The authors of the book "The Illusion of Life" use animation as a means of imitating reality to create something other than reality. The Illusion of Life is the ability of animators to draw characters and scenes wherein the audience believes it is or could really happen, despite it not being live action. This comes about through different elements of animation, shortcuts and rules that dictate how best to create the illusion of life.
The metaphors of "illusion" and "life" seem apt given what is happening in animation. "Illusion" indicates the "trickery" that is happening within animation - it is giving off the impression of life, but nothing is actually alive. "Life," likewise, is apt because it is movement, emotion, and language (vocal and bodily) that define "life." The animators create all of these things in their characters.
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