Uses of Exaggeration, Staging, Appeal and Solid Drawing in Pixar's UP

Staging

 

Staging is used to add more emphasis to a mood of a scene whether the mood is happy sad or scary for example. The staging in these scenes shows the contrast mood and time. The first scene is set in the spring or summer which shows a more positive mood. The characters Carl and Ellie are in the prime of their life, The use of lighting as well as the clear blue sky all add staging to the emotion. The second still shows the opposite mood. The sunset complimented with the season of autumn tell the audience that Ellie's life is coming to an end. The style of clouds are smoggy this is well staged by the big city that shows progress, this also creates a symbol of time and how so much has changed in Carl and Ellie's lifetime.
The staging also uses role reversal with the character's, the first is used in a more lighthearted and feel of fatigue. While the second is more serious and by the staging of the action shows that Ellie is getting weaker and soon to die.

Appeal

Appeal is implemented to display character and personality through appearance and mannerisms. With Carl and Ellie the Appeal can be displayed through the use of shapes Carl is based more on cubes while Ellie is more rounded. This straight away represents personality. In Carl's case as he becomes older the cube shapes become more exaggerated not just the face but the body as well. The eyes in Pixar movies are usually bigger to add a more cute sense of appeal. This is used in allot of animated characters because it allows more expressive emotion than real life, this is also a use of exaggeration. Carl has more exaggerated features from his big round nose to his giant over sized glasses. All this adds appeal to Carl's character and persona    

Exaggeration

Exaggeration is taking something from reality and adding more to it, if it's sad make it sadder if its scary make it scarier and so on. Exaggeration can be used to affect the audiences mood. In these two stills the emotion of sadness is shown. The exaggeration is also shown through the staging, in the first the light is quite intense. In the second image the exaggeration shows feelings of heart break. The strong use of silhouette shadows contrasting against the uncomfortable lighting of the hospital show the feelings of the characters because of the exaggerated bold and dramatic poses.

Solid Drawing

Solid drawing is a term used from traditional art principles. techniques like perspective, lighting and shading, weight, dimension and depth. Even though these principles are more used for traditional animation, the techniques are still implemented with 3D computer animation. One example is that there are no twins both in the poses and the model designs. Twins means both sides of the character are symmetrical creating a bland a uninteresting design.
The use of juxtapositions is used to frame the characters in the center of interest, in a landscape drawing this is known as the golden section. This is also part of the staging as well.
In the first image there is an example of weight the way Ellie leaning over to saw the wood, as well as Carl's balance on the ladder. Weight adds volume that can be displayed in squash and stretch. Solid drawing allows real life observation which also allows more striking poses that show emotion.