Examples of Creatures in Animation

1. Legends of the Guardian

 I chose this animation as an example mainly because one of the most noticeable features that I saw was how even though there was personification to the characters in terms of their voices the movement and actions of the characters seemed quite natural and true to the animal they portrays (in this case an owls) behaviour


 

2. Oscars Oasis

This is a French animation short series that I first discovered through a video app on the Nintendo 3DS. The animation emphasizes on visual slap-stick comedy with no verbal dialogue. Episodes usually centers around the main character Oscar who is a lizard trying to survive in the desert and often gets in sticky situations while  scavenging for food and water.

3. A Bugs Life

A Bugs Life is the celebrated second feature length animation created by Disney Pixar in 1998. The film is a retelling of the Aesop's fable "The Ant and the Grasshopper" and was a big success and highly commended for the animation and storytelling of its time. During creation the producers constantly kept in mind that they wanted to create something from an insects perspective visually they did this by making everyday objects look enlarged and even cleverly used them as architectures and fixtures for the insects to create a community around. Also the way they scaled each insect individually breathed life into a whole bunch of different species





4. Creature Comforts

Creature Comforts was originally a short film about how animals felt about living in a zoo. Directed by Nick Park and produced by Aardman Studios it later became a television series and hosted a whole range of animals being interviewed about daily life with and around other animals and situations. For me the main feature of this series is that the creatures featured are the most personified I have seen and have deep human qualities and thought processes which is what gives it its very mature comedic charm. On the animation production I am really impressed with the quality of the habitats the creatures are interviewed in having lots of detail and a good sense of perspective and scale compared to the creatures.