“In most instances, the driving force behind the action is
the mood, the personality, the attitude of the character—or else all three.
Therefore the mind is the pilot. We think of things before the body does them.”
– Walt Disney. To me this quote means that the emotions of the characters are
the most important aspect of an animation. The characters emotions determine all
of their body movements and mannerisms, which is a huge part of creating a
successful animation. By formulating your characters attitude before drawing
them, you are able to plan out these mannerisms accordingly. For instance, in
this Popeye cartoon, we are able to examine the way that Popeye acts to show
that he is the hero of the story. One of the most interesting things that I
notice about his character in this animation is that even though he is the
hero, we never see him smile even once. He has a frown on his face the entire
time and even looks a little angry. I think that the animators who draw Popeye
did this to simply make him look tougher. He also always walks with his arms
out in front of him as if he is trying to show off his muscles. Even though he
looks angry the whole time, we can see from the start that he is out to do good
and save the girl. One other instance where we see a demonstration of Popeyes
character is when he eats his spinach. After becoming frustrated from losing in
a fight against the villain, he pulls out his spinach and his mood completely
changes. We see his muscles grow and his face lights up. As always, he defeats
the villain after eating the spinach and the animation ends on a positive note.
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