4. STRAIGHT AHEAD and POSE TO POSE ANIMATION

STRAIGHT AHEAD and  POSE TO POSE ANIMATION - 

Straight ahead animation starts at the first drawing and works drawing to drawing to the end of a scene. You can lose size, volume, and proportions with this method, but it does have spontaneity and freshness. Fast, wild action scenes are done this way. Pose to Pose is more planned out and charted with key drawings done at intervals throughout the scene. Size, volumes, and proportions are controlled better this way, as is the action. The lead animator will turn charting and keys over to his assistant. An assistant can be better used with this method so that the animator doesn't have to draw every drawing in a scene. An animator can do more scenes this way and concentrate on the planning of the animation. Many scenes use a bit of both methods of animation.

Straight Ahead example given in "The Illusion of Life" - 


Straight-ahead animation of Goofy and Horse by Woolie Reitherman , from "El Gaucho Goofy" . 




Pose to Pose example in "The Illusion of Life" - 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6BnuLAqjM8

Animation by Fred Moore from "The Three Caballeros" -
     


This just scratches the surface .  There are MANY other examples of  "Straight Ahead"  and  "Pose-to-Pose" animation which could be posted .  The most common method tends to be Pose-to-Pose , but as Frank and Ollie point out:

"Many scenes use a bit of both methods of animation."

(Also refer to "The Animator's Survival Kit"  by Richard Williams,  page 57 - to - 68 , which covers this topic in some detail)