A well-known animation director, Charles M. Jones (or, more commonly known as Chuck Jones), is considered by most people to be one of the all-time masters of visual comedy. (I, personally, would have to agree.) He worked for Warner Bros., creating over 200 cartoons between 1938 and 1962. But what is it that made his cartoons so memorable?
For starters, I had never thought about the "assumption and reality" trope, as it is a reoccurring theme in almost all of his cartoons. It's very simple, but smart, and can effortlessly make a situation funny. Like how Wile E. Coyote will set up traps to capture the Road Runner, but something will
always go wrong with his plans; it'll backfire and he'll end up hurting himself.
Also, the amount of time and work put into each character's personality is what makes them so interesting. Each character has their own unique thing about them that makes them so lovable. For instance, Daffy Duck usually starts fights with other characters on impluse, while on the other hand, Bugs Bunny never starts fights, and will only fight back if he needs to. Daffy wants money and fame, the Coyote wants to catch the Road Runner, and Pepe Le Pew wants somebody to love. "The more simpler the desire, the more vivid the character."
At the very end of the video, Chuck gave some very helpful advice for people also wanting to get into the film business. It's not enough to just watch movies and cartoons in order to be inspired, it's about reading as well. If you want to draw, you need to have some kind of idea in your head. He also encourages that you go out and study real life, famous works of art, and applying it to your animation. It's about studying real life, and making something new.
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