In preparing for a career in animation, most artists put their emphasis on their drawing skills. The missing ingredient in the curriculum has always been a lack of understanding of the principles of acting. Hence those dramatic scenes seem forced and unnatural. Don’s acting tutorials are aimed at helping you get prepared as an actor by walking through the steps that an actor takes in “finding the character.” Creating believability is the challenge. The audience knows consciously that they are looking at drawings. You must get them to forget about that and “suspend their disbelief,” or the dramatic effect will never be realized.