Verisimilitude

In animation, we strive to create movement, emotion and personality in order to connect with the audience. The animator emulates movement that is real to the viewer by utilizing the "The Principles of Animation", his knowledge of physics (cartoon physics and real world physics) and his ability to express emotion. The ability to do this creates "verisimilutude".

ver·i·si·mil·i·tude

1. The quality of appearing to be true or real.


2. Something that has the appearance of being true or real.

Citation:
"verisimilitude." The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. 09 Jun. 2007.