Mr. Hare Page 8

Jess: Look... I'm going to say this as a woman, this is one of the sexiest-with-clothes-on moments I've seen in awhile... that lean in, the whisper in his ear as it twitches... there is some amazing sensual tension here and it's all posture and angle. I think it's brilliant art- well and writing too I guess... but when I wrote it, I thought it would look good, then you did it and I fell out of my chair, definitely has to be seen to land

Tail: You're being too kind. I do think it's a very strong couple of frames. There's something about the characters getting so intimately close. It's some of my favourites ways to have two characters interact. Your writing really made that too. You chose where to put the spaces in the dialogue and it gave me a good path to follow.

Jess: Yeah, in america especially people tend to have very large social space bubbles, it means something to cross that line, or to be allowed to. So we immediately pick up on how intimate it becomes by her lean in. I also love the animal touches... how his ears goes down when nervous... and perk up when interested.

Tail: I'm a very big fan of body language and animals do things that people cannot as easily. So moving these parts and having these expressions is exciting to me. 

I love how subtle your notion of space plays out here. Masterful execution, Jessica.

Jess: Again, all things people don’t think about, but it's in our brains. That's the real work of creatives. We have to understand those tiny threads. Then weave them together into something where they aren't even noticed beyond subtlety.

Tail: I find a lot of these things come naturally to me, I don't know about you, Jessie. It just feels right, you know?

Jess: As a writer, I think it's easy to drop such things. Things that come naturally are also reflexes in a way. And you have to get in that headspace of what would my reflex or motion be because you are conducting all characters. So I think in a visual format, yes, it's natural because you see it, but as a writer, it's more intentional. Someone could easily have written this dialogue and had them standing and smiling and it would also be natural, but read very very differently. 

Tail: I think understanding and using those tools effectively is the difference between passable and masterful. 

Jess: Agreed. The "over do it" would have such things in every frame, and then nothing stands out.

Tail: Exactly