Although I was initially uncertain about their suitability in the finished animation, the secondary characters featured in the animatic may not need to be replaced. Generally, they've received positive feedback, despite simply being blobs with smiley faces. So long as they retain a look that doesn't disrupt the aesthetic of the rest of the animation, I'll leave them as they are, but this may require foreshadowing e.g. in pictures in the newspaper article.
Here's a couple of sketchbook pages experimenting with said emoticon-esque persons. The colour test on the second page is only preliminary; in retrospect I'm adverse to giving them garish yellow faces.
One major advantage to this overly simplified/stylized design is that it'll allow me to animate a large number of these characters in a much shorter amount of time than something more complex. Considering they'll be in small crowds, this is very useful.
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