Character animation crash course

ACTING IN ANIMATION - PART 1: GETTING STARTED 21
When animating:
• Is your scene well-paced for its emotional content? Does it need to be slow,
ponderous? Quick and snappy? Is there texture to the variety of timings and
moods? Are your expressive poses on screen long enough to communicate to
an audience?
• How does your character break out of one thought before expressing another? Are
anticipations used effectively to change mood or expression?
• If there is more than one character in the scene, are their personalities clearly
defined? Do you give them enough room to breathe and space to act without
the audience feeling like they're watching a ping-pong match, with two characters
constantly upstaging each other?
• Is your character reacting to stimulus or trying to perform a task? Is he under
physical strain or unfettered? Can he perform nonchalantly? Is he interested in
what he's doing, or bored, distracted?
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