Joseph Learoyd

Kid Cosmic is a fun, 10 episode-long, animated adventure from the mind of Craig McCracken, creator of The Powerpuff Girls. As an animation lover, I was excited to see the show on the strength of its trailer. The teaser boasted a 2D retro…

What makes us human? What gives us identity? These are questions that philosophers and psychologists have tried to answer and pinpoint. Despite many debates and theories, what appears to be common consensus is that humanity, who we are, is…

By far one of the most important yet overlooked parts of the movie and animation process is sound engineering - the incorporation of music and sound effects into a film to enhance the realism and atmosphere of a scene. This is very…

Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot, or simply, Big Guy and Rusty as it is often called, was a 26-episode animated series that first aired in 1999 and found its way to Irish screens not long after. I have fond memories of sitting down and…

I recently re-watched Monsters University, the excellent prequel to the famous Monsters, Inc. It got me thinking about perseverance, a theme that runs through not just animated media but each of our lives. Never has it been more important…

Animals have always played an important part in animation. Talking animals have played an even more crucial role. The Animals of Farthing Wood is a series that takes the concept of talking animals, a staple of children’s animated content,…

Inspector Gadget was a cartoon that ran from 1983 to 1986 and spawned a film as well as various other TV series, most of which are now more well-known than the original. That said, the first animated series deserves credit for paving the…

Welcome to Animation Globe where Headstuff’s animation expert Joseph Learoyd analyses films of the form from around the world. This entry is on 1976 Italian animation Allegro Non Troppo. This 1976 film from Italy was directed by Bruno…

A time skip is a storytelling device used in film and animation to rapidly develop the plot and characters by allowing an amount of time pass, often unseen by the viewer, leaving the audience with the aftermath of such progression. When…

In film, there is the term “fluid simulation”. This means animating fire and smoke, hair strands and follicles, and many other parts of real-world life that need to be recreated for an animated world. It also includes water. H20 makes up…