Actors with a pencil.
August 16th, 2006
One of my biggest frustrations with executives outside the animation industry (particularly network executives) is the basic misunderstanding about the role of the artist. And the multiple leveled value of the artist in cartoons is one of the first lessons I learned.
ACTORS WITH A PENCIL.
We’re accustomed to think of a TV character being played by an actor. But an animated TV character is really played by two actors. The person who provides the voice is the obvious one; the other is the animator.
Animators are much more than pencil pushers. Sure, they have to be able to draw like crazy…
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