Kristjan Pierre – Week 3 – Prompt 2

I believe many early animated films, particularly in the US, were based on print comics for practical reasons. Those reasons involve: financial means, time saved, and subject material that was already widely accepted. Hand drawn animation or cut outs could be easily spliced together from print comics. Also, the often underlying unserious tone of print comics could be used to address a multitude of issues. The mask of playful or comical intent can easily be used to address issues with avoiding less controversy.