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When you sign on and create a costume, be it a fursuit or a mascot for your school team, or even some costume you create for a haloween party, remember you are creating a character, and the person inside is the actor.

The moves you make need to be consistent with the character's personality you wish to portray. Sometimes those movements and mannerisms you adopt might be bubbly, really meek, or they might be full of mock bravado, sinister, or perhaps something in-between. BUT, in all cases, the movements must be done with exaggeration. They should always be done with flourish! You might initially feel silly doing so, but look how you are dressed! I 'm not sure it's possible to over-do it unless something falls over, women shriek in terror, or something breaks, or falls off as a result.

Do everything with flourish and dive into your character. There's nothing sadder than a costumed actor who is intimidated and just stands there, nearly motionless. Move, sway, slither, slink, hop & look about with motion in case you don't quite know what to do. Trust me, as you look around, once you hit the magic combination of movements, people will look at you and smile and be interested and engaged.

I'm still very, very new at this, but I think maybe, just maybe, I might be onto something here.

Description
When you sign on and create a costume, be it a fursuit or a mascot for your school team, or even some costume you create for a haloween party, remember you are creating a character, and the person inside is the actor.

The moves you make need to be consistent with the character's personality you wish to portray. Sometimes those movements and mannerisms you adopt might be bubbly, really meek, or they might be full of mock bravado, sinister, or perhaps something in-between. BUT, in all cases, the movements must be done with exaggeration. They should always be done with flourish! You might initially feel silly doing so, but look how you are dressed! I 'm not sure it's possible to over-do it unless something falls over, women shriek in terror, or something breaks, or falls off as a result.

Do everything with flourish and dive into your character. There's nothing sadder than a costumed actor who is intimidated and just stands there, nearly motionless. Move, sway, slither, slink, hop & look about with motion in case you don't quite know what to do. Trust me, as you look around, once you hit the magic combination of movements, people will look at you and smile and be interested and engaged.

I'm still very, very new at this, but I think maybe, just maybe, I might be onto something here.