Applied Animation: Casino Royale

I've never actually seen Casino Royal - any of the Bond films actually (I know, I'm bad) - but I really enjoyed watching the title sequence. I loved the fluidity of it and the interesting colours and patterns that Daniel Kleinman has used. This isn't why I have chosen to talk about this animation though, as these are aspects that I'm probably not going to use in my own animation as I feel the use of too many colours won't compliment the nature of Kernick's books. 

Casino Royale (2006) - Title Sequence

Instead I wanted to point out the way in which violence was tackled in this animation. There is a lot of violent scenes, but it feels "family friendly" because of the style of the characters. Not only that but because of how some of the deaths have been drawn. For example, when the man falling finally crashes into the ground, rather than showing a graphic thud and blood, he simply bursts into shapes. This ties in nicely to the general aesthetic of the piece, and cuts out the blood and 'gore'. In the scenes where they have found it necessary to include blood, it isn't "in your face", instead it is more subtle and there isn't vasts amount of it. I especially like how the blood pool swirls at [2:14]. I could even do something similar with my own work, and could use this as a transition from one scene to the next. It will all depend on what I decide to do in terms of story and style, but it is definitely something I shall bare in mind.