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Staging: In this clip, this is the first time Joe meets Jerry. The staging clearly shows Jerry’s status within the Great Before. Jerry is taller and larger than the surrounding souls (picture 1.), which immediately draws the audience’s attention and suggests that this character holds a higher status than others. The audience may also be reminded of interaction between elders and children, such as a parent and child or teacher and students. In Picture 2, low-angle shot reinforce the audience’s impression of Jerry’s status, although her tone is gentle and friendly.
Squash and Stretch: Jerry’s abstract 2D design allows for flexible shape transformation. In picture 3, there is a noticeable stretch when Jerry changes her shape to move underground and shift her position, resembling water flowing into the soil. When she returns to the surface, her body slightly rebounds.This helps the audience understand that Jerry is a fluid and flexible creature.
Secondary Action:when Jerry says ‘ Hey ,’ the main action is her facial expression, while the secondary action is the hair transforming from a rounded to a sharper form, conveying mild anger or a warning. In addition, when she apologizes to Joe, she stoops down slightly and shrugs. These gestures represent Jerry as a kind and friendly creature.
Follow Through and Overlapping Action:In Jerry’s case, we can see that her hair follows the motion of her body, and different parts of her body move at slightly different times.
But the follow through and overlapping action are not perfect enough. However, in abstract character design, the head and neck often move together with the chest, rather than independently (Picture ). In Picture , when Jerry returns to the ground, the follow through and overlapping can be observed in her body movement. However, there weren’t obvious shape changes in her head and neck. In the previous shots, Jerry is a highly fluid and flexible creature. Therefore, in this shot her movement appears slightly more stiff, which may reduce the audience’s perception of her fluidity.
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