That is so true. I wasn’t sure where to draw the line as I could have gone on for ages. I think they may well have been pining. Thanks as ever David for reading and your ace comments.
Pizza and the Turtles go hand in hand! This is a fascinating look at food in cartoon history. A lot of interesting conclusions. You also open up many questions about the relationship we have with food and what it has to do with pop culture, not just brands but food-as-culture. Thanks Jon!
Prior to the time periods you speak about, food and its consumption were a regular plot point in theatrical cartoons. My strongest memories of many of them was how lavishly the animators drew foods in those days (particularly during the ration-happy 1940s- were they pining for stuff they couldn't get?).
I know that this is mainly talking about the promotion of food that animation has contributed to but in all honesty animation has never been given the credit it is due. It has created awareness of many different things. As you noted it has been used countless times over the years and that also was promoting the musicians who had their music playing for the food. Any voiceover actors were also being promoted simply by their art being heard worldwide. People heard those voices and knew them all because of the promotion of food. Animation, musicians, voice actors, etc. were all being promoted through every commercial, etc. ever made simply to promote food. I know that I'm repeating myself a bit but it's amazing to me.... Years ago, I talked to a local musician about working with him so that I could add his music to slideshows showing my art. Visual art isn't exactly the same as animation but in all honesty, visual art has to be made first in order for animation to be created. The local musician that I talked with didn't realise how we could work together and simply noted that I'm a visual artist. It is funny to me that so many don't realise how visual artists, musicians, etc. have worked together throughout the years and can infact work together today. Creating awareness of visual art, music and many other things can be done at the end of videos, commercials, etc. in the credits! These wonderful works that you speak of may be smaller commercials, etc. for food but looking at the bigger picture, they each had to take many different artists/people working together to create. I may be wrong but maybe that's something to learn from. Wonderful read and thanks for posting it!
I enjoyed this reflection on the cultural phenomenon of food in animation, which again, I had never considered before! These essays are really interesting in the way you consider how different aspects of culture have infiltrated animation.
Thank you. As animation progresses who knows what’s around the corner. Thanks for reading and commenting.
Thanks Kathleen. I loved looking at it and could have written loads more.
That is so true. I wasn’t sure where to draw the line as I could have gone on for ages. I think they may well have been pining. Thanks as ever David for reading and your ace comments.
These are great points and are so valid. Thank you for reading and widening my animation horizons.
Pizza and the Turtles go hand in hand! This is a fascinating look at food in cartoon history. A lot of interesting conclusions. You also open up many questions about the relationship we have with food and what it has to do with pop culture, not just brands but food-as-culture. Thanks Jon!
Prior to the time periods you speak about, food and its consumption were a regular plot point in theatrical cartoons. My strongest memories of many of them was how lavishly the animators drew foods in those days (particularly during the ration-happy 1940s- were they pining for stuff they couldn't get?).
I know that this is mainly talking about the promotion of food that animation has contributed to but in all honesty animation has never been given the credit it is due. It has created awareness of many different things. As you noted it has been used countless times over the years and that also was promoting the musicians who had their music playing for the food. Any voiceover actors were also being promoted simply by their art being heard worldwide. People heard those voices and knew them all because of the promotion of food. Animation, musicians, voice actors, etc. were all being promoted through every commercial, etc. ever made simply to promote food. I know that I'm repeating myself a bit but it's amazing to me.... Years ago, I talked to a local musician about working with him so that I could add his music to slideshows showing my art. Visual art isn't exactly the same as animation but in all honesty, visual art has to be made first in order for animation to be created. The local musician that I talked with didn't realise how we could work together and simply noted that I'm a visual artist. It is funny to me that so many don't realise how visual artists, musicians, etc. have worked together throughout the years and can infact work together today. Creating awareness of visual art, music and many other things can be done at the end of videos, commercials, etc. in the credits! These wonderful works that you speak of may be smaller commercials, etc. for food but looking at the bigger picture, they each had to take many different artists/people working together to create. I may be wrong but maybe that's something to learn from. Wonderful read and thanks for posting it!
I enjoyed this reflection on the cultural phenomenon of food in animation, which again, I had never considered before! These essays are really interesting in the way you consider how different aspects of culture have infiltrated animation.