After researching into different type of animals i definitely think birds is most fitting to my chosen piece of music. One of the main things that i was attracted too while researching into Brazil was the birds. I think this could be a good place to start for my character generation. Here are some examples of tropical birds i could use within my animation.
Toucan
Parrot
Although this bird isn't from Brazil i really like the idea of using a peacock...
I then went on to think of examples of animation in which i have seen the use of birds.
For The Birds
Tweety Pie
Rio
I came across a new film Rio, which only came out this year. It used the 2 main birds i had in mind for my own animation. I plan to go see the film in hope it will help me with my own animation ideas!
I have thought over and over about possible characters or animals i could use for my animation. The idea of animals came to mind as i think it is a good basis to start, characterizing something that normally doesn't show much expression or obvious characteristics. Well not as obvious as humans do anyway... I definitely get a tropical, exotic feel while listening to my music. Here are some examples i found which i could use for my final animation.
As a guideline for are animation we were asked to come up with 3 descriptive words, in which we would base are animation around. I decided to come up with 3 different mood boards for my chosen words CELEBRATION, DANCING and HAPPINESS. I thought of a lot of words earlier on in the project, but i feel these 3 were the ones that were most fitting to my chosen music.
Celebration- When i think of celebration i think of balloons, parties, cakes, fireworks, alcohol, dancing, bright colours and happy faces.
Dancing- When i think of dancing i think of carnivals, festivals, parties, music, confidence, skill.
Happiness- When i think of happiness i think of achievement, celebration, joy, things going well, people, smiles, friendly faces.
After researching into different types of animation i then started to think about my own final piece. I first of all started by putting my chosen music onto my ipod, this way i could get a feel for the song whenever i wanted. I feel this was very helpful as it meant i could listen to the song in a range of different situations and environments, therefore coming up with a range of different ideas and outcomes.
Below are a few pages from my sketchbook, in which i created after listening to my chosen music in different environments, situations and moods.
After writing down my initial thoughts into my sketchbook, i now have to start my idea generation, in which i have to pick 3 words to base my 20-30 second animation around. While listening to the music i was reminded of being on holiday or somewhere in the sun. I think this piece of music most reminds me of Brazil or Africa and would quite like to use this as one of my main focus points for my animation.
Research on Brazil
I decided to get some background knowledge on Brazil as i found this was the best way to start my research process, doing this has helped me generate more ideas towards my final piece. I especially love all the bright colours used within Brazil and the factor of celebration.
Starting to get a feel for the project... I have never done animation before so i decided it was a good idea to get some research of different types of animation to help me with my own animation series.
Here are a range of different animated techniques i could use for my final piece.
Stop Motion
After looking through the internet & youtube for different stop motion videos, i came across this one by Christophe Collette. An award winning cinematographer, created entirely in stop motion. Although the video appears quite morbid throughout due to the settings and colours used, it is impossible not to watch the whole animation through. Amazing!
Hand Drawn
I came across this video on youtube while watching hand drawn animation videos by Donato Sansone, his videos are weird and a little bit twisted but follow a very similar theme. I cant find the artist behind this bit of work, but i assume they were inspired by Donato Sansone. I love the effect behind this, it gives a whole different feel to hand drawn animation and is definitely one i want to look into more.
Computer Animation
Of course when people think of computer animation they immediately think of Disney Pixar. I came across the original video of 'For the Birds', i remember this video from a few years back. I quite like the ideas of using birds in my final piece as i think you can use them in a range of different situations and with a range of personalities.
Thaumatrope
This is a very simple form of animation, it is basically a circular piece of card with a piece of string attached to both sides and a drawing on the front and back of the piece of card. The card is then twirled backward and forwards, creating an illusion, very simple! I may have a go of creating one of these myself as part of my research.
TO COMMUNICATE A PIECE OF MUSIC INTO AN ANIMATED SERIES OF IMAGES.
You will be allocated a piece of music which you must listen to and familiarise yourself with and choose three descriptive words which are inspired by the music. This choice must be intuitive and based on your emotional response to the music. The research process will therefore take a visual form once the words have been chose, and will be about making and doing.
I have been allocated the piece of music 'Solta O Frango' by Bonde Do Role, i came across the video on Youtube, which was created in 2007. Give it a listen...
Sunday, 27 March 2011
PRINT TO PIXEL I have never done anything in animation before...this should be fun!
Define animation- A simulation of movement created by displaying a series of pictures, or frames. Cartoons on television is one example of animation. Animation on computers is one of the chief ingredients of multimedia presentations. There are many software applications that enable you to create animations that you can display on a computer monitor.
Note the difference between animation and video. Whereas video takes continuous motion and breaks it up into discrete frames, animation starts with independent pictures and puts them together to form the illusion of continuous motion.
