12 Principles of Animation: Straight Ahead and Pose to Pose

"Regular Show" - Pose to Pose

Among the 12 Principles of Animation is Straight Ahead and Pose to Pose animating. Straight Ahead animation is the process of animating every frame independently, completely disregarding the use of keyframes, while Pose to Pose animation is scrupulously planned in regards to every frame. Straight Ahead animation allows for a more liberal control of action and a spontaneous progression of plot, granting vivacity to the animation, while Pose to Pose gives it a structural outline, allowing for assistance by other animators.

Straight Ahead animation is mostly used in stop-motion as every frame is shot individually, without the use of incipient and concluding keyframes, while Pose to Pose is utilized in the production of cartoons for mass entertainment purposes as several people (a crew) are working on the animation and must refer to a script.

Process of creating Stop-Motion - Straight Ahead

Personally I use the Straight Ahead technique as it allows me to develop my animation in an improvisational manner, without a reference to a guideline.







Straight Ahead Stop-Motion animation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHHkb3udPY4
Pose to Pose animation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mvEow5yzzc