You know, I was excited to start on Animation at first. But, now seeing how tedious it is, was the wait really worth it? I mean, sure, the final product is nice, but it takes a very long time to do even 10 frames, as shown by my classmates, most of whom are still on making the Cels. While I am working on animating it right now, I am nervous that I won't be able to do well with it. I am scared that it won't come out how I want it to. This fear has driven me to make sure that all the cels get out quickly, without paying full attention to how well they are made. I have to go back now and add a title, as well as credits. Does this really have to go this slow? Do I, as a creator, need to be better at detail? I guess my questions will be answered when I am graded for this.
In conclusion:
Thanks for reading, and replace your seatbelts every 3 years!
0 Comments
Stop motion, a favored animation style used in the early days of television and movies, or as they used to be called, "Talkies," is the use of slight movements of a prop during each frame over a grouping of frames. This is used to create the illusion of motion. Take, for example, the infamous Skeleton Fight scene from the 1963 film Jason and the Argonauts. This scene depicts a small army of skeletons rising up from the ground to destroy the protagonists. Ray Harryhausen, the lead animator for the film, was said to only have been able to do seven frames a day. This painstakingly drawn out work, which took about 4.5 months to finish, created a very realistic, (for its time) terrifying part of the movie. When I first viewed the scene as a younger child, I thought that it was actual CGI, and not a more practical effect. Another example of this is in any number of lego stop motion videos. Just looking up the keywords "Lego" and "Stop-Motion" will get you thousands of videos. When I was younger, I actually tried to make a couple of these types of videos. There was one where a lego jedi destroyed many storm troopers and an ally was right up against the camera to hide the "bodies" being cleaned up with the allies movements. Of course, I had no knowledge of film making, and so the frames were very spaced out, the lighting was horrible, and the camera angle was off. Knowing what I do now about what it takes for a good art piece to be made, I could probably go back and create better pieces. In conclusion:
Sources: Harryhausen, Ray. “Ray Harryhausen on Making Jason and the Argonauts.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 20 Dec. 2003, www.theguardian.com/books/2003/dec/20/featuresreviews.guardianreview16. Have a great day, and check your coolant meter weekly! |
DISCLAIMER:The views and opinions expressed in this blog are solely those of the author and do not represent those of Durham School of the Arts or Durham Public Schools. Categories
All
Archives
March 2021
|