Friday, November 6, 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.

However, twentieth century onwards it turned into comic strips and hilarious animated cartoons. Earliest introduced cartoon was "The Humpty Dumpty Circus"by Albert E. Smith. There were silent animated cartoon videos in black-and-white in the past. In 1928, Mickey Mouse made his debut and became popular in 'Steamboat Willie' by Walt Disney, which was the very first recognized animated cartoon made with synchronized sound. Here, the strong connection between action and music was accomplished by Disney. Some cartoon series like for example Donald Duck, Popeye the Sailor and Tom and Jerry followed after. In the year 1937, the first feature cartoon was made. It was "Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs" and it got huge success.

So How are Animated Cartoons Created These days?

Funny cartoon videos are made today with the aid of computer systems. However, the essential concept of animation hasn't changed since. The illusion of motion is created in cartoon through the rapid and consecutive presentation of still pictures. These humorous cartoons can be made and presented in various ways. The most often utilized methods of showing animated cartoon are, movie and video program. Nevertheless, there are different other methods of creating animations as well.

Effect of animation cartoons on 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 brains become much more active through visual learning as opposed to other forms of learning and this has been scientifically proven. Along with colours and animals, there are different other things that children could learn when watching animated cartoons. Kids could even learn foreign languages in addition to their native language from it.

Laughing improves the circulation of blood. Hence, animation is great for the overall health as it makes the audience laugh. The effect of funny cartoon videos on our health is positive because the stress people experience on a daily basis could be reduced.



The Amateur Way of Making Animated Cartoons

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: This software could scan, do digital painting and lighting. It can also help you with doing several old or new tricks.

Flash: Flash is an inexpensive software program that could be utilized to create web animations. It's often used for creating 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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