2D Animation In The 1930's To The 1950s

The medium that was stereotyped as kid-oriented began to cater towards adults with shows such as the successful The Simpsons. Today there are many more adult-oriented cartoons being produced, often containing crude, low-brow humour. Once animated cartoons became more established in the television realm, it was being used as a marketing device, basing shows around pre-existing merchandise, such as Strawberry Shortcake toys. Then came along content that became fan favourites because of their memorable content, such as the vaudeville inspired content of Looney Tunes. From that point on, animators began to experiment with the possibilities that lay within the world of animation and began to

Disney successfully distinguished themselves with their animated films by integrating features of ‘bright realistic primary colors and digitally enhanced facial features’. They also have unified features of physiognomic and architectural characteristics and emphasized their atmosphere on action’. Disney’s style represented ‘the future of the medium’, especially with animated films like Beauty and the Beast (1991) and Toy Story (1995). However, unlike Disney, it was the French animation film, The Triplets of Belleville (Les Triplettes de Belleville) (2003), that kept the early traditions of animation alive.

Since younger age, we are introduced to the very first kind of entertainment called ‘cartoon’. It is presented both as comic books and television shows. As a child, people tend to prefer an animated cartoon or animation. Animation cartoon in various types is widespread and famous all around the world as it does not only entertain people, but many of cartoons and animation cartoons give readers and audiences good moral for the living. It can be said that this kind of entertainment is a good source of communication because it is mostly reflected from real situation of people.

Television in the 1960’s The television was and still is an important invention to society. The television is a small box that displays a moving picture with sound and all kinds of shows. “If it weren’t for Philo T. Farnsworth, inventor of the television we’d still be eating frozen radio dinners”-Johnny Carson (quotes.net).

Visual media influences children unconsciously in creating their ideal of beauty. The Disney versions of fairytales have been successful for many years. As Janet Wasko describes it “those creations, when they are accompanied by the Disney name, become even more significant because of their prominence as well as their special appeal to young audiences” (138). Or as Hurley points

Regardless, the most common cause of people’s adoration to films is that they link the presented events to a specific time in their lives. Most films, especially the classics, are being constantly watched or remade to remind people of their childhood or “the good old days” that they do not want to forget. To illustrate, many people still watch the animated Cinderella movie to re-live their

For example, his studio, Studio Ghibli, the Studio Ghibli Museum, great work he has created, the awards he has received, and his effort he made to several companies. His legend as the leading cult figure of animation domestically and internationally left some memorable films. And helped influence many other animators as well. Hayao Miyazaki is a great animator and

From the bright colorful outfits to the amazing characters, it’s no surprise that western culture loves Disney movies. Children adore them, and parents love it because of the “innocence” of what these movies hold. However, behind the ruffled dresses and the songs that have become iconic in today’s day and age, lies a darker secret. The movies that Disney has produced, were once stories that originated from around the world, some countries include, France, Denmark, Italy, and some parts of Asia. These stories can be far from the innocent cartoon versions that audiences are used to, most stories have sinister origins, being based on legends and historical events that are, to gruesome and go into detail about unforgivable acts.

• 1985: Young Sherlock Holmes - Stain Glass Man, first completely CGI character. • 1988: Willow – Morf Software, transform one image into another different image. • 1989:

Imaginary, magical films seen as “fairy tales” have brought us excitement and wonders for us to this day. With over 1,000 films published, Walt Disney stating “Laughter being timeless, imagination having no age, and dreams going on forever” allows us to see everything in a positive way. In the film “Aladdin” Disney makes us use our imagination through a magical lamp and a magic carpet that are being used to turn street rat Aladdin into a handsome prince. There are many favorites I had as a child with Disney, more specifically princess movies. Although my favorite was princess “Belle” from the movie “Beauty and the Beast” I always found the story of Aladdin and Princess Jasmine to be much more interesting.

“I’ve gotten a lot of reaction. Mostly it’s people saying, ‘Don’t screw it up,’” Bill said. Too, the site added that the new version is “closer to the original vision” of the late Muppet creator Jim Henson.

Jim Henson was a classic puppeteer. He created the Muppets, Sesame Street (http://www.henson.com/sesamestreet.php). The famous and well-loved Kermit the frog was created by Jim Henson. He loved theatre and wanted to be involved in theatre when he was younger (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Henson). He loved it so much that he went into theatre with puppetry.

Since then I have had many kids’ books come out, including Little Bo, Dumpy, and The Very Fairy Princess. Currently I am starring in a show on Netflix called “Julie’s Greenroom.” Well I

“ (Marie Puente) Most of the families owned TVs, which the children had grown up watching. Children today also focus on television and music which shows that it became popular and was adapted into a culture in our modern-day society. Many Baby Boomers took movies extremely seriously. As the spent a majority of time on the TV, that resulted in the creation of movies.

The 1960s was the golden era of toys, as there were countless of toys to choose from and parents spent more on their children, compared to previous decades. Board games continued to be popular forms of entertainment in the 1960s. At this time, the board games were very family oriented; designed for all ages to join together in competitive fun. " Family Board game nights" were a serious matter.