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chipsy · 2010-01-13 · Original thread
This book:

http://www.amazon.com/Animators-Survival-Kit-Revised-Princip...

is written by the Who Framed Roger Rabbit animation director and references that production frequently, including a discussion of eye level in a scene where Eddie Valiant's actor was mistakenly filmed with too high a gaze. They worked around the problem by animating Roger Rabbit to stretch his back up against the wall in mock terror, which fortunately worked for the scene's dialogue.