Animation Analysis

i have chosen to compare "A Short Vision" and "Duck Amuck". These two animations are very different, for example "Duck Amuck" is very deconstructive because some of the backgrounds are not drawn out before the character steps into them, this is used in a comical way to add appeal. Whereas "A Short Vision" is not deconstructive as it is quite a serious film whilst not appearing so at first.

"A Short Vision" is quite primal as it shows the fear of death and the horror of mass extinction. in the film it says how the scholars looked up and died and then said exactly the same for the rest of the people, this shows that in death no one is better than anyone in terms of human classes or in terms of animals and humans as the humans died in the same way the animals did. "Duck Amuck" is not primal because although it may have some hidden contexts it doesn't touch on the extreme factors of our animalistic qualities and the urges/emotions that we can have.

"A Short Story" seems as though it is aimed at kids because of the narrators smooth voiceover and the slow opening panning shots and even the title suggests that it's an animation aimed at children but the story is quite sinister and horrifying for a child. "Duck Amuck" seems to be aimed at everyone as it is funny and appealing and although in modern times people may think animation is mostly for children as most modern animated films are primarily aimed at children, in the 1950's when this film was made people thought animation was interesting as a medium and captured all audiences.

Although both films are very different they are similar in the fact that they both break the paradigm that is set for them. For example "A Short Story" is like many other children's short stories in the way it is animated, the sound and the soothing qualities of the voiceover but then it breaks that paradigm by emerging in a dark story about all of humanity and wildlife being eradicated. "Duck Amuck" also does something similar by starting like a normal carton so the viewer thinks they are just going to watch another cartoon following the normal formula for animated films but instead they are presented with a very different, creative approach to a animated cartoon by having Daffy complain about how the sets arn't yet set out for him.