Staging

Staging is the process of communicating key elements of an animation to the viewer in the clearest possible way, whether it is a characteristic, action, mood or atmosphere. The goal of the animator is to make these elements obvious so that the viewer understands what is going on.

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In this image (Fig 3) the viewers focus is on the heavenly light shining on the stone. This is achieved using various techniques. The crowd is arranged in a circle with the stone in the centre, every character is looking up at the light, and the light is highlighted by small sparkles.