Who in childhood did not like to watch cartoons? Surely, there are no negative answers to this question. Yes, and many who have long crossed this carefree period of life are not at all a couple of hours away from falling into childhood and, together with their children, review their favorite cartoons. And did anyone think about how cartoons are created? It is about this bright and interesting creative process that will be discussed here.
in most cases, it starts with a production idea and a script. It is created thoroughly, since it is the foundation for the future cartoon. Experienced screenwriters work out all the details, character dialogs, look for bright moments so that the resulting cartoon is really memorable.
Following the scriptwriters, after the script is finally approved, the director picks up the work - the main controller of the whole action. He, as a sensitive conductor, distributes various scenes and episodes between artists-animators. In the course of work, he has to make a huge number of sketches of each scene of the cartoon so that the rest of the project participants have an idea of what should be in the frame. And the director’s work results in a “draft” cartoon, which is already almost a full-fledged and rarely changed future story, only in black and white format.
The baton in the creation of the cartoon at the same time as the director is picked up by the rest of the creative team. Great responsibility lies with animator artists, thanks to whose talent many fascinating cartoon characters will be born.
- a responsible and almost the most important stage in the whole process. After all, the draft version created by the director is just a sketch, and such a character does not have his own personality. And skillful artists give the image a finished look. Some team members create common features of the hero, while other animators - work out all the details. As a result, it turns out the whole personality with a soul, which has its own character and distinctive features. An important background in the cartoon itself is the background on which the action usually unfolds - the third group of artists is engaged in its drawing. To play painted images and backgrounds with all the colors of the rainbow, of course, pre-approved, will allow artists-fillers. It should be noted how painstaking the work of artists is, because to create a few seconds of the cartoon, they create hundreds of thousands of drawings.
Of course, no cartoon will be so interesting without vivid dialogue of characters, cute songs and sound effects that accompany the action. Therefore, the next stage, dubbing is also very important in the process of creating an animated film. When voicing their characters, the actors should well feel them and understand everything that is happening on the hand-drawn scene in order to correctly convey the character's intonation and character through the voice. A considerable contribution is made by the sound engineer and sound engineer - they create the sound background of the cartoon. To find and record suitable sounds, whether it is the sound of rain or the flutter of a butterfly, to give a special mesmerizing atmosphere, to combine acting voices with the video sequence - these are the tasks facing the most “musical” members of the team working on the cartoon.
At the finish line of this long, but interesting process, all components are put together, the sound is synchronized with the image and the cartoon is created in the form in which millions of young viewers will see it.
Creating cartoons is truly a magical process. A huge number of people working on a fictional story put all the warmth and sincerity of their hearts, and therefore the actions of the cartoon take on special meaning and make them stay on the screen for a minute.