Spider-Verse
Miles Morales is literally "missing frames" for most of the Spider-Verse movie. To visually represent Miles' lack of experience, the animators drew him on "twos" (12 frames per second) for the first two acts of the film. This makes his movement feel slightly jerky and lagging compared to Peter Parker, who moves on "ones" (24 frames per second). During the "What's Up Danger" sequence, when Miles finally accepts his role as Spider-Man, the animation switches. He suddenly moves on "ones," syncing perfectly with the frame rate of the world around him. It is one of the most brilliant uses of technical limitation as character development in animation history. The upside-down shot of Miles falling (where he appears to be rising) was scripted to visualize the theme that becoming a hero is about "rising to the occasion" even when you are terrified. The "Kirby Dots" (black dots used to show energy or texture) are heavily used in this sequence to pay homage to the original comic book printing techniques of the 1960s. This scene took over a year to complete because the background cityscapes were hand-painted to look like moving comic panels rather than realistic 3D models.