Animator vs. Animation Blog 11
April 10, 2010 
The video above is a great animation called Animator vs. Animation. It is an animation about the relationship between an animator and their animation and the power struggle going on between them. The animator used a familiar media, and simple line animations for this piece. This animation reminded me of the Daffy Duck animation that we saw in class where Daffy is trying to communicate with the animator.
I liked how the animator in this clip used familiar media and incorporated it in a creative way in the animation. Many people have seen a similar tool box in the paint application. The way the animation goes to the tool box and steals the tools to use against the animator’s destructive animations is done wonderfully. The animation even uses layers, and makes use of the whole screen, Including more stick figures like himself to fight the mouse on the screen.
The other aspect I like about this animation was that while the whole animation was complicated, especially when the toolbox is being used, the character and the weapons are made with simple line drawings. The main character is simple as well, as he is a stick figure.
I also liked how the animation’s main character is effective without any facial expressions or dialogue to help convey his emotions toward the animator. So here while the interaction was similar to the Daffy Duck animation we saw in class, it differed from the Daffy Duck animation because Daffy had both dialogues and expression to show his frustration with the animator. There is some color used in the explosions, but other than that, the drawings are done in black. Overall this a very creatively done animation.
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Unfortunately your video has been enabled and I can not longer view it. Luckily, I came across this video a couple of months ago in search of topics. It does remind me a lot of the video in class with Daffy Duck. This is way of breaking the 4th wall in which we dont have this invisible barrier separating the audience and the animation. I feel this is a tricky thing to accomplish as an animator but when done correctly has a huge impact on the type of imaginative complex.
I agree with you 100% on the complexity level of the animation and as discussed in class this gives us a better appreciation and understanding of the tedious amount of work placed in this short.
As for the facial expressions I dont think it is as big of an accomplishment but I understand in your point of view of how expressive it is.
Good job, enjoyed your posting.
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I liked this clip. It was very clever. I can imagine how hard it would it would be to animate all the little details. Also how hard it was to keep in mind that the cursor your drawing on the screen is not your actual cursor and you have to take the extra steps to get it to move in a believable way. The fight itself was very clever as the stick figure would anticipate the actions of the cursor like with the delete function.
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Ive seen 2 episodes of “Animator Versus Animation” several times, and it never ceases to amuse. But what I like is how you brought up the Daffy Duck cartoon we viewed in class, where he faced off with his creator. The comparisons here are pretty amusing, however I’d have to say that the “AvA” stick figures can fight back much more efficiently than Daffy could in his showdown with his creator. The Daffy Duck animation also proves that this breach of the fourth wall isn’t anything new, but is a very unique method in its own. Whether it be a classic cartoon, or a modern computer animation, an occasional breach of the fourth wall provides a fun insight to animation.
P.S. For anyone that doesn’t know what the ‘fourth wall’ is, it comes from traditional box stage plays, the fourth wall is where the stage ends in front of the audience. To ‘break the fourth wall’ means the play directly involves the audience/spectators.
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