Rebirth of Cartoons

Animation is a very complex series of events that ends up making something truly beautiful. I never thought that I would get the chance to go back and enjoy cartoons today like I used to. Partially because my brain thinks a lot different than it used to back in my childhood. It was fruit snacks and fun, and now it all seems like bills and bullshit.

Anyhow, I watched cartoons for the first time in I don't know how many years this past Saturday. I was too tired to blog then but I got the strangest feeling when I started watching this cartoon and thinking about how it was animated. I'm sure I was smiling like the Cheshire Cat when I realized what i was doing. I was animating this cartoon frame by frame. To be honest, I have no idea why I watched some of the programs I did as a child. They seem dull and void now when I try to watch them. Almost as if they were never interesting in the first place.

Editing and Camera angles play such an important part in animation. You can do things you never thought possible to a animation in Final Cut Pro or Premiere. This cartoon wasn't up to speed but it gave me a look back on animation and how far it has come. I can't wait to see what the future holds. Maybe reality TV won't be reality anymore. Who knows what's to come...