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observation you will see that there is a slight backward and forward motion
of the hands. Even this very slight action describes an arc. One of the biggest
mistakes inexperienced animators make is to put inbetween drawings exactly
between two points on the key drawings when what is needed is for the
inbetween to be slightly offset, to create a more believable arc within the
action. It is attention to this level of detail that turns simple motion into true
animation and makes movements convincing.
Exaggeration
One could easily mistake the reason for using exaggerated movements as to
simply make exaggerated animation. There are indeed plenty of examples
that use such exaggeration to create cartoon animation that has an abstract
dynamic resembling nothing in nature but that is more about design than it is
about naturalistic movement. The fantastic animation created by Chuck Jones
used exaggerated action and timing to great effect. Though this technique
was completely convincing for the movement of such wonderful characters
as the Road Runner or Wile E. Coyote, the actions never attempted to describe
the real movements of either creature.
FIG 3.13
The drawings are an
exaggeration of the photographed
action.
