8. Secondary Action - 12 Principles of Animation

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This is my video series highlighting each of the 12 Principles of Animation as described by Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston in their book "The Illusion of Life".
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[@MicahBuzanANIMATION]

This video accomplished two things: 1) taught me something valuable about animation and 2) made me really, REALLY hungry for a cheeseburger.

[@violentaye1195]

I fuckin love cheese burgers....

[@awesomeau121]

@@violentaye1195 mine is fishburgers without the tartar sauce

[@markgrey5360]

Ikr?
It looked so good! 😋😋

[@johanrileygaming7462]

1:32

[@PivotBoom]

"Lets make him shake his head cuz he cannot believe how delicious it is" xDDDD

[@qhutt4865]

That earned an instant like from me.

[@MsZsc]

I want a gif of the burger dude.

[@koolaidman6875]

MrZsc xD i was just about to say that

[@snedge.]

7 years later and we're still waiting for the gif.

[@b.3.r.r.y]

​@@snedge. 8 years later and we're still waiting for the gif

[@DPC2011]

You know I can make one, right?

[@iwastesting6602]

@OrangeyD THEN MAKE ONE!

[@scifiguysminecraft]

I absolutely love this series of videos... I've been watching and rewatching 1-7, so I'm glad that #8 is now complete! I'm already excited to see 9-12! Thank you so much for making this series! It's helping me to become a better animator, as I'm sure it is for others as well! :D xD

[@sandwich2473]

That burger looks so good :c

[@intereality]

Sandwich247 And all it takes is some expressive animation for us to understand just how delicious that burger is.

[@remyhavoc4463]

Sandwich247 are you jealous because you are a sandwich?

[@zoruasnivy]

These are so useful, I'm doing an animation for a school assignment and found out I wasn't even considering some of these things, and you explain it so simply too which really helps

[@KathySenpai]

What is so weird is that when some new artists started animating and draw secondary actions, they have NO idea what the 12 principles are and just show them as charactersshowing obvious signs of emotion, suspense, or empathy.
I guess the more you do art and animation with common sense, the more it applies to the rules new comers don't even know they're following or existed xD

[@skymea2579]

I love his monotone voice when he describes the burger thing XDD

[@tazatriste]

Fantastic. I think this are the best explanations I have found for the animation principles. You are a great teacher and animator. Thank very much.

[@NyanGamedev]

This series is incredibly useful and well done! Thank you so much :)

[@MrTimoth3]

This was great, made me release how much extra detail I can be going on into by just doing these little things.

[@kiranjaybabla8925]

This is a fantastic way of showing secondary action. I've been in the industry for years and this has just highlighted my laziness. I often simplify my animation to a degree that just shows primary action. I need to be less lazy! tut tut.

[@KatiaIve]

great serie of videos! Love it! Thanks so much for posting!

[@MrTimSultan]

Very informatve! Thank you a lot! May use your simple explaination as a hint when animating.

[@haliban1264]

Very interesting! I love this series! :)

[@leomass]

I had another perception about this principle. Thanks very much. Great explanation.

[@NickJGraves]

these videos are just fantastic for creatives of any media.

[@kamilziemian995]

Thank you for all this work.

[@zystalanimationz1737]

I like the burger example XD

[@DarkoSubotin]

This was not clear to me until now! :) Thank you

[@popspopcorn7005]

YOU'RE MAKING ME HUNGRY AND IT'S 1:15 AM HERE!!!! But I still love your animations xD

[@1WillyDAVID]

awesome explanation bro, thanks a lot

[@dilipthakur5824]

Sar you are a great and brilliant artist .. salute

[@angelasantos2766]

Amazing videos, man!, thanks.

[@bananathumbs1415]

seriously, I LOVE YOU

[@benseribu]

Love your vids

[@dakellymon]

great stuff

[@aniketkatkar934]

I like it all movement
That's great bro

[@kasun2523]

Dud you are amazing :) simple as that

[@dragonmanover9000]

This stuff actually makes sense!

[@muesu6341]

haha love that ending bite animation

[@robinminch691]

i had to wacth this for my art class

[@SashaBalazh]

Haaha, guy with the Burger, HILARIOUS!)))

[@theashgirl8662]

That hamburger dude made my day 😃😂

[@FiberobutcalledFibero]

Secondary action sure is really important in animation, The updated version of the "bite" animation even made me hungry for a cheeseburger.

[@nano7586]

YOU'RE AWESOME!

[@devlyin]

exactly its key little details that accent a major action just like adjectives expand upon a noun

[@boyofdiamond4439]

so secondary action is like a person doing something, but he does something els before he does it, when he does it, or after he does it. ok then! :D

[@moularaoul643]

Thank you!!!

[@karltoontv]

Hi there. In my animation project, there is a scene were a bird fly's onto a tree. What secondary action would you recommend?

[@syabilaazri7834]

try to make the bird notice the tree before landing. that should help.

[@LionDEmil]

I LUV THAT BURGER DUDE!!!

[@knuxuki1013]

It somehow only just occurred to me that your THAT Alan Becker, 'the Stickman vs Real' guy

[@FIZZVRE]

I love the guy eating the burger xDxD

[@YOUSRA655]

I submitted a translation for the video to Arabic like 3 months ago but it still isn't included in the cc options, does anyone know why?

[@leonardoromero2000]

I can't seem to understand it clearly. A secondary action isn't secondary if you plan it from the beginning in the keyframing

[@xxxibdrgn1084]

Nice

[@gg_animationss7068]

Obrigado pela legenda

[@yukiomohr1265]

I noticed by the last animation his head didn't move only his face cause the bump on his head didn't move!;-)

[@10upstudios]

That burger part made me giggle like an idiot

[@ogiu2812]

"He cannot believe how tasty it is" Said like Terminator= No emotions

[@MrBizcocho]

Im hungry now.. Hamburguer :c

[@burningx_1209]

cool

[@theyoutubeplague3383]

i have a issue with this principle what if you want to make an animation were you want everything to behave like it does in real life (ext. the guy picking up a box people don't do that)

[@Bulba413]

what about tertiary action?

[@DonutBuddy]

I just realized, if you listen to his voice closely...He sounds like Domics...Any1 agree?

[@akhilrevuri]

so true

[@VYKco]

ewww don't compare Alan becker to domics!

[@awesomeau121]

Who even is domics?

[@recawjet4614]

0:32 grunt from Madness Combat😳😳😳😳

[@TestardooBlogspotM]

Hello ..
The name of the program used in the manufacture of this video ..
Thank you very much

[@ajkarmela3635]

Adobe Flash

[@zeroanims4113]

+Milksheikh just adobe flash? no cs6, animate, blah blah?

[@ajkarmela3635]

Adobe Flash.

[@MalyMalYT]

Who needs college when UA-cam is here?

[@jackepyro276]

u have a good point what the point to going to collage when u have SKILL SHARE TODAY SPONSER

[@Davidlcorzine]

Is there a single animated series out today that doesn't fail these 12 principles? Other than Ghibli movies? I enjoy Steven Universe for the stories, but even their animation can get too choppy, mechanical, lifeless sometimes.

[@10upstudios]

Often times it's a stylistic choice. That show likes to flaunt that it is digital, like the new family guy seasons, and UNLIKE shows like Adventure Time and Spongebob (Love it or hate it).

[@panormalboy6693]

1:29

[@Kyleology]

0:49 thought that guy was gonna shit on the box

[@judejeevanmahendran]

Name these characters "KIDA", I personally like that name.

[@irrational-h2c]

1:30 SAME

[@donlalito0961]

Programa?

[@HenrichAchberger]

0:37 madness combat :D

[@CrafterOfSwords]

+Henrich Winside Achberger ????

[@HenrichAchberger]

yeah I used to animate madness as a kid, now I need animation skills refreshed for new job in vfx

[@gigameshandromeda5236]

Lol, really this.

[@fahadsaad750]

CrafterOfSwords It’s An Art Style

[@hamlete]

Who teach me about the animation i am so interested

[@DJAlexKahler]

Aww... damn - now I want a burger...

[@wogedy]

Please note that you relish by adding captions follow in Turkey :)

[@plopyorange8100]

Cool he plays mine craft

[@user-vx8rw7yt3h]

Wowwwwwwwww

[@RineHost]

I want a cheeseburger now.

[@MrTimoth3]

Hey Alan, I emailed you about a week ago about something in flash and you replied but then you didn't email me back after that, what happened?

[@alanbecker]

replied!

[@MrTimoth3]

Thanks

[@theminecraftchido90]

saludos al profe tavo

[@quantumqing]

Im getting hungry but I just ate 1:29

[@koolaidman6875]

*Eats hamburger*
Emm...Emmm...EMMMM!

[@Dilards]

booty burns

[@AniManAnime]

dangit im hungry now

[@serpentmaster1323]

I see this video, and i imideatley think of vivzie’s 4 armed characters.

[@creeplaysss-t4v]

Your aplication
User for animate

[@mcexit6917]

1:30 makes me hungry!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Fr3sh2De4th]

100th commet

[@nathondowner971]

batty man you make mi fail.

[@highlion551]

Don't you have Patreon?

[@ameytions]

Yay No Dislikes!

[@spinosauruswetherilli2615]

:D

[@KnotSnappy]

still none!

[@spinosauruswetherilli2615]

Yes

[@juch.1312]

Now there's 1...
It wasn't me!

[@ameytions]

Lol

[@loa2231]

Me with the mcchiken

[@lenanena7214]

cool video ( first comment )

[@felipe.4268]

Kkkkk a do sanduíche

[@eflat7_]

10th view

[@ashsev4024]

Nice (second comment)

[@plopyorange8100]

Dammit auto correct