I think the reason a lot of early animated films made in the US were based on print comics was because of their popularity and familiarity with the viewers as well as their fanbase. By converting comics into animated films, studios could capitalize on this idea with characters and stories among comic book readers. As a visual medium, it works best with film as it makes storytelling and character development a lot more entertaining and engaging with their audience.
Daily Archives: February 25, 2025
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Pauvre Pierrot (Emile Reynaud, 1892)
Im drawn to this film because its cute and simple but inna a very complex way. I like the story the sounds. How there is one setting and only to characters but without words you can learn so much about them and the plot. I love the colors and how it resembles that of a painting and I know it was painted but it gives Salvador Dali.
-What material was used
-Who Emile Reynaud is
-The music
I chose Dopey and Sleepy, wile all the dwarves have there big ol cheeks that pop right off the sides of there face, Sleepy has his all droopy and his entire face is like this. First we see his teeth and he only has one and that kinda gives him a sleepy baby appearance but his entire face is almost melting as he yawns. His eyes open and blink at different times and he is the only dwarf with crazy eye bags. Dopey seems youngest, he doesn’t have any facial hair like the other dwarves, his cheeks are also less big and red. His ears seem to be the biggest feature he has. He sits a smiles wile others talk and seemingly just looking happy to be here. He seems very nice but he doesn’t talk.. unlike all the other dwarves because well he never tried. He is just so cute.
I want to discuss Absolute film and how it would’ve impacted people if it was more mainstream.
I chose Absolute Film because its content lacks a narrative, yet it triggers feelings of satisfaction, like the satisfaction of something moving—it’s eye candy, per se.
I would use the films “Opus I” “Rhythmus 21” or “Composition in Blue” to discuss how they trigger the imagination of the human mind with just moving shapes, color, and music, and how media of its likeness still exists mostly through modern-day television.
