Initial Light Drawing tests

These are the initial test Images I had for my piece where I was testing drawing with  torch by using a long exposure app on my phone. I also was trying certain scenery like under the table to see what effect it would give. I feel I had the torch to close to the camera here so I'll have to move it further back but I like the lines you can create with it and will experiment more.

Innovative Animation Idea

I want to expand upon the idea we had as a group to have a spider run across the city. I wanted to change this to our original idea of a monster akin to Godzilla destroying the city, the problem is how I would do this using light animation is confusing at the moment. I was thinking of super imposing the drawn creature onto a still image background that I have taken.

I have also been looking into music for the piece with it being about a monster I looked at the Godzilla main theme for backing music and the Pacific Rim theme as well for the soundtrack.

The Godzilla 2014 theme I feel is a bit more monstrous than the others and would fit the piece much better than the others. It just matches the destruction that I imagine much much better.

The original Godzilla theme creates a sense of scale that I would want but doesn't feel like it would match the destruction in the piece I would like.

Once again I feel the Pacific Rim theme gives a sense of scale I desire and want it also kind of fits in with the destruction but it feels like it in a much more heroic way than the Godzilla theme. I want it to be more villainous so I will stick with the Godzilla 2014 theme for the soundtrack.

Michael Bosanko Light Artist

I have been looking into Michael Bosanko's light animation pieces I want to incorporate something like that into my idea. I found it interesting how he creates images using only a torch, I wanted to do something similar but mixing places as well and using the light created by surround sources like the lamp posts and such.

Innovative Animation Presentation

Week One Surface Animation

https://vimeo.com/145825355

For the first week, I was grouped with Dan, Curt, Gin, and Julia. I took the pictures for this piece.

We each tried to come up with and idea for the piece, from there we would decide what we wanted our piece to be. Ultimately we ended on the planet. I feel like we could have done more with what we had in ways in which it transitions and what not it could have easily been substantially more.

Week 2

https://vimeo.com/145825335

The group this week was the same a previous minus Julia. I helped with the cutouts while Curt and Gin did the animation.

This was better than the previous attempt we had but once again it could have used some work the soundtrack didn't fit. This was partly down to a miscommunication between me and Dan Where I had a certain point of the music in mind.

Week 3

https://vimeo.com/145825339

The group once again remained the same, I mainly painted but helped out a little with the animation itself.

The idea changed a bit from what it started out as but we had a bit of fun though the technique itself was rather fiddly and when we moved a piece it would take others with it etc. There was also the problem of the material we painted on showing up in the images we took.

Week 4

https://vimeo.com/145825329

This weeks group was me, Emily and Ric. We used my cut outs for this piece.

Though I like the idea we had for this piece and the fun we had in post production. I feel like we could have improved it and made it much better with more going on it was very basic and rather rushed in some ways. We did discuss ideas at the time but they didn't fit that well with what we were going for.

Week 5

https://vimeo.com/145825328

I was with Remel and Dan this time. I some of the animation and camera work this time.

I liked the idea we had for this piece with a monster or something storming around a city but due to time restraints I couldn't achieve what I wanted so we scaled it back to have a spider 'explore' the city which we had taken pictures of. This was a lot of fun especially just talking about it. I wish we could have spent more time on it to clean it up and improve it.

Advanced 2D Idea

For this I am using the song Dusk and Summer by Dashboard Confessional.

I will be using the first 30 seconds for my animation. where I'm going to tell the start of a love story. Or from 3:10 to 3:40 to show the relation ship breaking apart. The second idea is a lot more interesting to me but I do like the first idea I will decide which through thumbnail sketches by monday.

Character Development - Character Designs

'Will often makes brash decisions to help others without thinking about consequences to himself. While he is always up for fun he can be serious if needed. He spends some time in the gym just to keep fit, since he gets into a fair few fights he tries to stay agile and strong. He will do his best to never let anyone down no matter what.'

Will made his way home from his regular gym session, on his way he saw a mugging and jumped in to help the guy without thinking. With no care for himself he scared the mugger off, and turned to help the man up. 'You're my hero.' The man thanked. Will smiled and carried on his way home 'hero. I like the sound of that' he thought aloud.

        

'Emma is trying to find her voice, a relatively shy girl who was always picked on for wearing the wrong clothes or for being sat alone at lunch. She often speaks through her hands or her hair. She can be found daydreaming of a place where she has the courage to stand up for herself. Until then she'll hide away in her hoodie or out of the way so no one can bother her until she can muster up the guts to speak for herself, so long as she doesn't stutter through her hands.'

Emma stammered through her hands 'l-l-listen to me.' It was barely louder than a whisper. She wished someone would listen and grew more frustrated. She walked off, no one would notice if she was gone. She lay against a wall as someone walked by she turned her head as not to make eye contact. 'Why cant I just be louder?' She whispered to herself becoming more annoyed and hiding in her hoodie, daydreaming to get over her anxiety.

Advanced 2D Ideas

I have two main ideas at the moment the first being a choreographed fight as such I have been looking into choreographed fights, especially ones that are simple to follow like Star Wars. The lightsabers lend themselves quite well as the colour of the blades keeps people informed of who is fighting and is very visible at all times. If I proceed down this route I think it's worth taking something like a lightsaber into account.

My other idea is doing a piece to some music. I have asked my friend if he can make a music clip for me and he says he can, as soon as he has the time. In the mean time I have been looking at music videos to get some ideas.

One idea that I want to look further into is animating to a piece of writing, possibly similar to Edgar Allen Poe's style. I will write the piece myself, of course. in the mean time I am currently looking up writing styles.