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http://dx.doi.org/10.14400/JDC.2019.17.12.451

A Study on the Visual Expression of the Characters for the Narrative in Animation - A Focus on Skeleton Character in "Coco(2017)" by Pixar -  

Kim, Soong-Hyun (Dept. of Visual Communication Design, Yeungnam University)
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Journal of Digital Convergence / v.17, no.12, 2019 , pp. 451-459 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study is aims to examine how the skeleton character in Pixar's Animation is visualized for the narrative of the film and suggests the direction of attractive character development corresponding to the story. First of all, it was conducted the case studies on the narrative of animation, character design, character's emotion expression, and animations featuring skeleton character. Based on this study, it was derived the visual representation of the skeleton character featuring in and analyzed the role and function in the animation. As a result, the expressions by the skeleton's eyes, eyebrows, mouth, lips, and jaw played the most important role for the emotional expression and lines in , and the major characteristic for human facial expression was reflected in the design of the skeleton character. In addition, the various props were used to provide the detailed informations of the skeleton's character, and it was expressed the movement emphasizing its essential attribute. Finally, the skeleton's symbolic image was strengthened by composing and arranging the skeleton's image through Mise en scene. It is expected that this study will be used as a reference for the animation character related researchers and practitioners in the business and it helps develop attractive characters fir the narrative animation in the future.
Keywords
Animation; Coco; Character; Skeleton Character; Visual Expressions;
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