This week

So this past week in class we looked at a few different things. Astroboy in particular really paved the way for Japanese animation. It is really amazing to me how the character designs have stayed very similar to the early Astroboy characters.

Two other shows we talked about were the Flintstones and the Jetsons. I used to watch both of these shows while growing up but never really recognized their significance. The Flintstones were the first animated show to hold a primetime spot, and basically paved the way for the Simpsons.

The Simpsons is another really amazing show. It really pushed the limits of animated cartoons and is currently the longest running show on television. I am interested to see if we ever see another animated show that will live up to the Simpsons legacy.

Stop Motion Animation

This is Scott Pellico's and My animation project. We used a clay character that Scott modeled and manipulated the characters limbs in order to create the sense of animation. Scott worked with the clay, positioning the character, etc, and I worked with the camera. Overall it was a very fun project and something I'm thinking about trying to do again.