Snow White and film reference?

Yesterday was Freedom Day here in sunny SA, and I spent it indoors watching Disney DVD's. You see it wasn't as sunny as it normally is, actually it was cold and windy. Winter is approaching and I am spending more time indoors. Which is great for my ongoing research (aka DVD watching). I watched two Disney features, the first was Snow White and the second Alice in Wonderland. I have no idea how many times I have watched these but they never cease to amaze me. However, while watching Snow White, I could not help but be stunned by the movement of Snow White, in nearly all the shots and the Queen/Witch, when she is disguised as the old lady, leaving the dwarves' cottage. The movement of the old lady/witch, hunched over and distressed as the dwarves approach. She looks one way and then the next, then runs off screen right.
MAN!!! Its too realistic! And thats the problem, it looks like a copy of a ham actor.
Well executed with the face of the old lady but still a copy, the dwarves on the other hand are brilliant. Each one acting with his personality.
In "The Illusion of Life", Frank and Ollie talk about the Film Reference they used and studied but never rotoscoped (traced). I think that scene of the witch is an example of getting too close to the reference. Check out what Keith says about todays Video Reference.

So I got back today to deiscover over at AICN there is an exellent report of Moriarty's trip to London and his vist to the "Corpse Bride" set at Three Mills Studio. If you are a Tim Burton fan then do yourself a favour and read the article.