Belgium is the place of origin for a number of iconic cartoon heroes – Tintin and Asterix to name just two, but then there are the Smurfs – the village-full of tiny blue-skinned mischievous imps who attract the attention of kids and grown ups alike for several decades. There is barely a country on Earth where the Smurf silhouette is not instantly recognised, although their name changes in every counry: the Smurfs, die Schlumpfe, I Puffi, Los Pitufos, de Smurfen, les Schtroumpfs… The Smurfs were created in 1958 by Belgian illustrator Pierre ‘Peyo’ Culliford as Les Schtroumpfs - secondary characters in a comic strip published in the ‘Spirou’ magazine. At the time of their first appearance, the Smurfs were ‘three-apples tall’, blue-skinned medieval creatures who spoke an odd language of their own – the first ever Smurf popped up from behind a rock and cried out ‘Can’t you look where you smurf? You nearly smurfed me!’. Thus in a ‘Johan and Pirlouit’ comic strip called ‘The Flute With Six Holes’ a legend was born! Peyo explained that he had chosen blue as the skin colour of these charming beings, because he believed blue was a color the children would like. And …show more content…
Having dazzled generations of kids over decades, in 2011 the beloved tiny blue creatures were introduced to yet another generation of young viewers. The family comedy was intended to shed some light on evil wizard Gargamel’s backstory. In the words of Kerner ‘We’ll learn (more) about Gargamel and Smurf Soup and how all that began and what really goes on in that castle. Especially for their 3D debut, the Smurf family was yet again extended – Peyo’s descendants allowed the filmmakers the frivolty to create three brand new characters – Narrator, Crazy and Gutsy. There was even a rumour that iconic filmmaker Quentin Tarantino himself was in talks to take part in the action – by playing Brainy, the Smurf
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What yellow creatures love to eat bananas and "have been on this planet far longer than we have" (Illumination)? These yellow creatures, Minions, who have appeared in three animation films so far by Illumination Entertainment and Universal Pictures, have gained popularity for being one of a kind and absolutely amusing to watch. No matter where you go, you can see at least one kid owning a marketed product that contains these yellow creatures. For the latest movie in the Despicable Me franchise, Illumination Entertainment created a simple visual as a movie advertisement to attract a particular type of audience. The movie advertisement, Minions, is incredibly effective for families with children, the target audience, because of the use of colors and prominence of texts and images, ethos and pathos, and diversity among the Minions.
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The colors in the figure’s face consist of warm colors of red, yellow, green while the rest of the body consist of primary colors of yellow, blue, red along with seafoam green, white, and pink. However, the colors are mixed from one to another to create depth. To illustrate this, a viewer would focus on the figure’s right leg because of the luminous yellow and then to the soft sea green foam, which makes the yellow closer to the viewer, whereas the sea foam green is in the back, creating depth. In addition, the simplified forms such as the red triangle on the bottom right also helps separate the yellow and the sea foam green, which reinforces that they split to show depth. In addition, the two red dots, the triangle, the red on the face, and red on the arm also reinforces the viewer to look at the whole piece. Overall, Brown use specific colors around the drawing to make sure the viewer look at it as a whole rather than just looking at one
Produced in 2009, The Frog Princess is a Disney animation inspired by the Grimm Brothers’ fairytale, The Frog Prince. Both The Frog Princess and The Frog Prince deal with a multiplicity of issues, all of which contribute to supporting positive messages and morals (Ceaser, 2009). However, though The Frog Princess is based on a classic fairytale, it is far from being the same. The writers at Disney have taken a classic fairytale and created a “Monster” (Prince, 2001). This essay will examine the evolution of the original Grimm Brothers’ fairytale, the messages both main characters represent, and how the adaptation to fit a modern child readership diminishes a classic fairytale. Through discussing these arguments, this paper will prove that Disney’s adaptation into The Princess and The Frog is counter-productive in representing the original story’s messages, morals, and values.
I am writing about Fortnite and how the game is fun and works. Have you ever played fortnite? If you have, you know how addicting the game is. I personally think that the game is very fun and that it is very easy to learn. Many people could help you learn or could teach you how to play.
The most prominent color in this painting is blue; it is used in the walls, the doors the articles of clothing hanging on the wall hook and some of the items resting on the nightstand. The other prominent color is green, used on parts of floorboards, the window, a part of one of the doorframes, parts of the hanging paintings and the empty vase on the nightstand. Brown is the only ...
es indeed, animation is fun for children, but it also expresses important ideas for people of all ages. In some ways, ‘Shrek’ is your classic fairy tale for example, it has a hero, a beautiful Princess, and a dastardly villain. But unlike the traditional fairy tales, the hero is an ugly, ill-tempered ogre, the Princess is not all she appears to be, and the villain has some obvious shortcomings. The award-winning animated film, ‘Shrek’, is directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson, the viewers learn that being a good person is more important than just being good-looking. It also shows that true friends help each other in difficult situations and that women can be equally as strong characters as men. These ideas are portrayed through characters such as Shrek, Princess Fiona and Donkey. The directors use camera angles and dialogue to express their ideas.
... truly understand the hidden meanings and undertones, one must acknowledge the importance if these colors. Purple, in any shade, cannot exist without red and blue. That being said, purple plays the major role in representing the complexly joined life, death, and afterlife of Chris and Annie.
The widely popular film Shrek, produced and distributed by DreamWorks in 2001, grossed a total of $484,409,218 in worldwide sales (Box Office Mojo). The success of the film has led DreamWorks to create several shorts, companion films, and sequels. From its memorable characters to its whimsical, edgy humor, Shrek was an amazing, highly successful animation that would pave the way for DreamWorks to make billions off the franchise. Shrek’s success can be attributed to three main factors: the range of ages it appeals to, its creative use of intertextuality, and its ability to cover a wide range of the fairy tale functions proposed by Vladimir Propp.
The animated film Shrek is a Dreamworks fairy tale that teaches us to look beyond what we expect to see, by completely subverting the traditional fairy tale concepts of gender, appearance and beauty. The characters in Shrek are vastly different from what we would expect to see in their appearance and behaviour. With unexpected plot twists, the directors of Shrek create important messages and morals that would not usually be conveyed, using techniques such as humour. The techniques have been placed strategically to result in an entertaining and educational film.
The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Voices in the Park were published at either end of the twentieth century, a period which witnessed the creation of the modern picturebook for children. They are both extremely prestigious examples of picturebooks of their type, the one very traditional, the other surrealist and postmodern. The definition of ‘picturebook’ used here is Bader’s: ‘an art form [which] hinges on the interdependence of pictures and words, on the simultaneous display of two facing pages, and on the drama of the turning of the page’ (Bader, quoted in Montgomery, 2009, p. 211). In contrast with a simple illustrated book, the picturebook can use all of the technology available to it to produce an indistinguishable whole, the meaning and value of which is dependent on the interplay between all or any of these aspects. Moebius’s claim that they can ‘portray the intangible and invisible[. ], ideas that escape easy definition in pictures or words’ is particularly relevant to these two works.
Blue equates to Amélie and her counterpart, Nico’s, pursuits of happiness. Whenever both characters are in a scene together, there is some sort of blue item in the picture. When Nico tries to find the stranger that is leaving behind mysterious clues, he follows the blue arrows on the ground that leads to Amélie. In the midst of this, Nico peers down at Amélie from a blue telescope which symbolizes his interest in the pursuit of love. When Amélie visits Nico’s place of employment in hopes of meeting him there, the store is illuminated by blue lighting. The color blue does not only imply a character’s happiness in terms of love, but also a longing for something that a character cannot obtain. Mr. Dufayel is Amélie’s neighbor who is afraid of leaving his apartment for fear of shattering his frail bones, and so his entire apartment is padded up. Mr. Dufayel’s television is encased in wadding in order to protect himself, but the screen is blue. Whenever he watches television, he lives vicariously through those portrayed on the screen as he never sets foot outside of his apartment. Even though blue is only used a few times during the whole film, this characteristic is able to highlight the meaningful placement of certain objects in each scene and have them emanate a sense of
Am I a Blue? When hearing this title one might insight into a colorful narrative that is meant for a youthful audience, when in fact the title is a representation of society’s dark and concealed meanings. Am I Blue by Alice Walker depicts all the struggles and hardships people have been through and still go through on a day-to-day basis. While the title suggests something pretty, the story itself proves to be far from it as one looks closely at the words and reads between the lines. This piece of literature is the epitome of symbolism.
“ I grew up in yellow country but my parents are blue. I’m blue or at least that’s what they told me” -Colors by Whitni Thomas (1991).