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>Character picks up a book they've never read
>always begins reading in the middle
Why does this happen so often?
There's a very simple & obvious answer. It's easier to animate.
name 50 works of visual media wherein this happens
>>71565524
Easier than starting from page one, what about in live action?
>>71565495
It must be for some aesthetic reason. Maybe that's how 'the mind' expects to see a book. There's probably lots of other examples too, though i can't think of any right now.
>>71565555
>checked quads
Oh fugg OP, you better get on this. The repetitious digits demand it.
>>71565963
>>71565555
King of the Hill
The Fresh Prince
The Simpsons
There, that's three so far more importantly why does a character always have a French baguette in their shopping basket?
>>71566067
Why wouldn't they?
Do you not buy fresh bread when you go to the store?
>>71565524
Literally the only artist in the thread
The book and the bread thing are just because they're easy to draw/animate
>>71566151
why are animators so lazy then?
>American character has a phone conversation
>hangs up without saying goodbye
>>71566135
I buy loafs like a normal person
>>71566184
>>71566151
It still doesn't explain live action
>>71566184
>Been drawing fucking peggy hill in the supermarket for 5 days now
>If only I didn't have to go into such laborious detail in every frame
alt.
>Be chink animating studio
>Don't give fuck about shitty american potato people sitcom
>Pick the most basic shit so I can get on to the next 50 shows I have lined up today before I get my flied lice ration
Not a difficult concept
>>71566184
What's more important in animation (especially in flippant comedies) that being "true to life" is conveying to the audience what you're trying to get across.
It's unnecessary work to show the character open up exactly on page 1 when just showing them opening the book and reading it gets across the exact same thing.
