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Members

Basic principles of animation

(known simply as the) is a colloquial term for the core animators (some of whom later became directors) at Walt Disney Productions who created some of Disney's most famous works, fromto Walt Disney jokingly called this group of animators his "Nine Old Men," referring to Franklin D. Roosevelt 's dismissive description of the nine justices of the US Supreme Court, even though the animators were in their thirties and forties at the time. All members were named Disney Legends in 1989 . They are all now deceased, as of 2008

The Nine Old Men also refined the 12 basic principles of animation:

Squash and stretch Anticipation Staging Straight Ahead Action and Pose to Pose Follow Through and Overlapping Action Slow In and Slow Out Arcs Secondary Action Timing Exaggeration Solid Drawing Appeal

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References

Canemaker, John. (2001). Walt Disney's Nine Old Men and the Art of Animation. New York, NY: Disney Editions. ISBN 0-7868-6496-6



