04 - Straight Ahead & Pose to Pose

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There are two different methods through which a movement or action is animated. Straight ahead animation involves drawing each frame one after another, from start to finish. However, pose to pose animation is done by drawing the beginning and end poses, and then filling in the frames between them. Straight ahead animation is ideal for things like fire, as it would be difficult to predict what the last frame might look like. Character movements are generally done with pose to pose animation, as it can help to retain the initial proportions.