Full essay draft.

I have a complete draft of the whole essay ready for checking by the teacher, hopefully I am moving in the right direction. Will see after I get it back.

History completed and moving on to the critical part.

The history is finalized. Now moving on into the more critical part of the essay, researching some last few things and reading all the articles I have and finalizing my points.

Focusing on the History.

By having my main points for the whole essay completed, I can now move on into finalizing piece by piece. I am first focusing mostly on the history as it needs the most research and detail done. My main history information is coming from a documentary I mentioned in the previous post.

Starting my first draft

From today onwards I am starting my essay draft, very rough, just to have points and see the whole structure of the essay, and start finalizing piece by piece.

Essay Structure

Introduction – I will introduce the topic itself while stating in general what I will discuss about. (approx. 200 words)

First Paragraph – In this paragraph I will explain briefly the history of animation in general, then will go in detail in the history of black animation, mostly Looney tunes and Tom and Jerry, as they are the most famous cartoons of this particular genre. (approx. 600-800 words)

Second Paragraph – Following the first paragraph, I will discuss some controversies that raised with the first black comedy shown in animation. Following the controversies I will talk about different genres of the black animations that can be found. (Although they don’t vary a lot they are still separated into different genres). (approx. 500-700 words)

Third Paragraph -  The third paragraph will be focused upon different medias which these animations can be found, discussing the pros and cons of each, example television is more censored yet still the most a lot of black animations are shown, without the majority of the people realizing, while internet shows similar animations without the censorship of blood. I will also talk about different audiences, how are they seen from different angles. (approx. 600-700 words)

Conclusion – I will conclude the research done with some finishing thoughts. (approx. 100-150 words)

Cyriak - Web interview

The first time he has come out to an interview, a great moment for his fans. In this interview he talks about his weird childhood, which made perfect sense with the amount of strange things you can see in his videos. This made me think about the creators of these type of animations, as most of them can be said they are mentally ill, maybe I am also?

Chuck Jones - The master mind behind Looney Tunes

This documentary is a gold mine for me, it talks about the vast history of the cartoons and how they evolved. I truly enjoyed watching this, as it brought some great childhood memories also.

Happy Halloween from the Internet's best Black Animator, Cyriak.

Just by watching this video, it wants me to go deeper into this subject, I truely am inspired by this man.

Violance finds a niche in children's cartoons - Newspaper Article

This particular article will be a great help to me, as it is an article from the new york times discussing my genre. By being a publication from the new york times itself, it has a great deal of importance. Although the article itself is written by a closed minded person, as they are blaming on media for the exposure of violence on children, which I still disagree intensely on, but will be of great help on seeing the physiological side.

http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/28/us/violence-finds-a-niche-in-children-s-cartoons.html?pagewanted=print&src=pm

The Science of Slapstick - Web Article

A simple web article talking about the experiments done regarding Slapstick animations. This article will help me more about the psychological side of this genre, which is a very important aspect I need to work on.


http://blackmarketpies.blogspot.com/2008/03/science-of-slapstick.html

The comedic base of Black Comedy - Thesis

This particualr thesis will become very useful to me as it talks about black humor itself. Having the knowledge about black humor will help me a lot, as I will know the basis of the genre by itself, and with other findings I have I can integrate it into media. When researching about a certain subject it is important to know the general basis first, as it will help you know your subject much better.

Slapstick Animated cartoons - Thesis

Another thesis I stumbled upon. This particular thesis talks in general about this genre of cartoons I am focusing on, which is always handy to have while writing the essay as for this year and also the next. This will provide me with some basic information about the genre.

Reasons I don't do Slapstick action films anymore. - Web Interview

Slapstick is another way of saying black comedy in media. Although this article is based upon actions films, I still can relate to certain aspects of the article, as he debates about the direction and creation of the films themselves, which is the same work process done in animations. He talks about several problems he encountered in developing this genre, which I can relate to in my research.


http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/interviews/slapstick.html

Looney Tunes Violance

This is a thesis I found about the violence in Loony Tunes, which for me id the perfect find. In the thesis he talks about a lot of different aspects of the cartoons, which is mostly what I need to conduct my research. This will be a very good find for me.

Directing Dark Comedy - Web Article

A very interesting article from a director of this genre. As the previous article this will be more viable for next year, but still he talks about certain topics which are very useful for me, mostly about how he processes his ideas and how he thinks the audience's reaction will be.

danniesnyder.tonyeckersley.com/?page_id=317

Dark Comedy and Satire - Web Article

This article talks about the genre in general, and discusses what are the limitations of pushing it too far or not. This particular article will be more handy for next year but still there are key points I can take out to help me.

http://darkcomedyandsatire.blogspot.com/2007/11/defining-dark-comedy.html

Censorship of Media Violance - Article

This article talks about television censorship. This article also brings up the problem that everything is blamed on media, for example the author talks about some incidents that were blamed on media, which personally don't make sense, blaming media is the most common problem we are facing nowadays, and that what is motivating me to research more into this matter, hopefully next year I will produce a product that will raise some discussion in out local media.

http://www.123helpme.com/view.asp?id=11540

Cartoon Violance - Web Article

A very handy web article which I stumbled on, discussing cartoon violence, which is a main aspect of black comedy. The article focuses mostly on the Looney Toons, which are a main aspect of my research.


http://www.cracked.com/funny-3621-cartoon-violence/

The effect of Black Comedy in Animation on different age groups.

This is my working title for the time being. My main aim for the essay is to see how the reactions vary from different age groups, which are yet to be specified due to the amount of information found.