Animation

Evaluation

For my animation I was inspired by the works off youtube stick man animation and funny stick man videos. Or the music I went with something joyful and fun, giving the advert the vibe wanted it to have, bringing a smile and laughter to the mix.

Strengths
For what went well with the animation I made sure that I used more than one camera angle, showing different shots and using all the shots cut to the beat, the main editing technique I used. The animation was fluid and maintain good continuity throughout; the objective of the advert never straying away from the story. The drawings in the animation are simple and easy to create, nothing too advanced or skilful.

Weaknesses
For my animation what didn't go well was how sometimes the animation would have cuts of black in, making the music fade out for a second and then suddenly jump back in again. the animation style is simple but too generic and easy. another weakness is the lack of colour, everything being black and white, with only little amounts of green.

Sheily's Review

Overall liked the animation

Strengths "The movements, the story"
Weaknesses "Not drawn properly"
CBBI (Could be better if) Used more sketches to improve drawings.

Abdirzak's Review

Overall liked it

Strengths "Character story"
Weaknesses "Lack of colour"
CBBI "More colours"

Stephanie"s Review

Overall liked it

Strengths "Good use of camera angles, entertaining"
Weaknesses "Not enough colour"
CBBI "By adding more colours"

Task 2

Two Different Animation Techniques

Rotoscoping: When existing footage or photo are drawn over with different colours or different designs. An activity strategy utilised by illustrators to follow over film, outline by outline, when reasonable activity is required

Stop Motion: When an object is moving frame by frame to give the impression the object is moving by itself. an example of this is the very popular Transformers Youtube videos, people will take the toys from transformer and frame by frame take pictures of the toy Transformers transforming. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9xKI-ajNWA

the video was shot through multiple pictures being played back to back to show as if the Transformers are moving. 

Task 1

A kinetoscope is an early exhibition device designed for films to be viewed by the viewers. within the machine an animation could be seen through a peephole viewer window at the top of the device. The Kinetoscope was invented in 1897 on August the 31st by invented by William Kennedy Dickson, a Scottish inventor.








The zoopraxiscope is an early gadget for showing films. Made by photographic pioneer Eadweard Muybridge in 1879, it might be viewed as the main film projector. The zoopraxiscope anticipated pictures from turning glass plates in quick progression to give the impression of movement.


For the animation before it starts a storyboard is created. in the storyboard they draw or sketch certain scenes and get a mental imagine of what the scene will look like.

for films like star wars there are storyboards for when the rebels are going to destroy the death star. some sketched a rough idea of what the scene would like like, showing the camera angle of the scene and how the camera would follow the rebels.the rebels have the ships X-Wings, designed earlyin the process by Joe Johnson and Colin Cantwell. the director being George Lucas.



John Lasseter

John Lasseter has directed many disney films and 3D animation films.
e.g.
Toy Story
A Bug's Life
Toy Story 2
Cars
Cars 2
Currently directing Toy Story 4

John Lasseter directed the movie cars. where disney has already made bugs and toys as their main characters. this time they've made cars or any mode of transportation as the main leads. the title being "cars. the movie is about sports car wanting to win a big race but when he gets lost in the middle of nowhere in a small town. he learns winning a race isn't everything. the movie is a 3D generated animation. at pixar they say "art challenges technology, technology inspires art", they push the boundaries of digital animation.

pixar

pixar is a 3D animation company connected to disney. pixar are known for making famous children films such as Toy Story, Cars, the Incredibles, Wall-E and more. pixar began in 1979 as the Graphics Group, part of the Lucasfilms corporations. pixar has produced 17 feature films. the first being Toy Story (1995) and the latest installment being Finding Dory (2016). all films receiving positive reviews. Pixar executives John Lasseter, Brad Bird, Pete Docter, Andrew Stanton, and Lee Unkrich were presented with the Golden Lion award for Lifetime Achievement by the biennial Venice Film Festival. The award was presented by Lucasfilm's founder George Lucas.

* 2D Animation
* 3D animation
* Drawn Animation