Above are some of the backgrounds in the episode 'Laser Light Canon'.
The first thing I notice from these is that the colours start off very soft, showing the calmer atmosphere at the start of the show. They slowly change into brighter and much more dramatic colours as the action starts, also showing the transition from morning, to day, to night. The town starts off with warm colours like pink, to show dawn, turning to yellow as it hits midday. Though it is surrounded by dark clouds, you can still see the colours shining through, which then moves into red, for dusk, and also the most dramatic part of of the episode with the most action, and then down into blue, to show the end of the day and the episode. The blue is still very saturated which isn't something I would associate with night time scenes, but the tones are much darker, and are different shades to the usual day time kind of clues.The composition of the backgrounds help lead your eyes into the scene - it starts off with a road veering to the right, showing you the direction of the story before the scene moves over the the second image, where the characters are, and where the story really starts. The next few are very plain with little direction; this part of the show concentrates on the actions of the characters rather than movement through backgrounds and they only change after certain close up shots.
The brushes used for the background give it a very soft texture - the show over all feels much calmer, which works for the younger audience. The action is less violent as well, meaning that the colour is needed more to set the tone and to create the drama. On the red background, where most of the drama does happen, the background shapes are slightly sharper, using less colours for shading and highlights, helping to move even more away from the calm atmosphere for a scene.
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