Timing

Timing gives meaning to motion - it is the most important part of animation. The very basics are: The more images/drawings/frames between the key parts of the movement, or key frames, the smoother the action. 

Tom and Jerry - Muscle Beach

Therefore, the fewer the images/drawings/frames between the key frames, the faster and crisper the action. This is displayed to an appealing effect in this advert for V Water:

V-Water Advert

Combining both 2D and real image (or stop motion) requires timing precision to make sure the sounds/pictures move together in the necessary way, for example; to create the illusion that a real hand is spinning the gramophone in the advert.

Written By Nila Murali