Laban for Animators

I contributed a section on developing personality to Maureen Furniss‘ new book, The Animation Bible.  Borrowing the concept of “character bible” from Ed Hooks‘ Acting for Animators, and based on LMA and Movement Pattern Analysis, the section is a brainstorming exercise that helps you imagine a unique personality for a character you are animating, and connect qualities of movement to those personality traits.

I highly recommend The Animation Bible! It’s a complete reference on contemporary creative practice in animation.