tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post7777218703073033264..comments2024-03-24T16:25:05.751-04:00Comments on Mayerson on Animation: Pinocchio Part 10AMark Mayersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065971589878678848noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-86388297470445197852015-05-03T14:30:26.397-04:002015-05-03T14:30:26.397-04:00I'm not sure what qualifies for a "spit t...I'm not sure what qualifies for a "spit take", but I'm watching 'Elmer Elephant' (1936), and a giraffe just did it twice.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16817282202399079635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-10315133467443366012007-05-29T16:06:00.000-04:002007-05-29T16:06:00.000-04:00Mark, you really know how to put your finger on ke...Mark, you really know how to put your finger on key points. You made an excellent observation about animation staging in general:<BR/><BR/><I>"In too many modern animated films, characters stand around yakking with nothing else to do. <B>The animator is stuck trying to find arm gestures and head bobs that go with the dialog</B>....<BR/>Wilfred Jackson didn't leave Tytla hanging, struggling to invent motion to put across the character."</I><BR/><BR/>(emphasis added by me)<BR/><BR/>Yes, yes, yes. Why do people do that to animators ? As Milt Kahl said : <I>"there's nothing harder to do than a character standing around doing nothing".</I> or something to that effect. <BR/><BR/>These things where the characters just stand around talking ... who wants to see that ? (who wants to animate stuff like that... not me , that's for sure.) There's nothing that will force an animator into cliched acting (head bobs and arm gestures, "the pointing index finger", etc.) faster than that sort of boring staging.<BR/><BR/>The rest of your analysis of Pinocchio specifically is great as always. I'm looking forward to going back and re-reading all this when you're finished with it, along with watching the film, hopefully with a fresh eye after having watched it dozens of times earlier in my days as an animation fan/wannabe animator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-56362333105519014672007-05-29T14:51:00.000-04:002007-05-29T14:51:00.000-04:00Beautiful analysis of these scenes. Reading all t...Beautiful analysis of these scenes. Reading all this is a real treat--thank you.Jenny Lerewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06668171465801333811noreply@blogger.com