Ballet Poses Have Become More Extreme Over Time

Very interesting read about ballet poses.

// Ballet postures have become more extreme over time (NationGeographic)

// Dance to the Music of Time: Aesthetically-Relevant Changes in Body Posture in Performing Art (via PLOS)

Her: Film and Character Study

Film and character study focusing on 'wants vs. needs' narrative device.





NYFF51: "Her" Press Conference

Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston Lecture at CalArts (1990)

Here is a rare lecture by Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston at CalArts from the early 1990's. Big thanks to Premise Entertainment for posting it! Also, due to the low volume you'll have to crank up the audio.

Making of Disney's "Zootopia" | Talks at Google

The Power of Nonverbal Communications

This is a great keynote lecture on body language and nonverbal communication by Joe Navarro. I read his book What Every BODY is Saying: An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Speed-Reading People and it has a ton of quality material on body language that can be used for character animation.