This year in my contextual studies I am looking at old cartoons and asking how they have changed in terms of what you can and can’t get away with now. I will be covering the issues of race and stereotypes, what rules are laid down, and if this is a good thing or not. Are cartoons not as fun and free now?
We talked in class the other day about what we could and couldn’t put in our animations, so this is quite good that I am doing this. I have a separate blog for this also. I have just reviewed Dumbo for it, and came to the conclusion that things are so strict now, that a innocent little film like this would not be allowed to be made in this day and age.
Of course my audience isn’t meant to be exclusively for children, I want it to appeal to a wider audience, although it wouldn’t appeal to everyone. One of the things I need to do is research my audience.
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