Theory of Animation Response

The theory of animation was interesting. It made me think about experimental animation in a new way, and put orthodox animation into perspective.

What was particularly interesting was the section on the relationship with the artist to the work in the experimental section. The personal and unique relationship "insists on individuality." This made me think about Wes Anderson's films, as I have just seen Grand Budapest Hotel. I have wondered about his relationship to the audience, and how his particular/individual and extremely visible style enhances that relationship or alienates the audience. In fact, at times, Wes Anderson's films do employ animation inside of a narrative, which is reflexive of the medium of film, and can function to separate the viewer from the story.

The dynamics of dialogue section of the orthodox animation was also thought-provoking. The Disney style has a symphonic soundtrack, which is reminiscent of the Disney style. It made me think of the old Bugs Bunny cartoon in which he is a viking princess in a dream-like opera cartoon. Besides their visual style, this is what sets the two companies apart thematically as well. Disney always seemed more concerned with high art, whereas the Warner brothers cartoons strove to be more satirical and relatable to the audience .ie their cacophonic soundtrack- "urban, industrialized, beat-based and explosive"