Animation techniques - Pose-To-Pose Action

The technique of 'pose to pose' animation involves starting with drawing a few key frames of the character or objects key poses and positions, and then filling in the intervals later either manually or through an automated process if using animation software on a computer.
'Pose to pose' works better for dramatic or emotional scenes, where composition and relation to the surroundings are of greater importance.

Here is an exmaple of the beginning stages of pose to pose animaiton in which just the main key poses are created first: