Final Animation

Here is my final piece for the convergence divergence unit. It was filmed on a lumix digital camera and edited in after effects and Adobe Premiere Pro. It is composed of over 3200 photos!

Enjoy!

Stop motion exerpts

after a lot of playing around, here are two final sequences from my animation. I filmed on a frame rate of 10fps, which is similar to the frame rate of films such as Bagpuss and The Clangers.

Paper crumple test animation

Another test with another camera to experiment with techniques for my title sequence. I changed cameras because of the problems with the lighting changing, and I found this one more versatile to use. There is still a slight colour change, but all I will need to do is toggle my light source around.

Puppet camera tests

I have been experimenting with different cameras and lighting sources to produce my final animation in. I was unable to use a shutter camera as the viewfinder gave me a headache, and the set up is designed for two people, meaning i would be animating blindly and not producing the best result. I have devised a good setup with a digital camera and a tripod, however I am still experiencing problems with the lighting changing to yellow through my animation. I will have to experiment further with the camera setting and lighting to eradicate this.







I also need to be careful of keeping fingers and shadows out of the frame.

Completed Second Puppet

This is my final puppet with a revised version of the head. I became inspired to change the look of it as well as the size after researching salamanders, frogs and other amphibians as the layout of their head (wide set beaded eyes and wide mouth) transfers well onto a toy or model that is designed to be appealing. It is touched upon in "Manwatching" by Desmond Morris that humans are attracted to dilated pupils (signals of attraction) and wide set eyes in females is particularly appealing to males. I have also noticed that many poluar animated and cartoon characters (such as "Toothless" from "How To Train Your Dragon"- based off a salamander) have this same head shape and follow these same codes of attraction.

The new head was made with polymer clay and sanded down to achieve an even finish. All details were hand sculpted before attachment to the body.

Storyboard Slideshow

Alice by Jan Svankmajer