CHAPTER 1

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The Study of Motion

Asking Ourselves Some Key Questions

Let’s begin by asking ourselves a few questions regarding the study of motion.

We should start with the question, Why should animators undertake the study of motion?

It would seem perfectly feasible to argue that animators can produce work of a good standard and that is more than acceptable for all manner of productions without the need for such study. There are plenty of examples of self-taught artists who have gone on to become masters of their craft, not only leading the way for others to follow but creating seismic shifts in art and design and in the process becoming towering ...

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