Thoughts of an animator...

Sometimes i wonder, how is it that people in the animation arena can come up with creative stuff and are always onto the next project and the next project. Where did those ideas come from???

Basically, they just went crazy. I mean, they will usually animate things that have been on their mind and they love that certain something of it. I mean check out Pixar's productions. Toy Story was derived because someone loves TOYS so much and wondered what will happen if Toy's were to talk and behave differently then they were advertised to be? They may keep the traits placed on the toy, but gradually they will realize the "real" World.

Deep thoughts huh. Not to these people thinking it.

The Incredibles birth forth because someone envision a world of Superheroes, with no capes. Thought that capes were lame. Found reasons why they were lame too. Haha... Guess what! It became a hit! Finding Nemo was about the Sea! Someone thought about it, and they went to do it! But who would think talking fish can actually appeal to the general audience?

Easy. Quoted by Brad Bird, the guy who dished out The Incredibles, "Its the STORY, its ALL about THE STORY!" The story is formed in the mind and then portrayed through a medium. Everybody has a story to tell. In olden times, there were Story-tellers. So they tell it through speaking. They find creative ways to brighten up their story. But notice, their story, the words they used, were never "difficult" words. Simple with emotion behind it as well as the Story-teller giving life to the tale.

From there, we have drawings. Where caveman drew on walls, to tell a story. Although you have to figure out the dialog yourself. Then film came in. Old films. Animators started from Walt Disney. He created the cartoon. Then computers came in. And then computer experts began thinking how to improve on it. Till what we are seeing now. From a 2D generated picture, using computers for an enhance medium, we now have 3D.

Sorry talked too much. But thats why I think animators behind the story settings should be like this. A simple story, told in a magnificent way... Thats Animation.