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Originally Posted by Clarste
I don't think having two directors is better than one. Wouldn't they just get in each other's way? Well, I suppose given the format of the series they could each work on a different half at the same time, but they certainly wouldn't make any particular scene better by having two. Too many cooks spoils the soup and all that.
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It depends on the reason for assigning more than one animation director. As totoum pointed out, some people are brought in for a particular specialty.
However, in other cases, multiple directors are assigned because of tight scheduling. To meet a deadline, work on an episode is divided and sourced to different places, with each segment requiring a separate animation director. The Chief Animation Director is tasked with stabilizing character art, but there isn't always enough time to do it right (new trend = multiple Chief Animation Directors).