Trends In Animation

Animated Featured 2013

Frozen
Despicable Me 2
Monsters university

Animated Featured 2012

Brave
Madagascar 3

Animated Features 2011

Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss In Boots
The Smurfs
Cars 2

What some of these animated films have in common is that some of them are franchise. 
A Franchise is a series of films such as The Lord of The Rings, Star Wars, Jurassic Park etc…
They tend to be more successful that normal films as you have already got your audience. For example in The Hobbit's poster it said 'From the director of The Lord Of The Rings' which means that if you liked that film you will most probably like The Hobbit.
Therefore in this case if you've seen Despicable Me and you like it you would probably go and see the second one as you might have liked the story line and/or the characters etc…
Franchises are easy money access as if the first film was a success there is a higher chancre than the second will be too.

This films also have stablished companies in common such as Pixar, Dream Works and Universal.
Everyone can see these films as they are rated PG therefore families would go to the cinema therefore its easy money for the director etc…

The target audience for these films are mostly children but teenagers and older adults might go and see it maybe because famous well known actors have done the voice acting for the characters or because its funny such as despicable me.

Top 3 Best Cartoon Network Shows.

1. Ed, Edd and Eddy

The genre of this animated show is comedy. Its about these three adolescent guys who constantly get into trouble either with girls or with the guys in their town.
The animation for this animation is different and looks messy and as if someone has just quickly drew it with a pencil yet it has a lot of detail even if you don't really notice at first.
The target audience for this series is mainly children but its got some adult humour too which might appeal more to teenagers.

2. Adventure Time

Adventure Time is a great show which is about Finn a human and Jake his 28 step brother who live together and constantly go on adventures together and help people such as princesses, e.g. Princess bubblegum,LSP.
The genre for this animated show is quite complex. Its an adventure, comedy drama, science-fantasy, post-apocaliptyc and Surreal Horror.
The target audience for this show is for children but a lot of teenagers are interested in this show as its not the typical children show as you can see by the genre.

3. Regular Show:

The genre of this animated show is comedy, surreal horror, black comedy and innuendo. The target audience is the same as adventure time as the genre its quite similar, its mainly for children but the fact that its got surreal horror and black comedy might appeal to older audiences such a teenagers.
The characters are quite bold and all of the have a black outline to define them more, they also have detail such as the little dude on the left, if you look at his hair you can see the lines of his fur.

The format for this animated show is Animated series.

Top most watched animated videos on youtube

1.Llamas with hats:

The target audience for Llamas With Hats are mainly teenagers and older adults as right on the first episode we see a dead body which indicated this kind on animation videos are not for children. You also see blood. The animation int his is quite simple and again it looks like its been drown by hand.
The genre of this website show is comedy.

2. ASDF Movies

ASDF Movies are targeted to mainly teenagers but it is also liked by children as the quotes are really funny and easy to remember such as when the kid from the image says 'i like trains'.
The genre of this is comedy. The animation of this is really simple. They look like stick men but more detailed in the sense that they have a wider body. Mainly its in black and white and sometimes you get some colour such as when one of the characters says 'Rainbow' 

3.Stickmen On Crack

The target audience for Stickmen On crack are mainly the same as ASDF Movies as the style is quite similar as you can see on the videos at the end. Mostly teenagers will watch this but its got no swearing or real bad violent acts therefore its suitable for children too. They're stickmen but with wider bodies but a lot more simple than ASDF Movies.
The genre of this is comedy as it makes you laugh and there is certain props and music you can relate to such as the titanic soundtrack comes on. And also the burgers and fanta cans as they are really well known around the world.