Mastering Animation Movements

Disney animators Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas created the basic principles of animation, which are needed to produce realistic and engaging animations. These principles give characters' and scenes' motions a greater depth and fluidity, which helps them come to life.

Key Principles: 

1. Squash and Stretch: This idea gives things a feeling of mass and flexibility.   A bouncing ball, for instance, will extend while in the air and crush when it strikes the ground. This makes the movement more realistic and lively.
2. Anticipation: The audience gets ready for an action via anticipation. For instance, a character may kneel down before jumping. The small motion adds realism to the animation and foreshadows the next event.
3. Staging: Staging draws the viewer's focus to a scene's most important parts.   Movement, lighting, and composition may all help achieve this. The audience will remain focused on the main plot elements and acts if the staging is done well.
4. Following through and overlapping action: This method increases realism by showing how a character's different parts move at varying speeds. For instance, a character's clothes or hair may shift a little after they stop running before settling.

Tutorials and Resources that could help me: 

Animaker's Guide: Detailed explanations and examples of the 12 principles of animation.

Adobe's Animation Principles: Comprehensive guide to understanding and applying these principles.