To give life to pencil
marks, whether it be words or sketches, bounded to paper is, perhaps, the
greatest gift of animation.
An animation embodies
the values and perspectives of the animator. I believe that these are the
qualities that truly bring life to animations.
It is the years of
craftsmanship that allows for the audiences to admire Jerry's cunning wits
or to sympathize with Tom's persistent demeanor.
However, it is the
hearts of the animators that makes the audiences fall in love with Jerry's
deviousness and Tom's resilience.
Yet it is the dreams
of these animators that allowed for the creation of Tom and Jerry.
While technology has
revolutionized the animations industry, Tom and Jerry, at its very foundations,
was a simple and silent slapstick comedy animation. However, its animators were
capable of bringing a great deal of character to Tom and Jerry through
expressions, actions, and movements. These attributes constantly drew my family
into the living room one by one for each episode.
Although the story-line remains essentially the same throughout its entirety, Tom and Jerry shows that storytelling goes beyond a plot.
Animation, in its own
right, is a powerful form of storytelling. I find that one of the most
intriguing characteristics of animations is its ability to bridge between the
viewers and the makers, stopping people for as little as two minutes so that
they may listen to what the animators have to say and connecting the audiences
with one another.
It is a way to share
your own story while learning the stories of others. By evoking the
perspectives and emotions of your own works, characters and stories, animation,
as simple as it may be, is a way for people to learn about others as well as
themselves.
-Smith
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