P2. Animation Trends

Trends in Animation:



Top Animated Features -

2013: 
Frozen
Despicable Me 2
Monsters University

2012:
Brave
Madagascar 3
Dr Seuss The Lorax

2011:
Kung Fu Panda 2
The Smurfs
Cars 2



Non-Disney successful films:

• Lego Movie
• Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

Darker films for younger audiences:

• Quirky
• Humour appeal of ages

• Paranorman
• Frankenweenie
• Coraline
• The Nightmare before Christmas
• The Corpse Bride

Similarities in Top Animated Features over the 3 years: 

• Sequels = franchises
• Sequels are popular because if the original film was successful then people are more likely to go see the sequel
• Franchises
• extra finance
• existing audience
• Merchandise
• Big companies, eg 
• Pixar
• Dreamworks
• 3D option
• Established Hollywood stars
• increase publicity
• voice acting
• Adventure films
• Family-orientated films

TV Trends:

• Cbeebies
• Milkshake
• Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom
• Fifi and the Flowertots
• Postman Pat
• Fireman Sam
• Peppa Pig
• All are types of 2D animation

Older audiences:

• Simpsons
• Family Guy
• South Park
• American Dad
• King of the Hill

• Adventure Time
• Ed, Edd n Eddy
• The Amazing World of Gumball
• The Regular Show

Eratic

Abstract

3D characters over 3D backgrounds

Mix Artistic

Episodes:

• Driven by a character and key events
• Characters hardly/never develop

Web Series

• Early Years Entertainment
• Simple, catchy
• Therefore repeated viewings

• Experimental
• Cutting edge
• Educational animation on Vimeo

Examples:

• ASDF
• Charlie the Unicorn
• Teen audiences
• Short
• Quotable
• Stands up to repeat viewing