What Importantly Makes Your Audience Laugh?

I did a review on an article called Animation Comedy and Gag Writing. This amazing article was released in November the 08 2002 by Jean Ann Wright. I found this article to be very useful for future purpose as an animator as it describes and makes valuable reference on how to make your audience laugh; it speaks about the importance of humour or comedy and the effects it could have on the audience. Jean describes how in comedy we set up a situation, increase the tension, and suddenly come with something unexpected which causes our Emotions to gush out and explode in laughter. she also explains that comedy is a contrast between two incompatible frames of reference linked in an unexpected and sudden way, which could lead the audience down for a surprise; Surprise is very important in comedy as it brings an unexpected thing that leads to a reaction in laughter; I agree with her, the bigger the surprise, the bigger the laughter. Repression is also important as it can contribute to a bigger laugh this article says. The article describes how Repression is the reason that causes humour; Depending upon the audience’s attitude towards the comedy. Now most important for comedy in animation it describes how it uses motion and misuses the laws of physics to exaggerate comedy. It gives tips makes valid points on how to write funny scripts and comedy devices which could be useful for any armature animator or producer if they want to create comedy.

The Evolution of Comedy

I did a review on an article called “The Evolution of Comedy” as it describes comedy in animation and how it evolved through the century when it began. It’s also describes the process and how It has shifted and changed into what we see in our TVs today. In this article it first defines the fundamental on what comedy is; Comedy is weighed primarily on humour. It has happy stories and the purpose is just to make the viewers laugh, Ever since the early 90s when it first began it has never failed to bore the audience through the ages. In the era of silent movies comedy had no verbal communication, which had to only rely on parody and exaggerations to excite humouring. In the 1920's, comedy in animation cartoons became popular as the characters were fashioned to give a more appealing look. The article mentions few popular names like Felix the Cat, Betty Boop and Krazy Kat, this title were well known and respected for the time and quality the animators put in these characters. Towards the end of the 1920s sounds was introduced in movies as it started the use of verbal humour. Its mentions how parody was replaced by dialogue films comedians like W.C Fields and the Marx Brothers. Physical comedy was no longer a necessity because verbal interaction was more appreciated by the audience. The article also speaks how comedy was used during the World War I. military themes were such a hit in the industry. And it speaks how Comedy was focused on civil defence, service, boot-camp and shore leave. In the 1950's, comedy animation was introduced on TV. It first began to show family comedy because of this reason but towards the end of 1950's, darker humour began to rise; what a good introduction to bring in dark humour if you ask me. I really like this article because it makes some very important historical facts and reference about comedy animation.

Review on article from Flitz

Flitz written an article called Tom and Jerry Tales, Volume 6. The reason for this article is to talk about the new Volume for Tom and Jerry tales on DVD. he also compares the old Tom and Jerry created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera in the 1940s with the new and recent Tom and Jerry called Tom and Jerry Tales. He makes some valid points on how have they evolved since the beginning of the cartoon.He writes how Tom and Jerry tales cartoon lacks the sparkle of the original Tom and Jerry cartoon created by Hanna Barbera, but mentions that it still has the magical feeling of cat and mouse rivalry. Tom a house cat and Jerry the mischievous mouse are always having a go at each other; were Jerry always end up successful beating Tom in a battled animation.he mentions one of the episodes he watched from Tom and Jerry tales when Tom was a DJ which showed feeling of modern age of music which didn’t work for him, he preferred the old classic music feel on the original Tom and Jerry instead; I’m assuming that it didn’t work for him because he is not a fan of modern secular music or probably it’s just because it doesn’t give him that same magical feeling anymore due to growing up. The old Tom and Jerry didn’t even have any voice for the characters but he mentions it were one of the best Tom and Jerry ever, Giving HIM a magical feeling that Tom and Jerry tales can’t match. but tom and Jerry tales still does a good job by still applying the cartoon violence as the original, with impunity action violence that still generate laughter and excitement due to it exaggeration; he mentions that the cartoony violence is what keeps the spirit of tom and jerry.

My Visit To The Tate Modern

I went to the Tate modern gallery and selected two art pieces to study and do a review on. I enjoyed myself as I had to go through room to room to decide which ones I would select, for there was so many art works that were very good and inspiring but it wasn’t very long when i did select two to do my review on. The selected work I chose is named Camouflage painted by Andy Warhol who is one of the most influential artists of the post-war period. And the second named Lilith inspired by Anselm kiefer.

Andy Warhol was born in Pittsburgh, PA, in 6 Aug 1928. He is recognised as the most influential artist during the post-war period. He is famous for his Pop Art and images which made for the popular press. Andy Warhol used Acrylic paint and silkscreen ink on canvas to design theses marvellous art piece. The reason i really love Andy Warhol camouflage because it looks very computer generated and graphical which I am a big fan of graphical art and seeing Andy Warhol is just another great piece of art. This work reminds me war because soldiers use camouflage to blend in with their surroundings to prevent them from being spotted by the enemy. Which also reminds me of one my favourite video games called metal gear solid 3; a 3D action adventure game that lets you experience the thrill of sneaking past the enemy without being seen. You play the role of snake, which must infiltrate enemy territory and carry out a top secret mission. If the enemy sees you, they’ll call for reinforcements and things are bound to get rough. So wearing camouflage will allow snake to blend in with his surroundings to avoid detection by the enemy. It also reminds me of how people try to blend in with society to be accepted like how soldiers use camouflage to allow nature to accept them for their advantage. His works I believe was inspired in the time of war for at the time camouflage was a new look in art.

This work was inspired by Anselm kiefer a German painter and sculpture that was born in Donaverchingen in 1945. he used materials like straw, ash, clay, lead and stellar for his work which i really like because it creates a different meaning; the composition of his works are good with a destructive style. He is known as one of the best and most successful artist after the World War 2.One of his works is called Lilith which is supposed to be horrific vision of urban city engulfed in a fiery blaze. He used dust to and earth to spread through his paint to give a apocalyptic effect. The first time i saw this painting in the museum I thought it to be a forest engulfed in a haze. This painting is supposed to be about Lilith a mythical female derived from Hebrew mythology. In this mythology Lilith is supposed to be the wife of Adam; a female Mesopotamian storm demon associated with the wind bearing diseases, illness and death. in this painting kiefer waned to show the nature of Lilith as she brings destruction upon Oscar Niemeyer’s buildings.

Family always stick together

The film God Father derived from a novel written by Mario Puzo's. It was composed into a film in 1972 directed by Francis Ford Copola, screen play by Mario Puzo's and Francis Ford Copolo and produced by Albert S.Ruddy. The main actors of the film are Marlon Brendo played as the Godfather who is also recognised as the best actor of all time. Al Pacino plays as Michael who becomes the second God Father, James Caans who plays as sonny the older brother of micheal and first born of God Father, John Cazele as Fredo Corleone and Rbert duvall and Tom Haggen.The film God Father Film is about a top mafia gangster that helps people do their dirty work for a high amount of money. The mafia gang is operated by a family called the Corleone's and the leader is no other then the God Father who is also the father of the Corleone family Vito Corleone. People respect and look up to him. I think that Marlon Brendo played his role as the God very successful. It is because of this film why he is remembered as the best actor of all time. These mafias are very powerful and even control some politicians. They fight to stay on top of the game and also very dangerous; they are people whom you wouldn’t like to mess with for they kill people so smartly that the police or anyone wouldn’t be able to find the trace.
Michael the youngest I the Corleone whom before never wanted to be involved in the so called family business soon decides to join when his father got into a tragic incident with another mafia gang, He wanted to protect and secure his father position as God Father. Perhaps he felt guilty for not being there for him and the family; It gave me a sense of feeling he thought it was his entire fault. You could also say this film is a family oriented film. Soon as Sonny dies the God Father gave up on all that he worked for, everything to him became useless, for the reason he fought all his life climbing to the top was for his family but as soon as one dies he sees no need to continue fighting: The pat of the film I really liked was when God Father says to his son Michael "women and children can be careless but men can't. This express as a Father you are a leader and as a leader you must not careless or else your whole family will be effected. I love this film cause the message and the concept of the film is about family sticking to together.

The Great Plague

Date of film is 1922 directed F.W Murivau, Film novel by Bramm Stoker.Nosferatu is a beast which no person should out his name it’s strictly advised not to. Nosferatu can sense when his name is called so men act very cautious.From the diary of Johann Cavallius, a German historian; His native city is Bremen a city located in Germany: Nosferatu! That name alone can chill the blood! Nosferatu! Was it he who brought the plaque to Bremen in 1838? I have long sought the causes of that terrible epidemic, and found at its origin and its climax the innocent figures of Jonathon Harker and his young wife Nina. Because of the time this film was made it has no sound effects or speech only a musical instrument played at the background to express the mood of the Characters in different scenes. Sound is very important in this film because it communicates to the audience of what happening which without the sound it will be difficult to understand the atmosphere. And also the film uses big subtitles that cover the entire screen. Alexander Granach who plays as Reinfeld received an important letter from Dracula because he wants to buy a house in Bremen so he sent Jonathan Harker played by Gustav Von Wangenheim to the city of phantoms. Were Dracula can be located to help him decide which house he would like to live? But going there only lead Dracula to the city of Bremen with a powerful plague that killed many people in Europe. We soon later find out that Reinfield is also a vampire, his servant of Nosferatu that why he was under his influence. Reinfield was the cause of all this plague as he was the one who planed and allowed Harker to draw Nosferatu to Bremen. Nina played by Breta Schroder the wife of Harker fulfilled what was written in the book of the vampire and sacrificed herself to stop the plague so her city Bremen would be saved. The spell soon was broken after the sacrifice and Reinfield and Dracula vanished but Nina died.

God Father 2, Family Betrayal

Directed and produced by Francis Ford Coppola, screen play by Francis Ford Coppolo and Mario Puzo and based on a novel the God father by Mario Puzo.God Father 2 is a back to back from the past and the present of Vito Corleone and Michael Corleone. It goes back into the life of Vito Corleone which shows his life and how he began the family business as a mob. The most important part of the film is the beginning because it shows why Vito Corleone became the man he becomes; it is because of revenge. He sought for revenge because Dan Siccia killed his family when he was a child, and that anger fermented within which created a dangerous man later on his life. This also gives you the understanding how the family came together in to an organisation that takes control of the streets. When Vito Corleone is young he seems like a innocent and respectable nice boy, at the time he was dumb but i believe through the years of hatred and revenge in his heart gave him the utterance to speak. it also reveals the time of Italian refuges coming to America in the early 19 hundreds. The new God Father Michael Corleone played as Al Pacino became even more powerful and extended the family business, he controls major hotels and casinos including having the great politicians in his pocket. Family is still important for him for he continues his father's legacy which is to secure his family security in a dangerous and crafty world. If anything will try to come against his family he will do all means to stand and fight to prevent it. Robert Deniero plays as Vito Corleone when his adult. I love the way he acts out his character for he does it very well; Vito is respectable, modest, and very noble, humbled and knows how to hear bad news and Deniero plays it fantastic. His also calm, gentle and not interested in things that doesn’t concern him. When Michael Corleone finds out that his brother wanted to kill him by the help of his enemies it was heartbroken because it was his own family, friends can betray but family is unmentionable. Later on the family begins to break apart. Michael fights to keep it stable but at the same time he is the one breaking it apart. His father Vito fought for security but later he forgets that and fights for power, he just tries to be strong like his father but his father’s power was his family and the love he had for them. The Corleone family used to be like the Roman Empire but love is no more only the greed for power.Michael Corleone soon kills his brother for trying to kill him, Roth dies and his father’s old friend dies all killed by the hands. No longer is Michael protecting his family members but killing them; He Is doing the complete opposite what is father wanted and slowly destroys his father’s legacy.