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IN FAST
ACTION AS ABOVE, THE CHARACTER STRETCHES,
GOES INTO A BLUR EFFECT, DISAFFEARS FOR A FRAME, AND
THEN REAPPEARS AT THE OBJECTIVE. MULTIPLE IMAGES CAN
SPEED THE ACTION.
THE ANIMATED BLUR
REPLACES LEG ACTION IN A THREE OR FOUR DRAWING TWIRL,
AS SHOWN. CHARACTERS EXPLODE FROM ANTICIPATION OUT OF
SCENE WITH ANIMATED SPEED LINES, AS SHOWN BELOW. AS
SHOWN IN THE ELF (BELOW), MULTIPLE IMAGES OF A FAST-MOVING
HAND (OR LEG) CARRY THE ILLUSION OF THE MOVEMENT BETTER.
THUS, A FAST-MOVING LEG OR ARM PASSING THE BODY IS AN
IMAGE ON EACH SIDE.
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SPEED
EFFECTS
- CLOUDS OF DUST AND/OR SMOKE ARE STIRRED UP BY THE SPEED
OF THE BULL CHASE. SPEED-LINE BLUR EFFECTS OFTEN FOLLOW,
INCLUDING FRAGMENTS OF DOUBLE IMAGES. AS SUCH SPEED GOES
THROUGH A QUIET, STILL BACKGROUND, THE GRASS AND TREES
ARE SUCKED IN THE DIRECTION OF THE PASSING TORNADO. THESE
SPECIAL EFFECTS INVOLVE ANIMATED BACKGROUNDS. |
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IMPACT,
AS SPEED IS ABRUPTLY HALTED, ENHANCES THE IMPRESSION.
AS SHOWN IN THE STORYBOARD (BELOW), THE BULL COLLIDES
WITH THE TREE ON A FASTMOVING PAN. NOTICE THAT THE IMPACT
KNOCKS THE FAN AND TREE BACKWARD, THEN INTO A FORWARD
AND BACK RECOVERY, AND THEN INTO A STOP. ALTERNATELY,
THE PAN ACTION CAN BE ENLARGED TO A STAGGER / JITTER ACTION,
OR THE BULL CAN GO INTO A STAGGER ACTION AFTER THE IMPACT.
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VERTICAL
IMPACT
- AFTER A FAST FALL, THE IMPACT WITH THE EARTH IS USUALLY
HANDLED WITH A VIOLENT, VERTICAL STAGGER / JITTER OF
THE BACKGROUND. HOWEVER, CLASSIC IMPACTS IN GREAT CARTOONS
HAVE ALSO INCORPORATED ANIMATED REPERCUSSION EFFECTS
IN THE BACKGFOUND - FOR EXAMPLE, DISTANT ROCKS RISING
AND FALLING FROM THE SHOCK WAVES. OTHER GREAT IMPACTS
HAVE CREATED ANIMATED CRATERS AND SMOKE.
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