Williams, R.W.2009. The Animator's Survival Kit. Faber and Faber Limited.
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"Do you act the same way with your wife/husband/lover as when a traffic cop pulls you over? Or with the bank manager? Or with your children? with your boss? With co-workers? Friend? with your subordinates? Your enemies?
We're acting roles all the time, dependant on the situation we're in and we know it. We trot out the personality appropriate to whats required in our situation.
Theres: The Authoritarian
The Child
The Student
The Responsible Adult
The Lover
The Friend
The Clown
The Empathetic, Kindly Person
The Hunter
The Power-Crazy Maniac etc
The thing is to be aware of it and use it to express things-to develop the ablity to project it through our drawings or invented images by gettting into the character we're depicting, im the situation they're in, knowing what it is they want- and why they want it- that's acting." pg 315
This quote has quickly become my favourite quote and one of the easiest explanations of acting. This quotes suggests that you need to realise that you, as a person, act differently with every single person, even without knowing it. After reading this quote i quickly thought about how i act at home to when i am at work and how i speak differently to every person. It then goes on to discuss the differently personality traits a person acts out on a regular basis.This is a great list as it kind of looks like a checklist of personalities that an animator or designer must think about when creating and drawing a new character.
Not only must you know your character inside out but you must draw from the characters perspective. You must know what the character is thinking and why they would think that and also know how to display this to the audience.
