Week2 Blog

I feel that The Adventures of Prince Achmed, relates in many ways to modern animation. Although the technique may seem primitive, and jumpy it is very useful and get the story across to the audience. Like many animations of today, Prince Achmed engulfs the viewer into the story and keeps them wanting more. I feel that the use of hand movements, eye movements and other subtle things create an impact that words lack. Today's animations, while mostly having voice-overs and such, imply the same techniques. Modern animation's subtle movements are often lost in the big picture due to the sound or voices, yet in Prince Achmed you are more prone to watch every subtle movement due to the lack of voices.