14 Points of Animation

1. Appeal in drawing
2. Staging (thumbnails)
3. Most interesting way? (Would anyone other than mother like to see it?)
4. Is it the most entertainning way?
5. Are you in character?
6. Are you advancing the character? (Giving the audience new insights)
7. Is this the simplest statement? (One idea or main idea of scene)
8. Is the story point clear?
9. Are secondary actions working with main action? (Don't change expression enroute)
10. Is presnetation the best for the medium? (Crispness, reads on screen)
11. Are you spinning cigar boxes? (Off base? Who else would do the scene this way?)
12. 2 dimensional clarity
13. 3 dimensional solidity
14. 4 dimensional drawing (Drag and follow thru)

--Frank Thomas