Cartoons on the Bay 2003
International Festival and Conference on Television Animation
7th edition Positano (Italy) April 9-13 2003

TV Specials for All Seasons ||Animation For an Adult Audience ||The New Initiative for Minor Rights ||Studios of the Year: The Animation Band and Green Light Media AG ||An Animation Lesson: Animation between Art and Industry/ Jules Engel ||Pitch me Italia/ Italian Competition ||Special Guests: Making Cartoons, Meeting with Lastrego and Testa

Positano's little streets

Notes on showcase
The graphical texture of the Infant cartoons of the showcase is very simple, clear and defined. Edges are very crisp, forms are limited to a specific small number, repetition in form is common practice.

The animation of those cartoons is also very simple: the body movement is limited to either the oscillation of the legs, sometimes the arms as well. Movement, in one scene is often limited to two movements: such as rolling of the eyes, and the fixity of the rest. (Research infant perception v/s adult perception? Cognition of concepts and multitasking?)

Again, the background in one scene rarely moves, except in the case of a story based on a journey or a path.

Music and sound track:
Most voices have a high pitch or squeaky sound, imitating children’s voices. The music has sometimes a folkloric sound to it. Using instruments such as an accordion, or a triangle. The melody is often simple, sometimes monotonous, with the use of a single instrument.

Refer to Marcius the King, Laura’s Star, Giuvanna’s Dream.

//lena merhej, 2003