I could be the only person who noticed it, or the only person who hasn't noticed it until just now. Has anyone ever noticed in the cartoon Ed Edd and Eddy, that the shadows under all the characters, shows up when they walk around and stuff, but magically vanishes whenever they stop. Is this normal in most cartoons? I've never noticed it until just now when I had the TV muted and I was focused more on the details then what they were saying.
Originally Posted by Tim, the cat. Example please Personally I HATE that show, so I wouldn't of noticed ;_; The funniest thing in it is 'plank' ... and that's ollllld now.
If you re-read what I said, you'll understand it. Seeing as you want me to spell it out though, I guess I will.
Under all the characters, when they move around, there is a shadow underneath them. Okay? We know what a shadow is? The dark spot created when light is obscured by an object and doesn't make it to the surface we're looking at. Okay. Now look at this shadow, and notice that for the most part, it only shows up when characters are moving around. As soon as they stand still, this shadow vanishes.
What I find fascinatingly strange about this, is that it doesn't seem to be a once or twice rare thing. On many occasions, especially on the object I was watching, it was very often and actually happened every single time. The smallest movement, a single step.. and a shadow appeared, and as soon as the step was over, it vanished. A split second shadow was all. Which leaves me to my question. Has anyone else noticed this? And why would they do it. Ironic that it would be done on moving objects and not static. Seeing as moving objects would require shifts in the shadow to keep up, while a static shadow is just there. So the resulting pattern is actually opposite of what you'd expect. Curious.
I think it's pretty easy to see what you meant I just think Tim wanted to see it for himself? It really helps if you post an example to backup your discussion, otherwise people probably won't be that bothered, or bother to go and see it for themselves on youtube
Yeah.. I understood it all perfectly - I just wanted you to include a youtube video because I'm too lazy / proud to search 'ed edd and eddy' in youtube .. lol soz
I'm lazy, so I give you a simple theory.. maybe it's because you can't see them jumping or moving without the shadows? Try and take away the shadows when you look at it.
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Lol, mr. pink, I think the entertainment industry cares less about wasting a tiny bit of money than any other industry in the world. Most movies spend a lot of money on tiny bits like making the swords out of steel instead of aluminium or giving actors bodybuilding lessons. All those actors who get paid thousands per episode, something like shadows is nothing.
It's probably skill or speed. I remember how the Powerpuff Girls and Kim Possible had a lot more detail after their movies came out. Before that, Kim Possible was like one of the laziest drawn cartoons ever.
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you need to understand most cartoons have a limited budget. they are no where near other forms of media like network shows and movies. they have more detail after movies cause of all the income from it.
listen to the commentary on the invader zim dvds. they had problems with their budget when they wanted to do CG. they blew a bunch of their seasons CG budget when they did a whole episode almost entirely in CG. they could barely do anything in CG after that because of it.
you also have to realize that the old ed edd n eddy was YEARS ago. there's been a drastic change in animation on that show with the new stuff and in cartoons in general. its much more well done, although the show itself has deteriorated.
Lol, but CG seems to cost a fortune these days. I think some of the most expensive ads and music videos were done almost entirely in CG, costing almost more than the real stuff. I'm kinda regretting I didn't take Multimedia
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Is this normal in most cartoons? I've never noticed it until just now when I had the TV muted and I was focused more on the details then what they were saying. 
Personally I HATE that show, so I wouldn't of noticed ;_; The funniest thing in it is 'plank' ... and that's ollllld now.
