Trends in Animation

Animation Feature

2013- Frozen/Despicable Me 2/Monsters University  

2012- Brave/Madagascar 3/Dr Seuss's Lorax

2011- Kung Fu Panda 2/The Smurfs/Cars 2        


Similarities between the top animated films

Sequals
Franchises (financial reasons)

• Already got a existing audience
• Merchandise

Computer animated

Well established company

• Pixar, Dreamworks, Universal     
  

Established hollywood stars

• voiceovers

Family orientated films

Adventure fins

Family audience 

Other successful animated films

Lego movie

Cloudy with a chance of meatballs

•  Quirky
• Humour appeals all ages

Horror animated films

Paranormon

Frankenweenie

Coraline                                      

Nightmare before xmas

• All a bit gothic

CBeebies

Milkshake 

• Ben & Holly
• Fifi
• Postman Pat
• 2D Cel Animation

Adult TV Series

• Family guy
• Simpsons
• South Park
• American Dad
• Beavis & Buthead
• King of the hill

Children/Young Teens TV Series

• Adventure time
• Ed, Edd n Eddy 
• The amazing world of Gumball                              
  
• The regular show         

- Episodes are driven by characters and key events

- Erratic, abstract, 2D character, 3D background, mix artistic    

Successful web cartoons

• Early years entertainment - simple, catchy, there for people to repeat viewings
• Experimental cutting edge, educational animation on vimeo
• ASDF
• Charlie the Unicorn                             
  

-Teen audiences

-Short

-Quotable

-Stands up to repeat viewings