ANI172 - Week 8

Session 1

• we have to compensate for the flat, typically 2D nature of characters by giving them exaggerated actions 

• personality must be shown through expression, posture and actions 

• exaggeration is very important - we're trying to caricature life, not replicate it 

• believability > realism 

• Rotoscoping may be anatomically accurate, but it can look stiff and mechanical 

• exaggeration enhances a performance and reinforces the weight/power of it 

• exaggerate actions down to their essence - e.g. make small actions smaller and large actions larger 

  • it can also mean under- or down-playing an action by making it more subtle or slower 

• a lot of exaggeration is used in facial expressions