MAXI DIAZ Animation blog
Social animals have rules that prevent killing each other for food, partner or a place to live. They face each other and often fight to establish a hierarchy, after which they never again struggle unless any attempt to change the pecking. El estatus es la posición relativa que tiene un individuo dentro de esa jerarquía. Each movement involves status and no action is due to chance. In animals the pattern of eye contact establishes the domination. You keep your eyes is interpreted as an aggressive act. Break eye contact and look back for a moment mean that food can become.
As social animals we are, have the same system. Look around and see dominant or submissive behaviors, the struggle for status. A person who wants a high status are saying: “Do not come near me, I bite”. Someone looking for a low status says “No me muerdas, not going to be worth”. Everyone chooses a level, high status or low. You can not be neutral.
All characters have a status within a movie. This sequence is a good example to study the status and how it can affect performance.
Tyrion has Maester Pycelle arrested for violating their trust and give information to the Queen Regent Cersei Lannister. Cersei sends Tyrion Lancel to deliver a release order for Pycelle. He arrives late at night and Tyrion invited for a drink. Lancel refuses. For the time being, Lancel parece con un estatus más alto que Tyrion. En la mitad de la escena, Tyrion asks if Cersei had made him a knight before or after sex with her. Lancel is furious and says that is a lie, but when Tyrion threatens to Tell Joffrey, the collapses on the chair, horrified. Tyrion ha nacido con estatus alto y simplemente hace por poner las cosas en su sitio. Finalmente Lancel cae de rodillas y le pide clemencia. It is very interesting to see how the status changes in the characters throughout this scene.
The status is a great tool for action, so before you start animating your scene ask yourself what is the status of your character in context of their work, Your City, family… How did you get your status? Were you born with this status or had to fight to get? How much work has trouble keeping?
To become better leaders is essential to know the nuances of the status of character in their world and how it changes their status throughout the film.
