Difference between revisions of "Animation (Discussion)"
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#What studio was associated with (somewhat) abstract cartooning? What aesthetic techniques did it use to achieve this abstraction? | #What studio was associated with (somewhat) abstract cartooning? What aesthetic techniques did it use to achieve this abstraction? | ||
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#*How is that difference evident in how the animation looks? | #*How is that difference evident in how the animation looks? | ||
#Which of these ''Simpsons'' frame grabs exemplifies CGI animation? | #Which of these ''Simpsons'' frame grabs exemplifies CGI animation? | ||
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#Which filmmaker's cartoons were associated with naturalism? What technological and aesthetic techniques did he use to achieve this naturalism? What technological device did he use that is also used in Ah-Ha's music video? | #Which filmmaker's cartoons were associated with naturalism? What technological and aesthetic techniques did he use to achieve this naturalism? What technological device did he use that is also used in Ah-Ha's music video? | ||
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== Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
Revision as of 15:31, 6 December 2011
- Describe the efficient mode of production that developed for cartoon production in the 1930s. What were its basic (1) technological and (2) economic characteristics? That is, how was cartoon production organized so that it could be profitable?
Group 1
- How do made-for-TV cartoons differ from made-for-movie-theater cartoons?
- What was the first made-for-TV animated cartoon? When?
- What aspects of made-for-TV cartoons does The Flintstones exemplify?
Group 2
- What does this term mean in the context of cartooning: abstraction?
- What studio was associated with (somewhat) abstract cartooning? What aesthetic techniques did it use to achieve this abstraction?
- How has cartooning balanced abstraction with naturalism?
Group 3
- How does digital (CGI), 3D animation differ from conventional cell animation? In particular:
- How is that difference part of the production process?
- How is that difference evident in how the animation looks?
- Which of these Simpsons frame grabs exemplifies CGI animation?
Group 4
- What does this term mean in the context of cartooning: naturalism?
- Which filmmaker's cartoons were associated with naturalism? What technological and aesthetic techniques did he use to achieve this naturalism? What technological device did he use that is also used in Ah-Ha's music video?
- How has cartooning balanced naturalism with abstraction?
Bibliography
- Butler, Jeremy G. Television: Critical Methods and Applications. Mahweh, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2007.
