This reframes Disney's 12 principles of animation through an emotional lens, which is exactly what you need when motion feels technically correct but lifeless. It walks through anticipation, timing, exaggeration, and the rest, but instead of focusing on physics, it asks what the audience should feel. The practical bit is solid: when something feels mechanical, clarify the character's emotion first, then find the gesture that embodies it. When it feels melodramatic, pull back and trust stillness. The core insight is right: motion without emotion is just movement. Use this when you're animating character moments or any sequence where the audience needs to care, not just watch.
npx skills add https://github.com/dylantarre/animation-principles --skill emotional-narrative