Other forms of exaggeration can involve the supernatural or surreal, alterations in the physical features of a character; or elements in the storyline itself.

A key part of any successful TV show is its ability to grab the attention of producers, executives and investors to bring it to life - and for this you need a bible.It can be applied to simple objects, like a bouncing ball, or more complex constructions, like the musculature of a human face.

The "moving hold" animates between two very similar positions; even characters sitting still, or hardly moving, can display some sort of movement, such as breathing, or very slightly changing position. She is also founding editor of Animation Journal and author of Art in Motion: Animation Aesthetics, The Animation Bible, and A New History of Animation. Furniss earned a doctorate in Critical Studies from the USC School of Cinema-Television (now School of Cinematic Arts) and has gone on to be a central figure in the field of animation studies. One thing in particular that Johnston and Thomas warned against was creating "twins": characters whose left and right sides mirrored each other, and looked lifeless.An object in motion that moves out of its natural arc for no apparent reason will appear erratic rather than fluid. Follow through and overlapping action [ edit ] Follow through and overlapping action: the galloping race horse's mane and tail follow the body. a] [1] The principles are based on the work of Disney animators from the 1930s onwards, in their quest to produce more realistic animation.

Adding secondary actions to the main action gives a scene more life, and can help to support the main action. She has been awarded for her contributions by the Hollywood chapter of the International Animation Society, ASIFA, and Variety Magazine. Anticipation is used to prepare the audience for an action, and to make the action appear more realistic. This series of half hour films re-tell the stories of David and Saul, Ruth, Jonah, Moses, Joseph, Elijah, Abraham, Daniel and Creation and the Flood.Our first year students must create a animation bible as part of pitching their pitch for an animated TV series - part of the "Movement and Narrative" module in year 1. In realistic animation, however, the most important aspect of this principle is that an object's volume does not change when squashed or stretched. This principle applies to characters moving between two extreme poses, such as sitting down and standing up, but also for inanimate, moving objects, like the bouncing ball in the above illustration. For our students, a series bible is primarily a pitching document designed to help you sell your great idea for a TV series.