As part of my research into animations which incorporate effective use of backgrounds, I have chosen to include "Duet" by Glen Keane. This animation is quite traditional as it was hand drawn. The backgrounds used are really simple but I think they are really effective because they focus the viewer's attention on the movement of the characters. This isn't the only reason I think that he has used his backgrounds so well. It stays the same colour through out however different aspects of the background develop with the story, for example the growth of the tree, the use of rocks and grass to show the changing environment as the two children get older. The background of the first becomes slightly more in-depth when the boy climbs the tree, which I think really signals the age he is supposed to be at. The colour scheme stays the same which avoids the animation from looking to heavy. There is a lot of movement going on from the characters so I think if the surrounding environment was all in colour it may take away some of the attention to detail that has been made.
This is such a beautiful and well constructed piece of animation, and one of the background plays a major part in it because of its simplicity.
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