Animation Diary (a)

8/6/2019 Animation Diary (a)

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The idea

What (who) I know most What I love most

How me became us


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Exploring movement and portrayal


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http://www.rollanet.org/~anderson/instructionsclay.html


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http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Clay-People


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http://vividlayers.blogspot.com/2010/07/clay-camp-for-kids-

week-four-clay.html


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http://www.unicef.org/turkey/ag1/ag1i.html


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http://www.istockphoto.com/stock-illustration-3836431-child-s-

crayon-drawing-box-of-crayons.php


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If it's your first attempt, especially if you're working with kids,choose the "actors" for the film first. In this case, the actors areinanimate objects that you'll be using to create your movie. Yourbest bet is to start off with just one or two actors, but there's no limitto what you can use:stuffed animalsLEGO figuresorigami creationsclay sculpturesaction figures

food (vegetables, cereal, macaroni, candy, etc.)rocksfashion dollsrefrigerator magnetsdie cast carsChristmas ornaments

There are no rules here, but I have a few guidelines to make your lifeeasier.Choose objects that:1.are easily moved2.can stand on their own (you don't want to have to hold them upwhile you're trying to take a picture of them)

http://familyinternet.about.com/od/projects/ss/stopmotion_2.htm


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http://www.printeresting.org/tag/print-ephemera/


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http://gymnasticscoaching.com/new/2010/09/flipbook-

gymnastics-social-network/


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http://www.drawinghowtodraw.com/stepbystep

drawinglessons/stepbystepdrawinglessons/inde

x.php?cat=431&paged=2


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http://www.toonboom.com/products/digitalpro/eL

earning/tipsTricks/morphing.php


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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiAx59t19nU


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http://www.drawinghowtodraw.com/stepbystepdrawinglessons/2010/12/how-to-draw-cartoon-

people-figures-moving-in-different-movements-and-actions-drawing-lesson/


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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_HXUhShhmY


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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJlqQSMifqk


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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uHf3G2z-Kc


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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFuuTUGSJsU


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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KQy_0cS7MM


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http://www.animationforum.net/tip-of-the-week-arcs/


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Try being creative, move your props not just

your actors

Read more: http://quazen.com/arts/animation/10-tips-on-how-to-make-a-stop-motion-

animation/#ixzz1NpCTMhdI


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http://www.youtube.com/watch

?v=aoQVa86EvPA&feature=rel

ated


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This time, its personal


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http://www.cv.vic.gov.au/stories/tv50-anniversary-of-

television-in-australia/7162/this-is-your-life-book/


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http://www.photobookaustralia.com.au/


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"To try to understand the real significance of what the great artists, the serious masters, tell usin their masterpieces, that leads to God; one man wrote or told it in a book; another, in apicture.

Vincent Van Gogh

http://www.vangoghmus

eum.nl/vgm/index.jsp?la

ng=en

Life, passion, self-reflection, introspection


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Problem:

I tried shooting inside but had problems with shadows as my SD card

wasnt good enough to support my flash properly. As per

recommendations, a cheaper digital camera may have been a bettersolution (but I didnt have one!). So I decided to shoot outside

instead.


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I had originally considered

drawing the whole

animation, making no

attempt to pass my drawings

off as good, and instead

making it a bit fun. It didnt

take me long to dismiss that

idea, but I decided to keep

elements of it for my final

product, to add a little bit of

comedy.


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Take: one

I dont know too many people who walk like this

Time to take another look at my movement research!


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Pre tripod

Still figuring

out fluidity ofmovement

Take: one


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Ohhh! So thats why they say dont work with children or animals


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Bought a tripod today - life instantly became easier!


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A Time for Reflection


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What I love about the animation

Overall, Im really happy with the animation. What a lovely way to

finish my degree. The first time I watched it through with the musicadded, I turned into a big sooky pregnant lady and cried!

I really loved this sequence,

and finishing with this shot.

My camera has a continuousshot setting and once I set

up the tripod, my mum

whos even less technically

minded than myself was

able to take them.

I also like the way it

contrasts with the drawings

and clothes people


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Music

For me, the music makes this

animation really special. Its asong that Dave has strummed to

Xavia since she was a small babe,

and occasionally adds words to. I

asked him if he would record it

onto the computer, and writesome words to come in once

Xavia was introduced into it. It

brings the animation to another to

a deeper, more personal level.

And I think the beat and softnesscompliment it.


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Technique

Im really happy with this idea of transitioning from one scene

to another with the zoom in ---> zoom out. I think that it was

quite effective.


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Photos

Im really happy with the decision to splice the animation withour photos. At first I wasnt sure, as I thought it might break

the animation up too much, but now I feel it accentuates the

story makes it more heartfelt, and sometimes, a little funny.


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What I could have done differently

Tarp/thicker material to prevent creases. I needed to use some kind

of material, though, as I shot at a few different locations to

accommodate for people who helped/babysitters!

Its in my nature to constantly want to alter and improve my work

so eventually I had to just step back and say thats enough now.


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White on whitenot a great idea


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Lighting

While I was happier with my outside shots than the few shots I

originally did inside, I still had quite a few lighting problems. Oneway I could have minimised this would have been to opt for a

different top. The leather in this jacket reflected the light quite a

bit, it would have been better to opt for a material that absorbed it.


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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KQy_0cS7MM

Although, After looking at this clip a little more closely, I noticed the

same thing happened in it with the lighting (due to shooting near a

window). It makes me feel a little better that this person makes

money from their work and still has the same problem!


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Just a silly little thing, but it really annoys me that I

didnt put Daves hand on the outside of my belly in

this shot!


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Light coming through the hedge at certain

times of the day, and onto the sheet

Sign needs to be darker, thicker and held for longer in this scene


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Some of the timing could have been better


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What I learnt for next time/Tips for others

Use a tripod from the

beginning!


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Dont make the movements too big, they will look strange

when you put them in the animation.

Its also worth researching movement for a better result

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJlqQSMifqk


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Music by Dave


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Animation (and dancing) by Pia

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Animation Diary (a)