Set Design.
Above is an image of a set design of a show called, the play that goes wrong. It is a domestic, Victorian setting with a mysterious, dark, confusing atmosphere and a cordial, boring tone. The lighting varies to create shadow, highlighting the mystery of the set, and is quite yellow, and dull. The color is fairly plain and, yet again, dull to emphasize the Victorian look. The set shows the inside of a house, containing curtains, a clock, rugs, shelves, bookcases, and many more average household items.
Above is another unknown domestic set similar to the Play That Goes Wrong set. It is an everyday household room with a creepy eerie atmosphere and a sinister mood. The lighting is fundamental white lighting, casting shadows throughout the crevices and corners of the room. The color is very faded and untouched, almost abandoned. The set has basic, rustic furniture, peeling wallpaper, and faded, old wooden pieces like doors and drawers.
Cartoons.
Traditional cartoon animation(also known as celluloid animation involves hand-drawing each frame
https://www.baianat.com/books/animation-revolution/traditional-animation
Traditional cartoon examples:
The Simpsons, September 1990.
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The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom. The series is a depiction of the American family life.
Rugrats, April 1993.
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Rugrats is an American animated tv series. It focuses on a group of toddlers, their day-to-day life, and the world through a baby's eyes.
Pingu, May 1986.
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Pingu is a Switzerland-animated children's series. It centers on a young penguin and his adventurous life.
Wallace and Gromit, November 1989.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallace_%26_Gromit
Wallace and Gromit is a British stop-motion animation. The series is about a cheese-loving inventor called Wallace and
his loyal, intelligent beagle Gromit.
The Polar Express, December 2004.
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The Polar Express is an American animated film about a young boy who boards a train and travels to the North Pole to meet Santa.
The history of cartoons and animation:
The history of animations has many twists and turns. Animation arguably dates back to ancient times. Pottery found in Iran showing a goat running and leaping is considered the first example of an “animated” character. The earliest motion devices, however, didn't appear until 1603 with The Magic Lantern.
Below are images of the work completed on Monday the 6th of January. The mind map was a team effort by me and my classmate Piranivan. We are in a team together with another of my classmates Dejuan however he was not in so the work was completed by just me and Piranivan. My sketch was made just by me and I interpreted from our mind map, and a bit of communication, what our set design should look like.
My own personal set sketch and plan:
Animate experimentation:
We are using animation to experiment with the use of different tweens. Below is an example of a classic tween I created using a personal favorite, well-known Disney character, Wreck-It-Ralph.
Below is a demonstration of a motion tween I made using a famous cartoon character Patrick the Star.
Stop motion -Old and New:
The brothers quay:
Stephan and Timothy Quay are identical twin brothers born in America in 1947. They are stop-motion animators who reside and work in London. Their films mainly consist of puppets made of doll parts, which makes their work quite unsettling and creates an ominous atmosphere.
Their work is quite confusing, forcing viewers to think about it, but it is also quite surreal, creative, and eerie in an interesting way. I think their work is great, and I am personally a fan of it.
Jan Svankmajer:
Jan Svankmajer was born in Czechoslovakia in 1934. He is a film director, animator, writer, playwriter, and artist who is best known for animation film making pppuppetry and-action. His work is best described as a compulsively unorthodox combination of externally disparate elements and hones a playful yet violent in his films.
His work is quirky and partially distressing and inflicts a facial reaction upon seeing it which is why I love his work and it evokes a reaction from the viewers.
In comparison to other stop-motion films like Wallace and Grommet, their work lacks structure and has a reduced target audience. Their work is discombobulating and can be quite unsettling which is why I wouldn't recommend it for children however Wallace and Grommet is family-friendly, funny, and easy to watch/understand.
The nightmare before Christmas on the other hand contains similar elements and evokes similar feelings of distress. It also has structure throughout the film and the storyline can easily be identified.
My comic:
My comic story ideas:
Story 1:
Story name: Run by Felicity-Jane Graham.
Woman running scared the forest behind her house, what's chasing her? Keeps running. The creature starts to get closer. What is it? Its a...…..
It's a dog. Just a cute stay dog. She takes it back through the forest to her house but gets a really weird tense feeling. Stops and looks down to see bright humungous red eyes staring back at her. Run....
Story 2:
Story name: LostLovee by Felicity-Jane Graham.
Man awaiting for his wife to arrive at his work with a picnic, a daily work ritual, always on time. Wie never shows and just disappears. The husband goes crazy at the loss and ends up in a mental hospital. In a delirious state, sees his wife and thinks she's back. Realises she's gone. Is grief-stricken he kills himself.
Story 3:
Story name: Accidentally in Love by Felicity-Jane Graham.
Fireworks night. Display. Two single people there watching the beauty, she's watching the fireworks, and he's watching her. Eventually asks her out and life is very happy.
Above I have pasted a picture of my group set design. Some key features I painted include the train tracks and the blue floor. I am happy with the overall look of the set although it's not fully finished yet.
Above is my 3d made character. We had to link these to our design and although I haven't finished, it's going to be a human trapped on track tracks via a rope tied around his waist, neck, and feet. We made my characters by first making a metal wire stick figure model. Then we bulked it up and shaped it using m, masking tape, and newspaper. Finally, we used a material called moonrock and water to finalize the look of our character. Although I am not finished, I am happy with the look of my character and believe it is going well.
This is the rough sketch I did for my character idea and I was trying to replicate this as close as possible.
My storyboard:
This is the first rough idea I have for my animation story. We have to draw/write about the general idea of our story we will then complete animation as part of our final project. I like this story and I think it will be very interesting to replicate on animate.
Character types:
The hero- The main character and good guy.
The The bad guy.
The donor gifts the hero tools to aid in his mission to do good.
The helper- Assists in the hero's mission.
The princess-The happy ending (get the girl or treasure)
The false someone pretending to be
The dispatcher- Provides transport and asylum for the hero and his team.
This is my comic, which I created using Canva. It is based on a love story between two people at a fireworks display. I am very happy with this work and really like the final product. That being said, it would be better if I had Canva Pro and could merge the pictures into the background, but overall, I am extremely pleased with the comic strip.
Evaluation:
What is your final piece? (description of it) What influenced you to do this as your final product? What tools did you use?
My final piece is a comic strip. I love fireworks and love so that influenced me to decide on what I wanted my comic strip to be about. I created my comic strip on a website called canva using a variety of tools such as thought bubbles, speech bubbles, and sound bubbles as well as different firework pictures as backgrounds and images of a man and a woman who fall in love. The title "Accidentally in Love" was influenced by the song title of my favorite song.
Discuss and record your ideas and opinions and how they developed (did you change the idea, why?)
I didn't change much of anything throughout the process as I knew what I wanted in my my comic and didn't want to change it.
What went well with the product? How well did you complete the product? What standard is it? Does it communicate your ideas well? How/why?
Finding the backgrounds went fairly well and incorporating speech and thought bubbles was easily achievable. I think everything fits nicely with the idea of spontaneous love which is what my comic portrays.
What went less well? Is it messy? Not what you wanted? Not finished? Why do you think this happened?
Adding the images of the man and woman went less smoothly as the sharp edges made it hard for it to blend nicely into the picture which caused some problems for me. I eventually fixed it however the standard is not that great.
If you were to repeat the process again, what would you do differently and why?
I would find out s way to better merge the pictures of the man and woman into the comic so they fit smoothly and don't stand out awkwardly.
Above are examples of a comic I found and labeled in accordance.
Above is my final animation completed. The top scene is scene 1 and the bottom scene is scene 2. I made this using Animate for the majority and Photoshop for the background. For the background, I created it in Photoshop using the paintbrush tool to make a forest with a dirt path and a blue sky with clouds for scene 1. Similarly, I created the second scene background in Photoshop using the paintbrush tool to again make a blue sky with clouds but this time the second scene has a cliffside with deadly water. I then made the characters as symbols in animate I however made the little girl and boy be a part of the same symbol as they move together throughout my animation. Finally, I moved them throughout the stage using a classic tween as learned before to portray my storyboard clearly. It went very successfully and I rather enjoyed making it. In the future, I would give them shoes as I didn't give them shoes in this one however overall I really like my animation.
Below are examples of the model that I made in liaison to the scene I painted with my group. Though it is not finished yet I think it is obvious it is a human. The skin color I painted at the top is his face and the rusty gray/brown color on the rest of his body shows the ropes which are tying him down to a set of train tracks that you will see on the floor of my group scene. There is also a set of ropes around his new however I need the skin color to dry so I can paint over them to show where the rope is.
Soundscapes:
Soundscape 1:
https://youtu.be/uextXh7BVXo?feature=shared
The first soundscape I chose is jungle sounds. The sound is wild and chaotic, which suits the wildlife and environment in the jungle. Upon first hearing it, I assumed it was daytime however I'm now convinced its night time as you can hear an owl hooting in the distance and owls are active during the night as they are nocturnal. In the soundscape, you can listen to trees speaking to each other, birds chirping into the air, and the wind making rhythmic tunes throughout nature. It could be used for an adventuristic film in which explorers are exploring a jungle and it gets dark so they set up tents to sleep for the night. I think it would be very effective for portraying a slightly scary night alone with the unpredictable wildlife.
Soundscape 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aV83BEnhILo
The second soundscape I chose is beach sounds. The sound of the waves is dominating and forceful showing the true power of the ocean. I hear seagulls squawking close and far leading me to believe it's daytime as there sound to be lots of seagulls. In the soundscape, you can hear the water wash over the sand, fighting for power, the wind swooping sand into the fresh clear air, and the infamous chip-stealing birds communicating to each other. It could be used for a romance film in which a couple is spending a day on the beach trying to eat their chips so the seagulls don't get them, laughing and having a good time. I think it would be quite effective for displaying a funny, chaotic time with your partner.
Soundscape 3:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RcVIuZ8Wdk
The third soundscape I chose is rain and fire sounds. The sound is somewhat calming and therapeutic to battle any sad depressive feelings. I am convinced it is nighttime since the fire is on as you would only turn the fireplace on when you are really cold which is more likely to happen at nighttime. In the soundscape, you can hear the thunder booming in the background, the rain pattering against the glass window frame, and the fireplace crackling, and the wood begins to split and burn to provide warmth and comfort. It could be used for a sad film about a lonely girl who lost her family and is struggling with the reality that she has to live alone. I think it would be incredibly effective at portraying feelings of despair, sadness, and isolation.
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