Animation Trends (unfinished)

Top rated Cartoon Network shows.
 Ed, Edd And Eddy 
Genre- Comedy
Target Audience- 8-17
Style- Very stylised in a simple drawn animation. quite rough and limited colours are used. Focuses on 3 boys who are friends and get up to lots of adventures. it is one of those programmes that older audiences like to watch because it was a cartoon they grew up with.

Adventure Time
Genre-  Comedy, Adventure
Target Audience- 10-16
Style- 2D animation.
Content-fantasy cartoon where anything is possible. The 2 main characters, Fin (the hero) and Jake the 32 year old magical shapeshifting dog. This programme appeals to just about all ages because of its use of humour. Combining childish remarks and jokes with subtle humour aimed more towards older generation. The content is very bright and colourful. They live in the candy kingdom which is full of candy people. They go on adventures that usually involve some kind of monster but there is a real strange aspect to the show, some people suggest it is full of subliminal messages. Which only boosts the interest in the show.

 Regular Show
Genre- Comedy, Adventure
Target Audience- 10-16
Style- quite simplistic 2D animation.
Content-The Regular Show follows Mortigey and Rigby who are a pair of friends who work on a park. They often get into trouble and subsequently out of it. The shows humour is aimed towards a younger teenage audience. It is also based around adventure and their adventures often come at disapproval to their boss Benson
TRENDS
All of these programmes follow some loose trends, In all of them the proagonists are 2 or 3 friends. (excluding Jake the dog) These characters are not flawless superheros but more relatable, sometimes slow, awkward and unsuccesful. However this is what makes them loveable. They often get into difficult situations that the viewer ends up willing them to succeed in. This is what creates a real connection and commitment to the characters. All of these shows are aimed toward roughly the same target audience and are made to be comedic. In the amazing world of Gumball a
Feature Film 
Frozen
Genre- Comedy, adventure
Style- 3D CG animation
Target Audience- Family
Content-  Anna teams up with Kristoff in an epic journey, encountering Everest-like conditions, and a hilarious snowman named Olaf in a race to find Anna's sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom in eternal winter.

Dispicable Me 
Genre- Comedy
Style- 3DCG animation
Trget Audience- Family
Content A evil genius called Gru who has an army of minions who he as employed to do a heist. He plans to steal the moon. Although his plans are all changed when 3 little girls come into his life. They become more attatched to each other and the girls see him as a potential dad. It is a story that is heart warming and also funny. With the minions becoming very quotable and funny characters.

The Croods
Genre- comedy, adventure
style 3D GC animation
Target Auidence -  Family
Content-Follows a family of cavemen who have lived fearing everything to stay safe. They are then forced into this new land where they must fend for themselves. With the help of a creative and forward thinking boy.

Trends 
All these films are targeted at the same auidence. They are also all animated in the same style. They all follow a basic story pattern of over coming a problem then ending happily. Also in 2 of them their is an aspect of romance. They all incorporate a mixture of comedy, drama, adventure and romance. This is what makes it family friendly, their are parts of all these film that everyone will be able to enjoy

Internet
Tootin bathtub baby cousins
Genre- comedy
style- 2D animation with still photos
Target Auidence- 6-10
Content- 2 baby's sitting in a bath singing a song about poo. with the worlds along the top.

The Gummy Bear Song
Genre- music, comedy
Style- 3D animation
Content- A green gummy bear singing "The Gummy Bear Song" in a music video style. Involving driving a car and performing on stage

Fallen Kingdom, a minecraft parody
Gnere- Comedy
Style- 2D animation
Content- Characters from mine craft in parody of a coldplay song.

TRENDS
all of these clips are biased on comedy and music. Something that is catchy and memorable but without being controversial. Simplistic and easy to watch. They are clips that people will want to play over and over again. In these cases mostly by children.