IDD 301 Post 1
I am Casey Farricielli. I am a senior at QU. Public Relations is my major and IDD is my minor. I am from Milford, CT.
I enjoyed the screenings on animation. The animations our class viewed were all very different and each one unique. Some of them I liked more than others. I enjoyed the silhouette animations more than the basic cartoons. The vibe I got from the animation depended on the type of cartoon it was.
The Winsor McCoy animation was very different from the rest of the animations we watched. Wow, we have come a long way since this cartoon! I forgot how cartoons used to look--black and white and not much detail. The background was very plain. The attention was completely on the funny-looking dinosaur dancing around the screen. The dino executed simple movements like eating, dancing, and smiling. I did wonder how this is made? The movements were most likely drawn because of the repetitive movements. I enjoyed this animation for a short time. After a couple minutes of this screening, I was no longer interested.
The next screening was "the Adventures of Prince Achmed." The characters' movements were superfluous as each shape forms into another. There was room for interpretation because it lacked speaking parts. The cartoon was unusual because all the characters were black with a bright background and the frightening music added emotion without using words. One character stood out the most. A creepy handed character lurking around the screen hinted that he was the enemy.
Zumba Kamera made a creative colorful cartoon. I admired the background colors of this one because it reminded me of my favorite childhood cartoon--The Lion King! The mixture of orange, yellow, and red reminded me of lion features and sunsets. The plot was action-packed compared to McCoy's lonely dinosaur. The characters in the animation knock down a temple and destroy other characters and then a new temple makes eyeballs. When we viewed this in class, the class was mesmerized! The plot was a far cry from the previous screenings because it was more violent and action-packed. There were little to no speaking roles just like "The Adventures of Prince Achmed." However, there were funny high-pitched voices screaming. The loops of animation in this animation provided nonstop movement. This cartoon was not choppy like the McCoy's cartoon because this cartoon uses silhouettes. These loops of animation make this screening more lively and advanced. There is illusion but still flat and 2 dimension.
On the contrary, the trailer we watched by Makoto Shinkai was unlike the others. Shinkai used detailed facial expressions and unique lighting for sunrises and sunsets to create an extremely advanced and colorful animation. This animation mainly differed from the other screenings because it contained a complicated story-line. The lighting and shadows made the animation look 3D. I would like to emulate the brilliant sunsets in my projects.
I enjoyed the screenings on animation. The animations our class viewed were all very different and each one unique. Some of them I liked more than others. I enjoyed the silhouette animations more than the basic cartoons. The vibe I got from the animation depended on the type of cartoon it was.
The Winsor McCoy animation was very different from the rest of the animations we watched. Wow, we have come a long way since this cartoon! I forgot how cartoons used to look--black and white and not much detail. The background was very plain. The attention was completely on the funny-looking dinosaur dancing around the screen. The dino executed simple movements like eating, dancing, and smiling. I did wonder how this is made? The movements were most likely drawn because of the repetitive movements. I enjoyed this animation for a short time. After a couple minutes of this screening, I was no longer interested.
The next screening was "the Adventures of Prince Achmed." The characters' movements were superfluous as each shape forms into another. There was room for interpretation because it lacked speaking parts. The cartoon was unusual because all the characters were black with a bright background and the frightening music added emotion without using words. One character stood out the most. A creepy handed character lurking around the screen hinted that he was the enemy.
Zumba Kamera made a creative colorful cartoon. I admired the background colors of this one because it reminded me of my favorite childhood cartoon--The Lion King! The mixture of orange, yellow, and red reminded me of lion features and sunsets. The plot was action-packed compared to McCoy's lonely dinosaur. The characters in the animation knock down a temple and destroy other characters and then a new temple makes eyeballs. When we viewed this in class, the class was mesmerized! The plot was a far cry from the previous screenings because it was more violent and action-packed. There were little to no speaking roles just like "The Adventures of Prince Achmed." However, there were funny high-pitched voices screaming. The loops of animation in this animation provided nonstop movement. This cartoon was not choppy like the McCoy's cartoon because this cartoon uses silhouettes. These loops of animation make this screening more lively and advanced. There is illusion but still flat and 2 dimension.
On the contrary, the trailer we watched by Makoto Shinkai was unlike the others. Shinkai used detailed facial expressions and unique lighting for sunrises and sunsets to create an extremely advanced and colorful animation. This animation mainly differed from the other screenings because it contained a complicated story-line. The lighting and shadows made the animation look 3D. I would like to emulate the brilliant sunsets in my projects.
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