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Experimental Animation. UPA Studios UPA studios did not follow the same path as the other studios and went with a more modern edgier style that contrasted to Disney, Warner, or MGM. Major characters include: Mr. Magoo Gerald Mc Boing Boing Tell Tale Heart, 1953, UPA studios
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UPA Studios • UPA studios did not follow the same path as the other studios and went with a more modern edgier style that contrasted to Disney, Warner, or MGM. • Major characters include: • Mr. Magoo • Gerald Mc BoingBoing • Tell Tale Heart, 1953, UPA studios • Utilizes kinestasis rather than full animation • Darker themes Animation frontiers
Abstract and Experimental Animations • 69, Robert Breer, 1969 • explores how one image relates to another within • an animation • Object Conversations, Paul Glabiki, 1985 • abstract sound, picture, text • OffOn, Treasures Series, Program 1, Scott Bartlett, 1968 • first to merge video with film, goal was to “marry the technologies” • Procedural animation • Animation defined and controlled with a computer program • Sciviz is related in that is about representing values computed from programs (computational science) • Sims creatures • Procedural Creatures that move and react based on stimuli but are completely procedural. Animation frontiers
Abstract and Experimental Animations • The Spine, Chris Landreth, 2009 • Explores the idea of Psychorealism: Visually depicting a characters psychological state in their • physical appearance Animation frontiers
What’s next? • Motion capture : Is this animation? How did the following films make you feel? Polar express,2004: By RobertZemekus Beowulf, 2006: By RobertZemekus A ChristmasCarol,2009:By RobertZemekus Avatar,2009: By James Cameron The Adventures of Tin Tin, 2011: By Stephen Spielberg and Peter Jackson Animation frontiers