The Philosophy Behind the Principles Masters don't just apply principles - they understand their origins in human perception and storytelling. This is animation as visual psychology. Why the Principles Work Squash and Stretch: Persistence of Vision The eye blurs motion. Stretch simulates motion blur our brains expect. Squash simulates impact compression we've observed since infancy. We're matching internal neural predictions. Anticipation: Predictive Processing Human brains constantly predict next moments. Anticipation feeds this system information, making action legible. Without it, percepti…