Final Thoughts
Final Thoughts
Adding Sound Effects
Adding Sound Effects
Adding Sound Effects
I added a backing track but felt like it didn't change enough on when it has nightmares, so I decided to add sound effects to my final piece.
I decided that I wanted it to end sharper so I added the TV clicking off as it fades quicker and have made it sharper with just ending with 'Research before watching' instead of 'Look Before watching, Research Before Watching'.
Music Effects
Music Effects
My Animatics and First Animation View.
My Animatics and First Animation View.
My Animatics and First Animation View.
This was my first animatic that I produce when trying to think of the script, it didn't work to well because I didn't have a script to go to.
After my first animatic I produced a script and this is the beginning of the way I wanted to work, although I did take a lot of inspiration from the american express adverts and the way they transform objects.
I wanted to see what the sketchy animatic would look like as a final design and I though it worked well although I felt it didn't flow to well. When looking back on this I felt this was me trying to make a animation that went well with the american express look, it didn't have much of the illustrative style that I like and like to produce. I felt this was a good experiment even though I didn't end up using this in my final piece.
The hidden meanings of yin and yang - John Bellaimey
The hidden meanings of yin and yang - John Bellaimey
I was looking at the way things move and morph in this video, I also like how this is very clean and slick. I think this works well and although it is not on the same subject I think this works for explaining things swiftly. I also like the use of both thin and thick lines as a contrast, I think although they don't use colour I think the use of the contrast of lines works well without colour.
How to build a fictional world - Kate Messner
How to build a fictional world - Kate Messner
I wanted to look into backgrounds and this is a good example, I like the use of the paper effect but also the way they transition. I think the use of simple colours works for this as it has a dark coloured paper background, I think this could work if I didn't have any colour but as I have some colours I feel this couldn't work. Although I think that some subtle effect could work well and just have a small amount as opposed to having it so prominent.
Test animation
Test animation
Final Draft Animation
Final Draft Animation
YukaiDu Showreel
YukaiDu Showreel
YukaiDu Showreel from Yukai Du on Vimeo.
Although this is a showreel I think there are quite a few effects that could be used, I think the constant movement is well done throughout. I have looked at a few as I said in others but this animator I like the movement they add to each section to make the piece more organic.
VIVIAN GIRLS
VIVIAN GIRLS
VIVIAN GIRLS from Sol Lee on Vimeo.
When looking at this animation I was looking at the soft colours and they movements, I like the us if the block colours but I feel this wouldn't work well for mine as it is to soft for the message I am trying to represent. I like the use of the soft pastel colours in the piece, I feel like I should try this to see if it works for my piece.
When looking at this animation I was looking at the soft colours and they movements, I like the us if the block colours but I feel this wouldn't work well for mine as it is to soft for the message I am trying to represent. I like the use of the soft pastel colours in the piece, I feel like I should try this to see if it works for my piece.
NETFLIX SPOT
NETFLIX SPOT
NETFLIX SPOT from Sol Lee on Vimeo.
I was looking at the textures in this video as well as the clashing colours. I feel like this is a good way to create contrast in animations, I like the texture that the animator has added to this image as it give a lot of interest to look at.
I was looking at the textures in this video as well as the clashing colours. I feel like this is a good way to create contrast in animations, I like the texture that the animator has added to this image as it give a lot of interest to look at.
Hyatt Unbound Collection
Hyatt Unbound Collection
I used this as inspiration for the line work as I felt like this would work better than using complicated images, I felt this work better and has more of a childlike feel to the piece. I felt like this worked because of the simple shapes and limited colour scheme. I also liked they way this has a clean background and I felt this worked really well for this piece, I am going to look into using a simple background for my animation.
BBC Sport Rugby World Cup
BBC Sport Rugby World Cup
BBC Sport Rugby World Cup from Yukai Du on Vimeo.
With this animation I like the movement throughout and how they transform one scene to the next, they have also kept constant movement throughout which I think works well. I like this style of simple animation and think this works well as the most detailed bit is the focal point. By using the simple shapes around it does make you focus more on the central point.
With this animation I like the movement throughout and how they transform one scene to the next, they have also kept constant movement throughout which I think works well. I like this style of simple animation and think this works well as the most detailed bit is the focal point. By using the simple shapes around it does make you focus more on the central point.
Can Plants Talk To Each Other? (Cut Down)
Can Plants Talk To Each Other? (Cut Down)
This is a simple animation but I like how they have simple movements that catches your attention. Although this is a simple animation I think that works with the sharp cuts between the scenes, the small movements help bring this animation together and keeps the piece flowing.
Shakespeare Lives in 2016: Macbeth
Shakespeare Lives in 2016: Macbeth
Although this is a video the animation is interesting and they way it transforms from one image to another has a concent flow. I like how some of the images melt away whereas others transform, this keeps the audience interested. I also like the use of the simple colour schemes of the blues as I feel like this adds to the mood of the video.
UnitedHealth Group - ‘Connections’
UnitedHealth Group - ‘Connections’
UnitedHealth Group - 'Connections' from Gentleman Scholar on Vimeo.
The use of the objects as well as line animation together create an interesting visual look to the piece, by linking the blue colours together it creates more of a theme to the piece. I also like the way it flows from one image to another with both sharp cuts and tracking shots, this works well for this piece.
The use of the objects as well as line animation together create an interesting visual look to the piece, by linking the blue colours together it creates more of a theme to the piece. I also like the way it flows from one image to another with both sharp cuts and tracking shots, this works well for this piece.
A Tale of Two Zip Codes
A Tale of Two Zip Codes
A Tale of Two Zip Codes from BLACKMATH on Vimeo.
In this animation I like how they use the lines as well as the solid shapes, what I also like and want to take inspiration from is the use of the constant movement. At the beginning of the animation it has a organic feel with the movement being fluid making the images softer.
In this animation I like how they use the lines as well as the solid shapes, what I also like and want to take inspiration from is the use of the constant movement. At the beginning of the animation it has a organic feel with the movement being fluid making the images softer.
Nat Geo WILD / Hershey Kisses "Mother's Day"
Nat Geo WILD / Hershey Kisses "Mother's Day"
This is the advert Hershey Kisses and Nat Geo Wild produced for mothers day, I was looking at this animation for the for the way they move from one scene to the other. I find it also interesting in how they have brought the visuals for both Nat Geo Wild with all of the animals but also the point of it being mothers day and to give 'kisses'. I also looked at other videos by Sol Lee, I like the way she gives texture and movement throughout and I think by giving it movement it will make it more organic and more the style I am going for.
Powerpuff Girls Theme
Powerpuff Girls Theme
I was looking into they way people look at the visuals of animations and found this updated Powerpuff Girls Theme tune. This is the theme for the 2016 update of Powerpuff Girls which they have made more 'edgy' and they didn't just update the visual. I think this works well as they use both the old and new to have both audiences, they use the old theme at the beginning before going into the new. I feel like this works well and the visual and audio works well together and I feel this is something I have to think about what I have to use to join them together, but still keeping my own style.
Old:
New:
American Express Signature Stories 'Garance Dore' - Device POCKO
American Express Signature Stories 'Garance Dore' - Device POCKO
When looking at this animation i found it really interesting in the way it transforms from one image to another. I also like the soft colours used, but it is also the way it just uses the 4 colours throughout. The way it goes with the voice that it has used and also it has the small sounds which work well for this piece but I am not sure it would work for my final piece. It does represent the work that Garance Dore illustrative work, I think this is a good way to show a link between the visual and the audio.
Melanie Martinez - Album
Melanie Martinez - Album
Melanie Martinez
I also wanted to look into the different areas and how they show childlike subjects in a darker tone. I found Melanie Martinez who's latest album Cry Baby has a narative and throughout her album booklet she has a narrative about a girls life, which although the songs are quite childlike tunes can turn very dark. One of the songs I looked at called Dollhouse is about how things can look from the outside them on the inside can be completely different. This is the page from the booklet for the song Dollhouse, she creates the children book sound throughout the book as the words rhyme and make it more sing song. This is only one of the elements of the piece as the songs make up the narative of a very sad life of a little girl with issues.
I think this is a interesting way to display your songs and as they all join together it makes it even more interesting, even with the childlike song names it can be very deciving. This is shown in the example called 'Mad Hatter' which uses characters from Alice Adventure in Wonderland but an extract from the song using these chacters and scenarios:
We paint white roses red,
Each shade from a different person's head
This dream, dream is a killer
Getting drunk with the blue caterpillar
I'm peeling the skin off my face
'Cause I really hate being safe
The normals, they make me afraid
The crazies, they make me feel sane
Another example is:
All the best people are crazy
All the best people are
Where is my prescription?
Doctor, doctor please listen
My brain is scattered
You can be Alice,
I'll be the mad hatter.
This is a example of how you can change something to make it much darker and this doesn't have any swearing in it.
Does that mean this should be on the radio?
Paint - Ruining Peoples Chidhoods
Paint - Ruining Peoples Chidhoods
Synapse
Synapse
Synapse
I looked into this animation because of the way it transitions between the different elements, they use a very fluid motion between the different scenes. I also like the limited use of colours I think this works well for this piece, the small amount of colour makes it stand out more. By using the use of water it makes the motions more fluid, this makes it more interesting.
The Side Effects
The Side Effects
The Side Effects
I was looking into this animation which was information about David Bowie and his life, but not only that it was mostly about the effects that drugs had on people. In this animation, they have created the links with the lightning flashes. What I found interesting about this animation was the use of very simple colours, they only use a very small range, but I think this make the piece more effective. The animation is called The Side Effects and that is exactly what this animation does it, it is showing the mental breakdown and effects that drugs have on the brain. I think this is an informative animation that does just that, inform by using a voice over and imagery that works well together even through the dark theme that is being illustrated.
Interactive Love Story
Interactive Love Story
Although this wouldn't work for the kind of animation I am trying to achieve I think this is an interesting style of animation. I also love the way it uses the interactive style to it that give it a more original style. I like the simple movements of each animation though I think this could work well to have subtle movements. I think this piece speaks for its self but although I think this is an effective piece I also want mine to be quite short so not to loose people's attention. When you have finished the animation, you can also click a link that takes you to a page in which you can get a poster of the journey you have taken with the different music. I thought this was an interesting way to look at a reminder and to see the journey you have taken. It also shows you the different parts in where it is taken twists and turns throughout it creates your own individual story for everyone who has watched this animation.
NSPCC - Awareness Adverts
NSPCC - Awareness Adverts
NSPCC - Awareness Adverts
Animated Adverts
Minecraft Spin-off Inappropriate?
Minecraft Spin-off Inappropriate?
American Express TV Advert
American Express TV Advert
American Express TV Advert
I was looking into this as inspiration for my work because they are short, giving a lot of information and they are keeping the interest of the audience. This is one of the adverts that I recognise and keeps my interest. The moving is very slick and flows through to keep the audience's attention, this is something that I am going to try and achieve in my piece because I want it to be informative, but also memorable.
Animatic Examples
Animatic Examples
Animatic Examples
I was looking into examples of animatics to see the kind of work people have done I found these really interesting to watch as it is the way people get across ideas of how the piece is going to be made. I also included an animatic from the animated series Korra as it has how it looked at the end of the animation process, this means you can see how it is changed to make it into the final piece.
20,000 New York Students will see Hamilton for $10
20,000 New York Students will see Hamilton for $10
Clips from the musical:
But do you think this should have an age rating......
..... When it has songs like this in it and they are showing this to students, are the parents looking into this or are the schools informing the parents, this show has mild swearing in it and as you can see in the song above "death threats' to people. Although I find this musical entertaining and also informative about the subject some people might not be as lenient to this type of language of
"'cause when push comes to shove I'll kill your friends and family to remind you of my love".
Some parents might not find this as appropriate as others.
What is an Animatic?
What is an Animatic?
Craziest Video Game Psychopaths
Craziest Video Game Psychopaths
Craziest Video Game Psychopaths
Click the picture for a video explaining more on this subject, below is my view on this.
I started looking into what would make a game more disturbing to the watcher and why people would say that it would make other people violent. I was looking into the characters that are really disturbing with psychopathic tendencies. This is one of the elements that I believe makes a game more disturbing, when looking into these different characters I found the ones with a back story more disturbing because I feel that it give the character are more of a human factor to them. I also think that the games have become more disturbing because of the graphics as the have become much more realistic as time has progressed.
10 Deranged Video Game Psychopaths - Here is a longer list of characters and reasons behind the choices. Some are the same but it is interesting to see others opinions on the different characters.
Worst Deaths In Video Games
Worst Deaths In Video Games
Worst Deaths In Video Games
Click the picture for a video explaining more on this subject, below is my view on this.
The deaths in this video review are brutal and with a lot of gruesome detail, this is just a selection of 5 of the worst ones but this will change over the years. Is it ok or good to show this to the younger generation as they are become decentered to this kind of violence. Is this appropriate for the younger generation, even if this is not given to them as a game it is easy enough to find online.
Death Blamed by Video Games
Death Blamed by Video Games
Top 10 Deaths by Video Games
Click the picture for a video explaining more on this subject, below is my view on this.
I was looking into the concept of video games making people more violent and I found this video which explains the deaths of 10 different people over the years. It goes on to explain that these events were all linked by one element which was video games. It is shocking to see how much influence some of the games have over the younger generation. This is just the top 10 most well-known event that has lead to either critical injuries or death because of the violence or influence of different games. They give examples of games such as Slenderman and GTA (Grand Theft Auto) and goes on to explain the influences it has over these children to young adults. They give one example of a boy who wanted a game that his parents wouldn't buy for him but he obtained a copy anyway, they went on to take this copy off him and put it in a safe. After all of this happened he found out the code to the safe, which also contained a handgun which he used on his parent killing his mother and injuring his father. This is just an example of what is in this video, which is very shocking.
Mum's Guide to Minecraft.
Mum's Guide to Minecraft.
Even though film rating are more respected ......
Even though film rating are more respected ......
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