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Essay on the characterisation in 2d animation.
The main problem that animation faces is that it is an overtly fake diegetic form. The viewer is presented with a constructed reality of drawings and paintings, which may represent the real world, but unlike photographic film, does not look like it. The challenge therefore is to create characters that may believably inhabit their particular diegetic reality. Animators have strived to find a way to resolve this issue through their character design and an awareness of how to deliver narrative information through their characters. This essay will illustrate the solutions that animators have found to make their audiences believe what is put in front of them.
Essay on the techniques that Disney uses in “Hercules” to promote consumption in children
It was once true that the center of gravity of the phenomenology of a Hollywood film’s release was the film itself. The focus on and celebration of the plot, storytelling technique, cinematography, direction, romance, action and subtext was the extent of the allure of films, and not an inconsiderable one at that. However, the 1970s saw the advent of the ‘blockbuster’ mentality inside Hollywood movie studios, an addiction to ‘event’ films which cost staggering amounts of money to produce, but are also calculated to make staggering profits. These profits are no longer simply box office receipts, but an ever-multiplying array of ancillary markets most notably, product merchandising that have grown so lucrative that arguably, the film itself has in many instances become largely irrelevant. In short, in the current climate of corporate hunger for ever-increasing profits and exploitation of new revenue-generating arenas, film and television become not just products, no different from tampons or fruit juice or toothpaste, but marketing tools to facilitate the sale of a brand. The film is no longer the focus, the sine qua non, but merely the cinematic portion of a giant marketing machine designed to squeeze every bit of profit out of what is generally a concept with little redeeming social value.
Essay on Japanese animation and how its been influenced by American culture in the 20th century.
Introduction
In this essay I shall investigate to what extent twentieth century American culture has influenced Japanese animation. I shall examine the history of Japanese film, paying close attention to the rise of animation as an independent art form; determine what facets of American culture have appeared and influenced Japanese animation, including language, pop culture and consumerism; present two case studies of Japanese animated productions that adhere to the American influence; and draw conclusions from my findings.
For my research I shall be referencing literature on Japanese animation, American culture and film history. The case studies shall consist of films by Osamu Tezuka and Mamoru Oshii.
