Drop Dead Fred Credits

I wanted to look at this animation that is used for the opening sequence of the film Drop Dead Fred because it's nostalgic and I love how messy and silly it is. I also remember seeing it as a child and always remembering it because at the time I found it to be funny and a title sequence that I didn't fast forward because it was boring. In this animation you can tell they have purposely made it look very hand drawn and as if a child had drawn it and because it's a film about a childhood imaginary friend it fits really well. A lot of films actually used to use animated credits and I think it's a shame that films now go for putting plain text in over film. This hand drawn style is another thing that is starting to become a less commonly used technique and I think that even though people are opting for quicker options to animate this technique is one that cannot be replaced and sometimes is the most effective when considering the message you want to send. What I can take from looking at this animation is that hand drawn animation can create a really nice effect and even in this particular one they use cut out animation as well as hand drawn. This then leads on to thinking about ways I can use more than one technique to work together in unison to create future animations.

And below are a couple of visual examples I liked!






Drop Dead Fred Opening Credits Animation. by TheRealEdison