Steamboat Willie


The style of animation developed a lot in the thirty or so years since it started. Steamboat Willie shows use of not only line drawing like the early comic reel style shows but much more developed shading adding dimension to the images. In addition to this the movements are very smooth and lifelike (although exaggerated of course). Disney also moved away from the comic style quest such as dotted lines of sight and lines behind an object or character to indicate speed. The biggest change from previous animations was course the sound which is synchronized with the action they indicate. To me the entire cartoon was designed to frame this synchronization; while telling a story of sorts, everything that happens involves some sort of music or drumming which showcases the accompanying sound.

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