DURING HER PERFORMANCE THE HIPPO BALLERINA MAKES A JUMP AND TURN LASTING ONE SECOND, OR TWELVE DRAWINGS OF TWO FRAMES EACH. THE METHOD IS STRAIGHT-AHEAD ANIMATION. EACH DRAWING EVOLVES FROM SEVERAL OF THE PRECEDING DRAWINGS. THE ANIMATOR FLIPS THE DRAWINGS LIKE A "FLIP BOOK" AND MAY WOFK ON SEVERAL AT ONCE.

STUDY THE OVERLAPPING ACTIONS OF THE ENORMOUS TUMMY, THE SKIMPY TUTU SKIRT, THE ARMS, THE LEGS, AND THE HEAD, AND THE SQUASH AND STRETCH PRINCIPLE SHOWN AS THE HUGE POSTERIOR-HINDER SIDE OF THE BODY (FANNY) SQUASHES TO ENORMOUS PROPORTIONS ACCENTUATED BY THE FORCED PERSPECTIVE. THE HIPPO BALLERINA SWINGS HER ARMS UP TO CREATE A MOMENTUM FORCE TO LIFT THE HUGE BODY (SEE JUMP IN SPACING).

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Cartoon Animation (The Collector's Series)

by Preston Blair

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