dialogue and carrying narrative
    4. Lip synchronization
       1. Animation Exercise 6.1 – Lip-sync
       2. Animation Exercise 6.2 – Sound Synchronization
       3. Questions to Ask Yourself about Sound Synchronization
16. Chapter 7 Technical
    1. Before we Begin
    2. Dope sheets
       1. Questions to Ask Yourself about Dope Sheets
    3. Line tests
    4. Layouts and field guides
    5. Questions to Ask Yourself about Layouts
    6. Formats
    7. Production processes
       1. Questions to Ask Yourself about Production Management
17. Appendices
    1. Appendix 1: Glossary
    2. Appendix 2: Further reading
    3. Appendix 3: Further viewing
    4. Appendix 4: Useful contacts
18. Index