Saturday, February 13, 2016
???? time (over a period of many days, years, decades, centuries, millennia...)(many a .gif)
Ok, so I'm a huge Ninja Turtle fan, and in class when we talk about cgi animated movies, shows and clips my mind often goes to Nickelodeon's new version of the TMNT! The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have been through 30 years of comic form (1984-on), 2D animated tv shows (1987-1996 and 2003-2009), live action movies (1990, 1991, and 1993), a cgi animated movie (2007) along with this cgi animated show (2012-on). [edit: plus teh 2014 Michael Bay movie and sequel this year]
Each movie/show has its own uniqueness while keeping some truth to Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird's original comics. For this post I will just keep to the animation uses between the 2003 and 2012 shows (since they both have some amount of 2D and 3D effects).
The 2003 series was mainly 2D, with incorporations of 3D objects later on (usually in vehicles and in the tunnel sequence towards the end of the opening). I noticed many shows in this time period were doing the same thing; the gradual introduction of 3D animation to the traditional 2D form of entertainment. Personally, I preferred my 2D cartoons without the use of occasional 3D, since the cgi element seemed so juxtaposed and stood out too much. In paused images containing both 2D and 3D effects it didn't feel as forced, but when the objects moved I could totally tell. However, a friend pointed out the tunnel in the opening was 3D, which I had never noticed before. I loved this series either way!
A few years later Nickelodeon claimed the rights to the TMNT franchise and created a cgi reboot that began airing in 2012. The show also incorporates 2D effects for a comic purposes and emotion translation. Once again, I thought the marriage between 2D and 3D was odd and unnecessary, but then it grew on me. It was purposefully illustrated this way to differentiate the scenes through mood. This rendition also uses 2D effects for the cartoon shows the turtles watch in their spare time, like Space Heroes, Super Robo Mecha Force 5, Crognard the Barbarian, and Chris Bradford's 2 Ruff Crew (all references/parodies to real tv shows, like StarTrek, mecha anime [Super Robot Monkey Team HyperForce Go! perhaps?], maybe even He-Man. Also, Chris Bradford reminds me of Chuck Norris). Anyway, I love it!
Aaaand, then I also found this storyboard/animation clip, which is nice since it looks like the meat hangers (shown in the storyboard) were made in Maya! Wonder what programs were used to make this whole show????
Collaborating my love for TMNT with my artistic education! I've been thinking about it for awhile, and I feel like there is so much more to discover, but I will keep it 'short' for blogging purposes.
More .gifs for fun!
~Jennah A
(p.s. Donatello is my favorite ninja turtle)
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