These are two different approaches to the actual drawing process. "Straight ahead action" means drawing a scene frame by frame from beginning to end, while in"pose to pose" a few key frames showing major poses are drawn, and the in-between action is drawn in later. "Straight ahead action" creates a more fluid, dynamic illusion of movement, and is better for producing realistic action sequences. But it is hard to maintain proportions, and to create exact, convincing poses along the way. "Pose to pose" works better for dramatic or emotional scenes, where composition and relation to the surroundings are important. A combination of the two techniques are often used.
Computer animation removes the problems of proportion related to "straight ahead action" drawing; however, "pose to pose" is still used for computer animation, because of the advantages it brings in composition. The use of computers facilitates this method, as computers can fill in the missing sequences in between poses automatically. But It is still important to oversee this process and apply the other principles discussed.
The Mouse on top would be an example of Pose to pose, and the bottom running character would be an example of Straight ahead action unless the three figures with arrows above them were drawn in first and the in-between figures drawn in last. The later would be a case of Pose to pose
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