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KD Since: May, 2009
2024-05-23 08:36:32

Usually Aside Glance includes a bit more than "looks at camera". As the article indicates, it's meant to communicate a private thought to the audience such as "What's with this weirdo?" or "See what I have to deal with?", or otherwise making a double entendre, and the aside glance is a definite wink-nudge of "Yes, I meant that one."

For example, in one episode of Amphibia, the put-upon Lady Olivia states "I'll be in the kitchen, drinking... *Aside Glance* ... juice." Her aside glance indicates to the adults in the audience (Parental Bonus) that she really meant wine, but couldn't say that in a kids' show.

In summary, you need to take the whole situation into account, not just "they're looking at the camera".

Edited by KD
Scorpion451 (Edited uphill both ways)
2024-05-23 10:31:47

You also have Fourth Wall Psych, where the character seems to Break the Fourth Wall, but the audience's viewpoint is simply "standing" between the character and the in-universe person or thing they're actually looking at/talking to.

For the given image, I think we'd need more context. (With my artist hat on I kind of get Cheated Angle and Social Semi-Circle vibes, where having them stand like this and several of them look straight at the camera means you can use the standard-issue face sheets and only slightly modify stock body poses )

Edited by Scorpion451
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