Friday, March 9, 2012

Blog #7: Animation Deconstruction



-For 'Animation Deconstruction', I chose to compare two screenshots from the cartoon show 'Adventure Time'.  It is a really creative animated show on Cartoon Network that is full of beautiful visuals and some really impressive animation.  The screenshots above were taken from two different episodes.  When comparing color, you can see there are similarities and differences.  The hues and color scheme of the main character's outfit is the same in both screenshots.  He wears a blue shirt, blue shorts, a white hat and green backpack.  The brightness, however, is much different.  In the first screenshot, Finn and Jake are in a dark spooky forest running for their lives.  The brightness of the colors present is very low.  In the second screenshot, Finn's guardian angel is animated very brightly and even helps to brighten the colors on Finn's outfit.  The saturation of the colors in each screenshot are somewhat similar.  The lighting in the screenshots are different.  In the first one, the lighting is very dark, as it is set in a spooky forest at night.  The darkness helps to symbolize the evil that lurks in the forest.  It also sets the mood of the scene, being very scary.  In the bottom screenshot, the lighting is somewhat bright, as Finn's guardian angel is radiating an extremely bright white light.  This symbolizes the good that is within the guardian angel.  Seeing the white light, you know that the character has good intentions and will only do good things that benefit the main character.  It sets a much happier mood than a dark, scary forest.

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