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Animation Principles - Intermediate

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# Combining Principles for Stronger Animation

You can apply individual principles. Now learn to weave them together and understand their interdependencies.

## Principle Synergies

### Squash/Stretch + Timing
Volume preservation is key. Faster motion = more stretch. The timing dictates the degree. A 2-frame anticipation needs less squash than a 6-frame one.

### Anticipation + Follow Through
These are mirrors. Anticipation magnitude should roughly match follow through. Big wind-up = big settle. They create rhythmic bookends to any action.

### Staging + Secondary Action
Secondary actions must support staging, never compete. If staging says "look at the face," secondary action in hands should point attention there, not away.