[Research] Parodies

SPACE STALLIONS

This animation is a parody of 80's Saturday morning cartoons and plays on a lot of interesting codes and conventions. The first and most prominent being theming, with the visual motifs associated with horses, from the horseshoe shaped station to the more subtle and finely tuned details, such as the horse head pattern on the sword. This helps to create a cheesy and comedic atmosphere. The second thing worth noting is the colours. A lot of shows used space, it's a simple background to mass produce and more importantly in this video, it allows a lot of high contrast to the key focal points. This style fits in with the neon coloured city I have in my work. An example of this done in 2D can be found in a show I loved as a child, Bucky O'Hare:

Also keytar swords, need I say more?