March 7, 2008
Author's Response:
The pacing is actually the same as in any cartoon but I keep the soundtrack dry of anything but voices. Whereas most cartoons have music playing more often, and sound effects to saturate the soundtrack. These type of things are unconcious cues to the mind that let's the person know what to feel, when to laugh, and keeps it feeling energized but really its too much work for one person alone.
I record mostly all the music in my cartoons, as well as mix and master, do all the voices, all the art, and all the animation. Its brutal, even as lazy as my stuff seems, its actually a lot of work.
That feeling of 'boring'ness or 'slow pace' etc.. is nothing more than a lack of music, soundeffects, and soundtrack 'filler' if you don't beleive me watch another cartoon, even one of TV and really pay attention to how much talking is taking place, V.S. how much the background music and soundFX are working their magic on you~ :D