Animation Deconstruction

In the animated Batman series, Batman has many different styles and colors used which show what type of character he is in the specific cartoon. The hue red is used with Batman Beyond, a younger Batman character placed in the future. Red is used to show anger or loss of control this young batman in training has to deal with. True dark black is used other than red to give Batman the famous Dark Knight appearance.

To contrast or stand out in the background, a darker more purple background sky is placed behind Batman Beyond on the right. The other two Batman characters are older versions of Batman. Lighter, brighter shades of black are used for a less dark, intimidating Batman character like the recent Batman’s have been seen as.

The position in the animation, the characters are all above the skyscrapers of the city in the sky. The camera takes a low angle view, looking up into the sky at Batman. This angle gives the characters more power, control, and some intimidation. The lower horizon emphasizes the subject, but does not represent the size of the object, but rather add depth or distance.

            In this picture of the animation from Toy Story 3, the comical Toy themed animation is very emotion in this scene. The red, warm hue and saturation gives the scene the intense feeling to the audience of danger and heat of the fire. A lighter shade of orange is in the bottom of the frame with advance and appear closer to the camera, as the darker shade close to red, which is cooler, makes the objects seem farther away from the camera.

            Shadows are shown in the rubble the characters are in to show how deep the pieces are, and establishing where the light is coming from in the environment. A parallel line is established to show the characters unity and friendship. Wherever the characters fate is, they are in it together, closely touching one another. The horizon line is placed behind them to take away their power and appear hopeless or out of their own control what happens to them, complete opposite of the Batman image above. To add even more lines to show how the characters are small little toys in the larger world, additional vertical lines in the background are added to give reference and weight to the scene.