The Industry Standards
It's what the Animation Industry and
MPAA Censor Board dictate. Use this to observe how I
both follow and deviate from industry control standards in
style, form, content and quality.
Understanding the standards of the
Animation Industry requires some beginning knowledge of
cartoon history. To start, let's take things back to the
Golden Age of Animation, when some of the most irreverent
humor ever devised was born. Obviously there was a
proliferation of cartoon violence, innuendo, transvestism,
racial slurs and wartime gags. All of these have been
the controversial topics targeted by cartoon censors.
The need for such controversial scenes to be removed arises
from the fact that the cartoons originally created for adult
audiences have been marketed more toward children.
Flash forward to modern times, with
programs such as Cartoon Network's Adult Swim and Comdey
Central. Shows such as Family Guy, Futurama, South Park,
Metalocalypse, Aqua Teen Hunger Force and the proliferation of
Japanese animes all have contributed to the rebirth and
revival of the Adult Animation genre.
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