DreamWorks Animation has released over 30 animated films since 1998. Among their highest grossing films are the Shrek franchise, Madagascar 3, and Kung Fu Panda 2. For this analysis I shall be looking at Shrek 2 and Kung Fu Panda 2, and examining what may make these movies a bit unsuccessful despite their success. Shrek 2 is DreamWorks’ highest grossing film at $919.8 million worldwide, topping its’ first film Shrek. This film may be the highest grossing film but what about it may have fallen short? I found the opening of the movie using a storybook to not be as successful as its usage in the first Shrek. The issue of using the storybook may have stemmed from how they transitioned to the actually movie, having the 2D storybook picture of Prince Charming suddenly change into the 3D model was a bit jarring and could have been done better. Using a different way to deliver the opening monologue, or even changing the dialogue so it didn’t have to be read as if it were a storybook could have fixed this issue.
DreamWorks tends to shift the style they animate in from movie to movie and the Shrek franchise happens to be one where their animation style is
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The 2D style for Po’s flashbacks works fine at times with the 3D aspects of the film, but then they also have a cutout sequence at the beginning of the film that has a completely different design. I feel that the best way to fix this issue is by choosing between the necessary styles. The 2D animation works better with the 2D in my opinion, while I feel like the cutout animation is out of place. If they wanted to have the opening in a different style I would suggest sticking with only 2 styles of animation in the movie. I do have to say that the visuals of the film were stunning, the color palates looked very nice and I specifically enjoyed the contrast of red and black that was often used during fight sequences with Lord
Shrek returns and starts yelling at them to leave. They explain that if they go back then they will get executed. The witch tells him that he is the only one that can convince Farquhar to let them back. Shrek sets off to visit Farquhar. On his way, he runs into some soldiers that are chasing a talking donkey. The soldiers start threatening Shrek. He roars at them and they start running. Donkey tells him that he can show him to Duloc. Shrek tries to scare him off but the donkey tells him that he isn’t scared of him. Donkey annoys him to the point to that Shrek agrees with him.
A long time ago Disney company turned into some kind of Hollywood «machine» of making animation hits with the same parttern and also they missed the moment when computer animation has become much more interesting in the audience of animated cartoons. Pixar is representing some kind of new wave (especially, on the technological side) in the cartoon field . Also, they are succesful. Teir «Toy Story» and «Finding Nemo» were real hits:
Shrek is a movie that is very different from any movies that one could see so far. It is a computer-animated American comedy film, directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson, and starring the voices of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, and John Lithgow. It was based on William Steig's 1990 fairy tale picture book Shrek!, and was produced by DreamWorks Animation. Clearly displaying its difference, Shrek was the first film to win an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2001. Looking at all the three movies that have been produced so far, on can see that the characters of Shrek, who is an ogre and his love Fiona, who is originally a beautiful princess but then becomes an
There are many factors that work together to create rhythm: physical objects moving on the screen, the movement of the camera, the musical score, the pace of dialogue, and the pace of the plot. Most of the factors in the film Shrek are moderately fast in tempo, making the films’ rhythm range from medium speed to fast. And because the tempo is the way it is, it gives viewers some time to process the shots, understand the emotions of the characters, and the comedy that continues to be thrown in.
Every movies develop by Disney are solid and very high-quality. In addition to that, Disney has a very good marketing strategy by releasing the
One thing that has always given me interest is the process through which Disney movies go through in order to wow us like they always do. Both Disney Animation and Pixar movies focus mainly on being number one over Dreamworks movies and any other cartoon producers in the industry. Looking closely though, I realized there is more to it than just drawing and speaking for the characters. There’s a process that can last from months up to years. Let’s take a look firstly at how Disney Animated movies are made.
Famed Canadian animator Norman McLaren once said, “Animation is not the art of drawings that move but the art of movements that are drawn.” In this medium, the creator has complete control over what the audience sees. Not bound by the limitations of budgets or technology, an animator can create anything that they want. Animation runs the gambit, from realistic works like ‘The Polar Express’ to stylized ones like ‘Inside Out.’ Whatever is in the filmmaker’s minds can be transposed onto paper and projected to the masses. While many talented animators have made great movies
After the success of Snow White, Disney tried to create realistic animation that lasted for some of Disney’s most classic movies. This era was called Disney Formalism. The beautiful drawings paired with interesting stories entertained children and adults while making the company well known and successful. With this new goal in mind and “In perusing and reaching the limits of hyperrealist animation, Disney became the most visible studio in American animation … Disney Formalist filmmaking … was established during a very brief period of Disney's early history with films [like] Snow White, Pinocchio, Dumbo, and Bambi”
All things considered, there are certain traits that every good animated movie has to be popular. They all offer to teach a lesson, or have a character that attracts viewers since they are strong and fight for themselves. Or it's the progress of the story and where the character grows that interests more people to it. If there are at least few of these qualities the movie wouldn't be considered as a good movie because of its lacking a point to make. So next time you can look for these qualities in a movie to see if it's worth watching it.
The technology must exist to produce the quality aesthetics for an animated film, one especially demanding such as the fully computer-animated Toy Story. One cannot function effectively without the other. The genesis of Toy Story was one only possible through the collective efforts of Lasseter’s work and the innovative Menv program, financial backing by Disney, and the friendly and engaging narrative. The cutting-edge technology of the Menv enabled the formulation of the elaborate aesthetics of animation. The masking of the innovative technology behind the friendly aesthetics alleviated possible fears of the technology for the ultimate success and enjoyment of Toy Story, marking the beginning of a fruitful career of Lasseter and success Disney-Pixar’s animated
The timing in Shrek was very fast like when donkey and Shrek were arguing their responses were very fast it was like their comebacks were very quick but it was great it made the argument
The product I chose to analyze was The Lion King Franchise. The Lion King is an animated feature owed by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the 32nd film featured in the Walt Disney Animation feature collection. Released on June 15 1994, this film was influenced by Africa’s beautiful landscape which includes the lifestyles and interactions of the animals that live there. If you haven’t seen The Lion King before it is about the growth of a young cub becoming a king. In this process of him becoming king he goes through many obstacles until he finally realizes that despite those obstacles, he is destined to be king. The directors of this film, Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff, have not just worked on this film. They have also helped create other notorious
“I think 2-D animation disappeared from Disney because they made so many uninteresting films. They became very conservative in the way they created them. It's too bad. I thought 2-D and 3-D could coexist happily” (Miyazaki). The words of animated film director Hayao Miyazaki may sound harsh, but Miyazaki probably the only one who can say that Disney has done subpar movies and nobody will bat an eye. Because of Miyazaki’s track record of amazing stories telling that have visually stunning animation to go with the stories. When Miyazaki started Studio Ghibli he made it his personal responsibility to go above and beyond the standard animated film. Miyazaki has been inspiring an artist to go above standard, and really make something great. A graphic
In a world where technology is rapidly developing and evolving, it is sometimes hard to keep up with the changes that are made. When looking back on changes that are made it is particularly interesting to look at the development of animation over history. Today when one thinks about animation it is impossible not to think of Disney and their major motion pictures. The Shreck films, Finding Nemo, and Happy Feet, to name just some of the dozens of animated films Disney has produced, raked in million upon millions of dollars at the box office, and have been hit films with people in all age groups.
The technological factors in the animation industry are not really favorable. Though there are several supportive technologies, there is constant rapid change, resulting in quickly obsolete technologies. Consequently, keeping up with the dynamism of animation technologies becomes difficult.