Shapes in Character Design

New Ideas

1. Change Name to 'Tool Time with Scammer" or just "Tool Time"

Scammer the Hammer Treatment

Treatment from Curtis Groombridge

Digitised StoryBoards

Backgrounds

Representation and Ethics in Cartoons

Why does the write of the article believe Rio 2 is problematic in terms of its representations?

The Writer of this article believes that Rio 2 is problematic in terms of its representation, because the way each character has been presented, connotes stereotypes and ethnics. The writer said that: "white-voiced characters at the top (British just below mainstream American); other ethnicity below; darkest-skinned at the bottom."

Even thought the differences aren't visually shown they're normally there in the accent, but then this is relatively not far from the range of stereotyping them to the audience.

What are PEPs and why are they an issue for racial representation?

"PEPs": Problem Contexts, Entertainment Contexts and Performance Contexts."

 "Within PEPs, black people and other genotypes have to be associated with vexing circumstances," he says. "Strive to pacify, make others happy and be exceptional or extraordinary – far from 'normal'. Villainy, exoticism, jocularity and athleticism are common indicators of this malaise. Images of ethnicity do not need to be conveyed within the narrow scope of PEPs." 

In a form of words Dr Charles Da Costa thinks that the bases in which the characters are designed are being shown and portrayed in ways that don't match, or are being shown for what they're not so the ethnicity isn't being shown in the way it should be, this leads onto the racial side of problems as its not representational safe.

Why does Da Costa believe we end up with stereotypes in animation?

Da Costa thinks:- "Decisions on character and performance must be made quickly in order for design and production processes to commence and advance. So regarding representations of ethnicity and epidermal type, family animation often finds itself in a bind. It consciously and subconsciously weighs financial against moral obligations, then unconsciously opts for the 'safe' representational defaults – stereotypes."

What does Turbo say about social mobility?

In the film turbo two of the main characters, of which run a home lead taco business stand, are mexican. and then the lady in the Hungovers Ken Jeong is a Vietnamese. So i think that this is showing the social mobility to be for only "white" characters according to what we see in Turbo and the "non-white" amongst others in the side walk.