These two styles of animation are very different from one another. Tom & Jerry began in 1939 while Superjail is relatively new and first aired in 2007. Tom & Jerry animators incorporate the use of hue and saturation to differentiate between objects. Background objects are all light in value and saturation and have relatively dull hues. The characters are more saturated so they stand out in front of the background objects, and objects like the hammer and wedge of cheese are even brighter in hue and saturation so they stand out even more. The movements of both Tom & Jerry are smooth and have human-like qualities with some animated effects. Camera movement is also used to allow the audience to follow the characters and give them an idea of what is going to happen next. Shadows are used to add a sense of mood to the cartoon, but the lighting is similar for most episodes. Superjail on the other hand is very different. A lot of bright colors are used to give the animation a kind of trippy feel. The rainbow hues coming from the warden's eyes stand out the most in this picture because of the bright value and saturation (also the rule of thirds). The animators pay great attention to facial detail in all of the inmates, but the warden is more cartoonish and fake. I think this is to give a rugged "bad-guy" feel to all of the inmates while the warden is a very animated and almost cheerful character in the way he acts. Movement in Superjail is much less life like. The characters movement is very fast, exaggerated, and often times extremely violent. I feel like Tom & Jerry was very ahead of its time in terms of its animation qualities, but these examples show how different animation genres can become over a long period of time.
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