Monday, August 24, 2015

How They Make Those Funny Animations

By David Green


People these days define animated cartoons as inventive styles of unrealistic or semi-realistic images utilized for comedy.

How cartoons started

The preparatory drawings used for fresco, paintings, stained glass windows and tapestry in the Middle Ages led to the idea of animation. They used cartoons painted on damp plaster and linked the sections to produce the entire wall painting or mural.

At the start of the twentieth century, cartoons turned into hilarious animations and comic strips. Albert E. Smith's 'Humpty Dumpty Circus' was the animated cartoon which was produced first. At first, hilarious animation videos used to be black-and-white and silent. 'Steamboat Willie' by Walt Disney, where Mickey Mouse made his first appearance in the year 1928, was the first recognized animated cartoon made with synchronized sound. Here, music and action were connected by Disney. Donald Duck, Tom and Jerry, Popeye the Sailor and several other animated cartoon series followed after. They made the very first feature animated cartoon in 1937. It was entitled 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' and it became really successful.

How are today's cartoons created?

Today, humorous cartoon videos are produced using computers. What has not changed since is the essential idea of animation. By presenting still images in a rapid and consecutive manner, the illusion of movement is achieved in cartoon. These funny cartoons could be created and demonstrated in different ways. Along with film, another popular technique used to show animation is video program. Nevertheless, let's not forget that there are different other techniques that could be used to make animated cartoons.

How Cartoons Influence the Audience

The target audience of these funny cartoon videos are kids. Kids consider the animation to be real, as they are unable to distinguish between fantasy and reality. Children could learn a lot from the cartoons. They become more fascinated of every little thing around them. Thanks to animated cartoons, they acquire the enthusiasm to learn a lot more about real life.

Our minds become a lot more active through visual learning as opposed to other forms of learning and this has been scientifically proven. When watching animated cartoons, children can learn many things at a time, like animals, colours, etc. They could also learn a foreign language from watching animated cartoons.

Animation makes its audience laugh and laughing is good for overall health, as it enhances blood circulation. Hilarious cartoon videos could reduce your day to day stress and therefore can have a positive impact on our health.



The Amateur Way of Making Animation

There are various kinds of computer programs that could help people make their own hilarious cartoon videos. Utilizing the Flash and Flipbook software programs can be a good idea to start with.

The Flipbook Software program: Besides lighting, scanning and digital painting; this program could also help you with a few tricks you require to do.

The Flash Software: This software, which is truly not too pricey, could help you create web animations. It's generally used for making public service announcements or short commercials.

Select any of these softwares and make your own humorous animations. You can then post the video on YouTube or Facebook to see the audience response.




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