Body Language - Research

As an animator, one of the things that I feel like I need to spend time thinking about is is the use of body language and what it can suggest, especially for this module, because Ollie and I don't plan on using any dialog.

This short video which I came across on Youtube, covers some of the very basic yet very unnoticeable aspects of body language which can tell a somebody a hell of a lot about what somebody is thinking or feeling. It talks about the slight difference between a "forced" and "genuine" smile, and to be honest I had never really thought about these kinds of slight changes and how much of a difference they can make, up until now.

Disney Pixar: "For The Birds"

Directed by: Ralph Eggleston

This animated short from Disney Pixar, is a really good example to use in my research because it incorporates a huge amount of non-verbal communication. All of the birds in this show an array of different emotions through out, which are shown through aspects such as audio; they make lots of squeaky noises (which are adorable, even when they are angry.) As well as a lot of movement in the mouths, and the positioning of the eyes and eyelids make it obvious if a bird is for example, angry or surprised. I love this animation because it shows a really good example of effective body language for the use of non-verbal communication.