Blog 7 - Animation Deconstruction

Both of these stills are from the cartoon show Hey Arnold on Nickelodeon. I decided to choose them because they were both similar when it came to lighting. The two good character, Arnold and Gerald, are placed in the light, while the bad characters are shadowed. It brings a bit of a dark, scared, mood to the scene. Two menacing characters are in the shadows and dressed in dark colored clothing. The color of the outfits that Arnold and Gerald are wearing are different. In the first scene, they are dressed in colorful clothing, while the bad guy is dressed in a hue of grays. Their brightness stands out more in the light. Arnold, the main character, sticks out even more than Gerald because his clothes are brighter, contrasting, and hes placed further in the light, putting the focus on him. In the second scene the boys give off a good guy vibe because of how they are dressed in white. Not only does the bad guys have a square shaped head compared to the two boys more rounded ones, he is dressed in darker colors, making him come off as more menacing and evil.
There really is no saturation in this cartoon, all of the colors are a bit dull. Though their backgrounds are all made up of dark hues. The first one is all blues, while the second one is all grays. The two boys stand out from both backgrounds because their colors are contrasting from the evil characters and their backgrounds. Each shot somehow has a light in the center that lights up the whole scene.
In the first scene, Arnold and Gerald have contrasting movements. One is leaning away while the other is leaning towards the evil man. These are overlapping movements because there are so many happening at the same time. The weight of the characters is prevalent through their size and how they are standing. The evil man seems light by his jumpy movements and the boys seem light through their small stature.
In the second scene there are parallel movements by Arnold and Gerald. They are hovering together and in the same direction. The weight of the bad man is seen by how large he is and how he is leaning forward, making the two boys cower.