Animatrion Disection!

The show I'm going to be looking at is called Regular Show, currently airing on Cartoon Network.

Color:

This cartoon is supposed to appeal to the youth, being shown on Cartoon Network.   Kids around the age of 11 seem to really enjoy the show, although it has something for the adults, making many 80s references with music and videogames.  The color part of Regular Show is pretty kid friendly.  It looks like it could have been drawn with MSPaint.  Depending on the characters, the saturation varies, but is generally very saturated to contrast the watercolor like backgrounds.  All of the characters also have a very different hue from each other, especially the two main characters Mordecai (the blue bird) and Rigby (The small Raccoon).  This is to help distinguish the characters from each other and make them identifiable outside of the cartoon.

Lighting:

There isn’t often a lot of lighting effects in the show.  Most of the show looks like the image of the cast in the band: little shadows with flat color.  However, occasionally there will be some kind of supernatural occurrence where there will be a strong light source, such as in the image of the group sitting on the couch.  This is one of the few scenes in the show where the characters have a shadow shown.  Because most of the show is shown in the daylight, it creates a happy mood, almost peaceful and perfect.  This is great because any age kid can watch the show and not be scared or disturbed by it, unless there is a weird scene for effect.

Movements:

There are many overlapping movements in the show, as the characters are always fighting and interacting with each other to fix whatever problems they may have caused in the setup.  The two main characters, Mordecai and Rigby, are constantly fighting with each other (a testament to their true friendship and their imperfections of each character).  Causing them to get into physical arguments and flail around in three dimensions.  The show also utilizes weight, since one of their characters is a ghost (High-Five ghost, bet you’ll be able to pick him out in the images) and he is constantly floating with a ghostly flutter.