Comments on: The Fleischer/Paramount Superman Cartoons http://filmjournal.net/paulwjm/2007/07/15/the-fleischerparamount-superman-cartoons/ The Darkest Corner of the Web Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:21:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.0 by: mr cartoon online http://filmjournal.net/paulwjm/2007/07/15/the-fleischerparamount-superman-cartoons/#comment-3896 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:31:52 +0000 http://filmjournal.net/paulwjm/2007/07/15/the-fleischerparamount-superman-cartoons/#comment-3896 excellent article and reviews. I have some superman cartoons on my blog if somebody wants to remember the good times http://watchcartoonsonline.net/. enjoy! excellent article and reviews. I have some superman cartoons on my blog if somebody wants to remember the good times

http://watchcartoonsonline.net/. enjoy!

]]> by: paulwjm http://filmjournal.net/paulwjm/2007/07/15/the-fleischerparamount-superman-cartoons/#comment-630 Mon, 16 Jul 2007 20:40:39 +0000 http://filmjournal.net/paulwjm/2007/07/15/the-fleischerparamount-superman-cartoons/#comment-630 You're right in a sense, but I don't think it's reasonably possible to simply classify pre-CGI work as having soul and post-CGI as being soulless, as some would like to. There is some beautiful work from bygone eras, as exemplified above, but there's also some terrible work (see the <em>Spiderman</em> cartoons I mention). By contrast there is some wonderful work executed nowadays by the likes of Pixar, they're just utilising a different tool. The 'soul' is more evident in the drawn material because it's been constructed by hand, but that doesn't mean it's absent when somebody is using a computer to help create images [I'd very much like to think that I put in a portion of my soul in the last few CGI films I've created for example! :) ], but it does seem less personal in some way I'd agree. I'm glad you appreciated the images above - they are great to watch. You’re right in a sense, but I don’t think it’s reasonably possible to simply classify pre-CGI work as having soul and post-CGI as being soulless, as some would like to. There is some beautiful work from bygone eras, as exemplified above, but there’s also some terrible work (see the Spiderman cartoons I mention). By contrast there is some wonderful work executed nowadays by the likes of Pixar, they’re just utilising a different tool. The ’soul’ is more evident in the drawn material because it’s been constructed by hand, but that doesn’t mean it’s absent when somebody is using a computer to help create images [I’d very much like to think that I put in a portion of my soul in the last few CGI films I’ve created for example! :) ], but it does seem less personal in some way I’d agree.

I’m glad you appreciated the images above - they are great to watch.

]]> by: Cal http://filmjournal.net/paulwjm/2007/07/15/the-fleischerparamount-superman-cartoons/#comment-629 Mon, 16 Jul 2007 19:11:46 +0000 http://filmjournal.net/paulwjm/2007/07/15/the-fleischerparamount-superman-cartoons/#comment-629 Excellent article, and excellent artwork - the stills themselves are like Art Deco architecture! I find a lot of animation from the pre-CGI era had a lot more "soul" to it if you know what I mean. Excellent article, and excellent artwork - the stills themselves are like Art Deco architecture!

I find a lot of animation from the pre-CGI era had a lot more “soul” to it if you know what I mean.

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