Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Knowing About Cartoons

By David Green


Modern meaning of animated cartoons is a non-realistic or semi-realistic drawings or paintings which are used for satire, humour or some creative style of such works.

History of animated cartoons

The preparatory drawings used for fresco, paintings, stained glass windows and tapestry in the Middle Ages led to the idea of animation. They used cartoons painted on damp plaster and linked the sections to produce the entire wall painting or mural.

Cartoons however, turned into humorous animations and comic strips at the beginning of the twentieth century. Albert E. Smith's 'Humpty Dumpty Circus' was the animated cartoon that was produced first. At first, funny animated cartoon videos used to be black-and-white and silent. 'Steamboat Willie' by Walt Disney, where Mickey Mouse made his debut in 1928, was the very first recognized animated cartoon created with synchronized sound. Disney made a strong connection between action and music. This was followed by several more cartoon series, like Popeye the Sailor, Donald Duck, Tom and Jerry, and so on. In the year 1937, the very first feature cartoon was created. It was entitled 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' and it became really successful.

So How are Animated Cartoons Created These days?

Today, humorous cartoon videos are produced using computers. What has not changed since is the essential idea of animation. By presenting still images in a rapid and consecutive manner, the illusion of movement is achieved in cartoon. These funny cartoons could be created and demonstrated in different ways. Along with film, another popular technique used to show animation is video program. Nevertheless, let's not forget that there are different other techniques that could be used to make animated cartoons.

Effect of animation cartoons on the audience

The target viewers of these hilarious animated cartoon videos are kids. Since kids can't identify the difference between fantasy and reality, they consider animation as real. Children can discover a lot from the cartoons. Through cartoons they can develop the eagerness of noticing every thing. Through cartoons, they become curious about reality.

Our brains become much more active through visual learning as opposed to other forms of learning and this has been scientifically proven. Along with colours and animals, there are different other things that children could learn when watching animated cartoons. Kids could even learn foreign languages in addition to their native language from it.

Laughter increases the blood circulation. Hence, animation is beneficial to the health as it makes the audience laugh. The impact of hilarious animated cartoon videos on our overall health is good since the tension individuals encounter every single day could be decreased.



How can amateurs make cartoons?

There are different types of digital software programs that can help people make their very own hilarious cartoon videos. As a newbie however, it's best to use the Flash and Flipbook softwares.

The Flipbook Software program: Besides lighting, scanning and digital painting; this program could also help you with a few tricks you require to do.

Flash: Flash is an inexpensive software program that could be utilized to create web animations. It's often used for creating public service announcements or short commercials.

Now you could make your own funny animated cartoons utilizing either of these programs. See how people will respond when you post the funny video on Facebook or YouTube.




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