BuzzNBen | Cartoon Animation - How to Effectively Break the 4th Wall and Be Super Meta @BuzzNBen | Uploaded December 2016 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
Warning: Some minor spoilers to Gravity Falls. You've been warned.

So I love cartoons and animation. I also love filmmaking. However, when cartoons end up breaking the 4th wall and being meta, it makes for effective storytelling. Here is a video essay on how to effectively break the 4th wall and be meta in cartoon animation.

This was my final project for my editing class this semester. Enjoy and let me know what you think.

Features clips from:
Gravity Falls
Ed Edd N Eddy
Chowder
Family Guy
Two and a Half Men

Music Used:
Son of a Rocket - Kevin MacLeod
Electro Cabello - Kevin MacLeod
The Time is Now - Hooksounds
Poofy Reel - Kevin MacLeod
Made Me Realize - Gravity Falls Cover
End Credits - Brad Breeck