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-mahesh2k
Cool site!
I'll be spending some time there, thank you.
But I do feel that that age is largely gone. I've begun reading about how they did those Looney Tunes, and nobody is even close to doing that now. I'm not saying it was "better", it's just my strongly preferred way of cartooning. The thing we will not get back is the amount of legwork it take to do those looney tunes. A lot of things, like storybird cartoons and today's cartoons, can mimic the style, but they don't capture the soul. Because nobody today is going to put in that kind of blood sweat and tears when you can come relatively close with today's technology, and 99.9% won't complain or notice.
Here's an example on John Kricfalusi's (Ren & Stimpy creator, one of the last few of the old school guys still out there) site:
Look at that background. That's a hand painted background and it's gorgeous. People are not going to do that anymore. Because there are so many easier ways to get a background in now with Flash, or photoshop, so there's no point. It's like 20x more labor. But that backdrop really does it for me. Not to mention the tight hand crafted animations. That music is also full symphonic highly skilled music. I've heard that the Family Guy big band is like Seth Macfarlane's real baby; he loves that band. And even that is an easier and more "pop" version of those Carl Stalling numbers. It's like we've replaced quality with quantity. Which I'm very happy about since it gives guys like me a chance to participate more easily. But I love that style, and I'd probably try my best to get it back if I could.
In comparison, here's a typical thing done today:
Now, I like it. But you can tell they are (in a sense) substituting "cute" for what I'm calling "legwork". Everything is hinted at. Now, is that for intentional artistic effect? yes and no. yes because it's good and it works, no because it's not like that person could have pulled off the old school stuff. COuld the old school guys have done that? Yes, but they could also do the other. And that makes the other better for me. lol. <--such a ridiculous explanation, I know.
just like my fire video...i substituted that dramatic music to cover up my lack of content or creativity. I didn't have much to say other than, "Hey, look! I have a nice camera and I saw a cool looking fire." There really isn't much more to it.
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