Character Animation I Definitions:

Character Animation I Definitions:

Continuity:

-the state or quality of being continuous.

-a continuous  or connected whole.

-a motion-picture scenario giving the complete action, scenes, etc., in detail and in the order in which they are to be shown on the screen.

-the spoken part of a radio or television script that serves as introductory or transitional material on a nondramatic program.

Composition:

-the act of combining parts or elements to form a whole.

-the resulting state or product.

Mise-en-scene:

-the process of setting a stage, with regard to placement of actors, scenery, properties, etc.

-the stage setting or scenery of a play.

-surroundings; environment.

Example if use of camera angles: (How to Train Your Dragon)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzxeKHA_jOw&feature=related

I like how the cameras: 

-show the show and lay out the scene.

-use half body shots to that shows that something important is happening but doesn't zoom the characters'  faces when said characters are expressing themselves. It keeps true to the serious but light theme feel of the movie.

-like how the camera positions the hiccup at the side of screen and toothless more towards the middle  of the screen to put the focus on him when he is introduce.