Wells Reading Response

Wells' reading was pretty interesting along with his theories and ideas about animation. The whole orthodox vs non orthodox thing was a very new idea to me and probably something I never would have thought about if it wasn't for this reading. The elements that are applied to to experimental and orthodox animation is shocking. I have rarely found connections between say a Disney film and a Harry Smith adventure, but Well's created and pointed out the similarities quite well. They only subject that I had past knowledge of was the difference in production ideas between orthodox and non. The massive Hollywood companies insisted on hiding the talent of the major directors and animators and compiling them all under the Disney name and giving them all the credit. While other directors in live action films most of which who have a larger name for them selves, show their own creativity and are praised for it by the companies. A main fear of mine in working with films is that my creativity will be blanketed by a huge company. Idols of steering away from this bandwagon is Spike Lee and Tarantino. The reading gave a lil more indepth look into the what some would say the brain of animation production.