Dance sequences appear in a significant amount of Fleischer Studios cartoons throughout the 1920s and 1930s. These sequences presented the audience with an aesthetic sense of realism and an increased illusion of a third dimension, even though Fleischer’s cartoons were…
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Transforming the Synergy of Technology, Artistry, and Collaboration with AI in Live-action supported Animation Performance
by Emily Tang • June 4, 2024 • 0 Comments
This text explores the integration of live-action performance within the realm of animation by highlighting the transformative journey from traditional methods to the incorporation of advanced technologies such as AI. Live-action performance has been an essential component in the production…
Around Fuji: Panoramic Vision as a Postmodern Sensibility
by Colin Wheeler • October 24, 2023 • 0 Comments
Early cinema, in particular silent film, has often been linked to the train as a symbol of modernity in the early twentieth century. However, depictions of trains in animation open opportunities for the modern and the traditional to engage in…
Illusions of Depth and Motion in Robert Breer’s Fuji (1974)
by Paul Taberham • April 7, 2015 • 4 Comments
Robert Breer commented on one of his creative goals, by stating “I think even in painting the clue to what I do has something to do with ambiguity and controlling ambiguity and making it dramatic […] to get ambiguity as…