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THE CARTOON "TAKE"
A "TAKE" REGISTERS A CHARACTER'S SUDDEN SURPRISE IN A CARTOON.
THE AVERAGE CARTOON IS FULL OF TAKES. SOME ARE SUBDUED; OTHERS
ARE VIOLENT LIKE THE ONE ON THIS PAGE. THE TAKE IS USUALLY PRECEDED
BY A GOOD ANTICIPATION DRAWING, SUCH AS STEP B. THE CHARACTER SEES
HIS DATE FOR THE EVENING IN STEP A, CRINGES INTO ANTICIPATION IN STEP B,
AND THEN FLIES UP INTO A WILD TAKE IN STEP C.

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Cartoon Animation (The Collector's Series)

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