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anyone remember when the combination kfc/long john silvers in my hometown just fucking exploded one night

Yesterday, I decided to use AvM as an example for "Expression through Body Language in Animation" so I thought; why not share it over here?

Expressing EMOTION through Body Language (Using AvM as an example)

Body language is actually very important in animation. The use of it can help express just about anything! Sometimes it doesn't have to be facial expressions or strong voice acting to make a point about how someone is feeling.

For example, simple movement, like throwing your hands in the air or jumping around, can express joy,

confusion,

and even woe and sadness.

Sometimes, the complete use (or lack) of movement can be very telling of an emotion. In the picture above, Purple is standing completely still at his mother's grave, head cast down in sorrow.

Did it take any line of dialogue or facial expression to make his grief clear? No! All it took was simple body language.

It even helps differentiate one character from another, in terms of how they walk,

(Green skipping dramatically just SCREAMS theatre kid in The Wishing Well short:)

how they pose

("Blue" posing in a way that the REAL Blue most likely wouldn't in The Witch:)

(and Red’s aggressive movements vs Green's cocky ones from The Prank; you can tell by the way Red stomps up to Green that the poor guy is getting mad)

their fighting styles, too; where Red shows his aggressive and impulsive nature in the way he fights, compared to Yellow taking a more defensive stance in 'Green's Channel';

And even how they sit! HOW THEY SIT!

The animation team could've easily had them all sit in the exact same way, but no! They had them sit differently, in ways that give them all more personality.

And later on in the same short, they expressed frustration differently!

Red's pose here being some sort of pout, Blue’s feeling more of a "damn it!" while Yellow is a classic thinking pose; showing that he's possibly coming up with ways to succeed in another try.

And it didn't take a single word, nor a FACE, to get this point across! All it took to convey emotions was how they move! It's actually really interesting to think about. It didn't take voice actors or faces or even character design to show emotions and personality, all it took was a good understanding of body language and movement. Props to the Alan Becker team for that!

Before I go, here are some other examples of how simple movement conveyed emotions in AvM.

Blue's shock turning to horror in the Omelette Short:

Green laughing in Fruit Ninja and Wallpaper:

Orange tiredly rubbing his eyes in Ragdoll to show that "He didn't get enough sleep for this nonsense":

And finally, Red, Green and Orange leaning differently during a race in "Carrot on a Stick"

That's all I have, thank you for your time <3

I genuinely admire how the animation team managed to pull off body language so amazingly! It's so cool how you can express so much about yourself through your movements alone.

absolutely cannot get over this cold open from etho’s let’s play 13 years ago

okay what if i were to shoot you with a nuclear misslie? could you brush that off?

If I were shot by a big gun honestly I’d just brush it off. Like yeah man, maybe that would hurt you, but I’m the special guy.

now kiss

green won this duel 💪

It's actually pretty clever and logical.

this is coollllllll

the amount of time i've spent trying to figure out chosen and dark's house is genuinely kinda embarrassing

I even started building rough approximations in the sims 4

all this for what? a few drawings? a fanfiction i probably will never finish????? I DONT EVEN LIKE ARCHITECTURE THAT MUCH???

guys i think i might be a little bit deranged

you didnt have a pee drawer?

HOW HAVE YOU NEVER SEEN AN AAAA BATTERY????? HAVE YOU NEVER PLAYED WITH BATTERY OPERATED DOOHICKEYS DO YOU NOT HAVE WHIMSY AND JOY....... /j

NO I GOT IN TROUBLE FOR PLAYING WITH BATTERY OPERATED TRINKETS WHEN I WAS LIKE AN INFANT . i did have a pee drawer though

An actually serious post for once.

I don't do these much.

I think it's weird how there's a lot of people with diagnosis' of little-known things, but they themselves weren't told what it is. Sometimes the doctor will tell you what it is to a parent, and then barely explain it to the kid that actually has it.

About two years ago i was diagnosed with auditory processing disorder, more specifically, Spatial Auditory Processing Disorder.

Now, I wasn't really told what it was. I was only told the smallest bit about it. The person who diagnosed me simply told me; "You struggle to block out other noises." That’s not nearly the extent of it. Sure, that's one bit. In noisy places, I struggle to block out other sounds and focus on one conversation. I also can't really tell where a sound is coming from. Is it from the left, is it from the right, is it front or behind? I struggle to figure that out. I struggle to separate a main noise/conversation from background conversation as well. I also have Autonomic Dysfunction. This can be like a less severe version of POTS. If you don't know, POTS, (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome,) is 'a condition where your heart rate increases excessively when you stand up.' To be diagnosed with POTS, your heartrate must go up by more than 30 beats above your resting heartrate as soon as you stand up.

Autonomic Dysfunction is 'a condition where the autonomic nervous system (ANS) doesn't function properly, leading to various bodily issues.' For me, my main problem is my heart rate. When people without Autonomic Dysfunction stand up, their blood vessels actually narrow to keep the same blood pressure. Mine, however, do not. My blood actually struggles to get around my body. It struggles to get to my brain, hands and feet, and more importantly, my heart. Put these two with my low blood pressure and low iron, and you get a problem. Please, if you ever get diagnosed with something, ASK ABOUT IT. Just this information was a pain to get out of my parents and the doctor. Faster you can get the information, the easier it is to live with.