Animated STAR TREK - Writing for Limited Animation

Animated STAR TREK - Writing for Limited Animation: "When reasonable to do so, eliminate the animation of lips. This will obviate time-consuming lip-synching animation. Good scenes that employ this idea feature reaction shots of characters listening to another character speak. For instance, when Kirk speaks, show him talking as he starts his dialogue, then cut briefly to those listening, and have them turn their heads, and exchange glances as they listen to him. Scenes can also be designed to feature the speaker in a rear three-quarters view as they speak - employing an over-the-shoulder viewpoint. This helps because while the character talks his jaw simply moves up and down, but his lips are not visible and thus they do not need to be animated for lip-synching.

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