Animation Deconstruction

The show I chose to critique is Family Guy and is a very popular cartoon targeted towards teens and young adults. The first picture that shows Peter and Chris in the kitchen has lots of color to it. First the hue in the picture is very wide. There is a large variety of different hues within this one shot alone. The brightness in the shot is also high. The colors the choose pop off the picture and make it snap. The saturation is lower however because the colors they choose were lighter to make it easy on the eyes. For the second picture, it is very similar to the first because they are from the same show. In this picture Stewie is with Brian in the car. The hue is also wide but not quite as much as the first because there is a lot of brown in that one shot alone. The brightness is also high but no quite as much as the first because of the certain action taking place. The saturation in this shot is higher than in the first because their are more dark colors incorporated into the shot.

The lighting in both shots is also very similar even though what is going on in the scene is a completely different feeling. In the first picture of Peter and Chris, the only shadows used are for items that are stationary such as the table and the window seal. The characters themselves have no shadowing. The symbolism for the first one is clear, because it is bright and happy. During that shot it is meant to poke fun and be a light-hearted moment. The mood is also illustrated by this because of the lighting being so bright. It makes it seem as though its the perfect setting for something non serious to happen. The second picture, however, is hard to understand of the terms of lighting. First there is no shadowing in the whole shot. The entire image doesn't use shadowing to create another element, it is strictly straight forward. As goes for symbolism, the lighting is very bright and this may seem odd since Brains getting a gun pulled on him. The lighting doesn't necessarily match the mood either. This would in any other case be a serious situation, and the lighting would normally match the feeling. However this show pry's itself on going against the grain. There for there is some discrepancies in the mood and the lighting.