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Animation To start with it would be needed to know what animation is. The dictionary definition of animation is “A technique used in motion pictures or video production, produced frame by frame, in which inanimate objects, such as cartoon drawings or puppets, appear to move of their own accord” , which is an overcomplicated way of saying making it look like a drawing is moving. Animation in the past half-century has made leaps and bounds in terms of improvement to reach where it is today. Such…

From what I read of C.S. Lewis’s Perelandra, it was primarily uneventful. Lewis tells the story of Elwin Ransom’s recent trip to the planet Perelandra or Venus. Lewis, the first-person narrator, portrays himself as one of Ransom’s closest friends. He tells the story from Ransom’s memory of Ransom’s experience on Perelandra. Ransom describes the planet to be very beautiful and different from earth. The planet is covered with a “roof” preventing the inhabitants of seeing the sky clearly. On…

I found this particular piece of artwork in the tunnels near Lanark residence, and obviously painted by some of its floor members quite a few years ago. This particular sign caught my eye because I was curious as to why an entire floor of people would choose a 2001 children’s animated movie to represent them in a public area for an indeterminate amount of time. I believe that the Shrek painting is a perfect example of a social media meme. According to Little (2014), “Internet memes—images that…

A mixture of bold, sweet, gorgeous, funny and sometimes sad, ‘Inside Out’ has certainly found a place in the heart of children and adults alike. The movie was borne out of an original idea by Pete Docter and was co-directed by Docter and Ronaldo Del Carmen. An animated film with the characters voiced by prolific actors such as Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Bill Hader, Lewis Black and Mindy Kahling, the movie taps into complex psyche of a child and tries to answer some profound questions about a…

Animation is on another new level. The greatest aspect of the animatronics is its ability to create unique, exciting, and persuasive genres from different parts of the planet. Among the best mediums for generating animes series in the continent is the Japanese cinema. It is well-known for generating some of the most popular animes and has swiftly multiplied across other different parts of the world. Other countries like USA, Australia, Canada and China are also among the finest mediums in the…

The Legacy still Lives On ‘’Shake it like a polaroid picture’’ a lyric quote from Outkast ‘’Hey Ya’’.The Polaroid revolutionized photography, and it has definitely changed the way we think about pictures forever.Today’s society uses Polaroid cameras for a lot of things.Especially for taking Polaroid pictures.These special cameras are used just to take pictures.We use Ordinary cameras for Vlogging, Photography, capturing memories etc.Cameras are especially used if you are a YouTuber, for…

Since the mid-1980s, Spielberg has increased his role as a film producer. He headed up the production team for several cartoons, including the Warner Bros. hits Tiny Toon Adventures, Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain, Toonsylvania, and Freakazoid!, for which he collaborated with Jean MacCurdy and Tom Ruegger. Due to his work on these series, in the official titles, most of them say, "Steven Spielberg presents" as well as making numerous cameos on the shows. Spielberg also produced the Don Bluth…

The Incredibles is a fantastic movie for children and families. The Incredibles was released in 2004 by Pixar, it was written and directed by Brad Bird. The Incredibles is an action packed, funny movie with tons of great actors. The movie has a very clear plot so it is easy to follow for children. The Incredibles are retired (Mr. Incredible, voiced by Craig T. Nelson. Elastigirl, voiced by Holly Hunter. Violet, voiced by Sarah Vowell, and Dash, voiced by Spencer Fox) and trying to fit in with…

Great Barrier Reef. Along with Dory (Ellen Degeneres) a blue tang fish with severe memory loss, Bruce (Barry Humphries) a great white shark whose personality changes when his instincts set in, and many others impact the movie. The movie opens like all Pixar films with small visual scenes on the setting and music that effect your sensory details like crazy to make it feel as if you’re actually there. Marlin, a clownfish, lost his wife and all but one child due to a barracuda attack.…

The article “Poste-Princess Models of Gender: The New Man in Disney/Pixar” by Gillam and Wooden uses great examples to show how the views on masculinity is changing. In the article, they talk about ‘emasculation of the alpha male’, which is when you deprive a man of his role. In they describe a man’s masculinity using moves such as toy story, little mermaid, the Incredibles, etc. They talked about how Buzz Lightyear and his companion Sheriff Woody see themselves based “on a masculine model of…