South Park Animation (Flash)

South Park Animation

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Eric Cartman Character Analysis

Eric Cartman

Character Analysis

The target audience for Eric Cartman and "South Park" in general is mid-to-late teenagers due to his frequent use of vulgarity, racial and religious stereotyping, his worshiping of infamous people such as Hitler and Mel Gibson, and the way he casts out people who don't look or act like him, such as Ginger's, homeless people, hippies, gays, elders and his friend "Butters".

Disney Animation Era

In the era of Disney animation, they designed their characters in a way that was visually appealing, thus why characters such as Mickey Mouse, Bambi, Mini Mouse etc. have a "baby" like appearance (big eyes, always smiling, usually in the form of mice, deer, rabbits, and not aggressive animals such as tigers or lions). 

Pixar Animation Era

However, characters developed by Pixar have changed their approach to developing appealing characters. Whilst back in the era of Disney animation characters were primarily visually appealing, in modern Pixar movies one of the main focus' of animators is to create appeal through relationships between characters and the way character traits are exaggerated to make the characters appealing to the audience. An example is Woody from Toy Story, cowboys aren't generally appealing to it's target audience of children. However, his friendly nature and frequent antics with the other characters make him appealing to the target audience in a different way to how Disney characters were appealing in the early days of animation.

Film Genre Trailer Analysis - Horror

Trailers analysed: Friday the 13^th, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Dead Space 2 (video game), Cabin in the Woods, Silent Hill: Downpour (video game), Scream 4, Smiley

Notes: 

 - The lighting is usually dark and at night or in dark rooms.

 - Screen cuts frequently to different scenes to add suspense and tension to the trailer and make it seem scarier.

 - Usually ends with part of a murder scene and cuts before the victim is killed.

 - Flashlights in dark rooms are a frequently occurring object.

 - End on a high suspense scene, such as a murder, a fight scene, death etc.

 - Not only movies use these elements, but video games and TV shows as well.

 - Set in dark forests, haunted houses, storage rooms, coffins etc.

 - The lighting in these trailers rarely brighten up, but when they do it is usually a result of a flashlight being shined into the camera or a light flickering in a dark room.

 - The music that is most frequently used is either high violins playing eerie music, or low cello’s adding suspense to the movie. Sound FX are echoed and edited to sound louder and to help add the element of fear to the trailer.

 - Characters faces are covered in dirt or blood and are wearing torn or muddy clothing.

 - Villains occasionally wear masks to cover their identity, as well as scare the victim.

 - Fire and Torches are a frequently recurring item/theme and again are a rare sight of light