Exaggeration

Exaggeration is a key principle of animation, mainly used to put across a characters emotions or ideas. The movements and expressions are exaggerated this helps the audience grasp a better understanding of what the animator is trying to convey. When the character makes a movement exaggeration is used to emphasise the action in order to grab the viewer’s attention.

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Exaggeration is also a key element in creating appeal in animation. Without exaggeration characters would be bland and un-appealing. Exaggeration gives charm to animation and makes it more interesting. It’s an important part of cartoon animation, in the example the actions of the characters have been emphasised for greater entertainment purposes.

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Written By Ali Kerwood