animation VCR controls vs feature films controls not used in normal viewing *no* user control: animation conventions Principles of Traditional Animation Applied to Computer Animation John Lasseter, SIGGRAPH 87 anticipation: foreshadow motion, lead with head/eyes slow-in, slow-out exaggeration: abstraction choices staging: canonical views cuts/transitions: movie conventions moving line on map vs. title stating placename (calendar flapping for time passing)