Jul-31-2011, 11:59 PM (UTC)
I suspect they kept the franchise name Last Airbender for both legal reasons and to keep avoid confusion with James Cameron's sf movie. But yeah it would make more sense to name it Avatar. I suppose you just can't avoid retcon in some cases.
And I also agree about animation being geared towards adults. The mentality of animation = kids is probably the main reason why animation is stymied. You can only push the story and imagery so far if your audience is primarily for kids.
Nothing is impossible to make nowadays. The technology is more than capable and there are many talented artists who can do the job. But like you said, the more elaborate the setting the more money it will cost. Art departments are already on tight deadlines trying to keep up with each episode, but they also have to keep it under budget.
Also, a lot of the work goes overseas esp in Asia where studios can get work done for a lot cheaper. So if we do see an increase of animated series based in Western countries, it will probably bring along with it it's own share of social problems. A lot of people who work in animation in east Asia are already working in sweatshop-like hours to keep up with the demand. There have been some steps in the right direction for workers, however, I hope Western studios never resort to mistreating workers as an option.
And I also agree about animation being geared towards adults. The mentality of animation = kids is probably the main reason why animation is stymied. You can only push the story and imagery so far if your audience is primarily for kids.
(Jul-31-2011, 01:07 PM (UTC))thul Wrote: These beings agree... Adult-aimed fantasy animation would be great. A lot of books have geographical features that are near-impossible to reproduce using both various climes and CGI. Like Alagaesia's 10,000m+ mountains. It is also easier to make the various creatures native to fantasy in animation... Its possible to make most of it in CGI, but only if you have a budget in the 10's of millions of dollars per episode.
Nothing is impossible to make nowadays. The technology is more than capable and there are many talented artists who can do the job. But like you said, the more elaborate the setting the more money it will cost. Art departments are already on tight deadlines trying to keep up with each episode, but they also have to keep it under budget.
Also, a lot of the work goes overseas esp in Asia where studios can get work done for a lot cheaper. So if we do see an increase of animated series based in Western countries, it will probably bring along with it it's own share of social problems. A lot of people who work in animation in east Asia are already working in sweatshop-like hours to keep up with the demand. There have been some steps in the right direction for workers, however, I hope Western studios never resort to mistreating workers as an option.
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