What A Cartoon! - Ed, Edd n Eddy "Brother Can You Spare An Ed? / The Day the Ed Stood Still"
Added 2020-11-02 05:00:01 +0000 UTCThis week we're heading into Cartoon Network history as chosen by premium patron Isaac, with the Ed boys! This series had a lot of firsts for CN, and the show's creator was a big name in '90s indie animation, which we delve deep into. Not only that, but we discuss a pair of fun and edgy season three episodes, so grab your jawbreakers and listen along to this week's podcast!
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I was never an Ed, Edd, n Eddy fan or really into Antonucci's oeuvre in general, but I strongly agree with his position that something essential was lost in the transition from paper to digital. There is a lot of fantastic digital animation and lord knows, it's a hundred million times better for the animators themselves, but there's just something magical about the little flourishes and wisps that went into fully hand-drawn animation. I have the same problem with modern comic books. Modern comic artists are usually more talented than their forebears, but modern digital coloring processes and techniques produce a very "samey" result. The bold lines and heavy blacking that define Western comic style lends itself to flat coloring that lets the linework and negative space speak. Instead we get volumetric gradients and obnoxious highlighting that is a distraction at best, and hides beautiful sketches at worst. I know it's not the exact same set of causes with digital animation, but it's the same issues: too much of the character of the artwork gets lost and/or popular (productive) techniques result in overly similar styles. I hope that doesn't come off as down on modern animation, because there are tons of awesome looking digital shows out there. I just hope that someday the technology catches up with the artistic talent.
Ron Sterling
2020-11-20 15:58:40 +0000 UTCThis is high praise - thank you.
Travis T.
2020-11-11 05:34:35 +0000 UTCThis is the most Canadian animator story I've ever heard
nina matsumoto
2020-11-09 09:33:11 +0000 UTCI never watched the show, but it still has a strong connection to my youth. When I was 13 and playing minor hockey in Vancouver, our coach claimed to be an animator on the show. Kind of a quirky gig for a pretty intense guy who showed up to every game in a suit and tie. After starting the season really strong, we somehow manage to lose 20+ games in a row, and he kinda went off the rails. He fought players on the ice, he fought players in the dressing room, he threw our stuff in the shower, players pissed in his shoe as retaliation, and he started showing up to games looking super disheveled. Eventually he had to show up to the rink incognito after getting suspended for going off on a ref. Bizarrely, I still view this as a positive, formative experience that I look back on fondly. It was a cautionary tale about the dangers of becoming an animator. Despite it all, I think he was a sweet dude going through some stuff.
Travis T.
2020-11-08 10:03:37 +0000 UTC
