It's going fast to slow and then slow fast. The second one here, that one is also going at the same speed but its spacing is much different.

Pretty even, pretty mechanical, pretty boring. It's going pretty slow, the spacing on it is very even as you can see here. This one, it's going 12 frames down 12 frames up, so it's 24 frames. I'll show you this circle here on the left. That I feel gives character to whatever you're animating. Timing is how fast something goes from point A to point B, whereas spacing is the distance between each drawing. People always think they're fairly similar or the same, but they're really not.

Timing and spacing is the two most important principles of animation. I've created a little lesson here for you on timing and spacing. It brings animational life, so it will definitely help your bouncing ball come to life. These are crucial because these principles are in basically everything that's animated. It's important because it teaches you timing and spacing, squash and stretch, and especially arcs. I'm here to teach you the bouncing ball, which is one of the most important exercises that animators first learn when they first start out. I went there, did the four years, got hired right out of school, started working in Vancouver, and now I'm here in Kelowna. It's a four year bachelor animation program. I was fortunate enough to go to Sheridan College, which is a school known for its animation program. I am an animator working in the animation industry.

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