Monday, October 8, 2012

What wall?

Have you noticed that there is a "wall" between us and the cartoon world? Sometimes a character will interact with an imaginary object in our world and respond to it. This is called "breaking the fourth wall," and it is handy to use in a cartoon series. To them, there are only three walls and the paper or screen is a window they can open anytime.
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  1. halothairOctober 8, 2012 at 9:29 PM

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  2. Tara McLean DerricottOctober 8, 2012 at 9:30 PM

    I like it when the characters use the screen or paper, as an interactive medium! Like Daffy Duck in "duck amuck".

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  3. UnknownOctober 8, 2012 at 9:32 PM

    Erik, you should make a dictionary of these terms.

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  4. halothairOctober 9, 2012 at 9:07 PM

    Try tvtropes.org; but be warned: these tropes may cause you to change your whole perspective on viewing anything ever again. Also, there are some inappropriate words on there, so be careful.

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