Thursday, 2 December 2010
Dynamic Image: Using Sound
Experimented with different sounds.
I used sounds from garage band. I really liked the idea of using drum beats to emphasize parts of the animation; particularly bongo drums because, I think, they are closely or often associated with wildlife.
I also combined sound effects as to make the sound more layered and interesting, using 'jungle', 'chimpanzee' and 'crickets'
Here are some of the compositions I made with the final animation.
Playing with sound - bongos and the music 'Jaracanda' from Garage Band - Chose it because of the 'safari' feel theme the music has. Starts quite late on for some reason! I think it is too much with all the sounds and music together.
Then I looked at removing the bongos, to see what 'Jaracanda' would sound like:-
I used sounds from garage band. I really liked the idea of using drum beats to emphasize parts of the animation; particularly bongo drums because, I think, they are closely or often associated with wildlife.
I also combined sound effects as to make the sound more layered and interesting, using 'jungle', 'chimpanzee' and 'crickets'
Here are some of the compositions I made with the final animation.
Playing with sound - bongos and the music 'Jaracanda' from Garage Band - Chose it because of the 'safari' feel theme the music has. Starts quite late on for some reason! I think it is too much with all the sounds and music together.
Then I looked at removing the bongos, to see what 'Jaracanda' would sound like:-
Dynamic Image: Drums
Doritos Advert - shows how just one instrument can be used as the sound for an advert.
Wednesday, 1 December 2010
Dynamic Image: Lighting
I had another look at adding lighting to the animation, just to emphasize and highlight areas of the PSA. Rather than have the same intensity etc for the whole animation, which at times was too bright, I adapted the lighting to each section; so the light intensity for the tiger is 150% whereas the monkey has an intensity of 120% etc. It works slightly better than the previous one. I also experimented with the way the light would look on screen, for example adjusting the light cone angle, position and feathering, which I recorded in photos. I made the cone angle quite large because in the end I think the animation looks better when the entire screen is lit up.
Tuesday, 30 November 2010
Dynamic Image: Now the beginning has cut off completely!
ARGH!
Longer ending thou:-
Works a lot better, more time for the message to impact viewer etc...
Longer ending thou:-
Works a lot better, more time for the message to impact viewer etc...
Dynamic Image: The One with Lighting
The start is REALLY weird, not sure what happened there, colours aren't right. I'm saying its a technical fault...
Dynamic Image: Beatriz da Costa - A Memorial for the Still Living
Artist and photographer Beatriz da Costa has recently done an installation about endangered species, which has been featured on Art Catalyst:
"A Memorial for the Still Living is a contemporary art installation which confronts visitors with the reality of British species threatened with extinction. It is a continuation of da Costa’s investigation into interspecies. Her interest here is to confront visitors with the only mode of encounter left once a species has grown extinct: the description, image, sound or taxidermed shell of a once thriving organism. However, rather than focusing on already extinct species, da Costa’s focus is on the ‘still living’; species that have been classified as being under threat, but which still stand a chance for survival if immediate action is taken."
It is another way that the subject of endangered animals has been approached - to make people aware that animals are becoming extinct. What da Costa is doing is making people realise that if these animals become extinct, which, undoubtedly, many will, the only way people will be able to see/know about these animals would be stuffed in a museum - " The possibility of an encounter ‘in the flesh’ will have disappeared, with humans reduced to studying preserved examples of each species.'
In order to do this she worked with collection curators at the Horniman Museum and the Natural History Museum in London. Central to her installation are taxidermed specimens of endangered animals alongside preserved botanical samples of plants under threat. Each specimen has been given a ‘birth date’ (the date of classification and inclusion into the corpus of western science) as well as a ‘death date’ (the date of projected extinction).
To accompany the exhibition there is also a interactive website/Iphone App so audiences can browse and find out themselves what British species are most endangered:
"A Memorial for the Still Living is a contemporary art installation which confronts visitors with the reality of British species threatened with extinction. It is a continuation of da Costa’s investigation into interspecies. Her interest here is to confront visitors with the only mode of encounter left once a species has grown extinct: the description, image, sound or taxidermed shell of a once thriving organism. However, rather than focusing on already extinct species, da Costa’s focus is on the ‘still living’; species that have been classified as being under threat, but which still stand a chance for survival if immediate action is taken."
It is another way that the subject of endangered animals has been approached - to make people aware that animals are becoming extinct. What da Costa is doing is making people realise that if these animals become extinct, which, undoubtedly, many will, the only way people will be able to see/know about these animals would be stuffed in a museum - " The possibility of an encounter ‘in the flesh’ will have disappeared, with humans reduced to studying preserved examples of each species.'
In order to do this she worked with collection curators at the Horniman Museum and the Natural History Museum in London. Central to her installation are taxidermed specimens of endangered animals alongside preserved botanical samples of plants under threat. Each specimen has been given a ‘birth date’ (the date of classification and inclusion into the corpus of western science) as well as a ‘death date’ (the date of projected extinction).
Dynamic Image: Adding Lighting?
Not sure if it adds to it, or is too much for the animation - video later (if youtube ever decides to upload...)
Played with intensity and cone feather. Not sure it its needed, but focuses on the image etc.
Played with intensity and cone feather. Not sure it its needed, but focuses on the image etc.
Dynamic Image: Fading Final Sequence
I have NO idea what is going on with the beginnings of these videos!!!
Monday, 29 November 2010
Dynamic Image: Some Stop Motion Adverts
Stop frame TV ad for Brother printers' A3 range.
Creatives: Sam Haynes and Lee Trott
Director: Noah Harris
A really clever way of getting across the idea of the product that is being advertised. It is creative and I think quite beautiful. I watch a lot of telly, but mainly I enjoy watching adverts, and when I saw the first one here, for the first time I was thinking 'wow!' It must have taken forever, but it is clever and without fault. The same can be said for:
Amazon Kindle
First in the series of stop-motion TV commercials for Amazon Kindle created by photographers Angela Kohler and Ithyle Griffiths, and starring actress Annie Little. Original song "Fly Me Away" written and performed by Annie Little.
Second in the series of stop-motion TV commercials for Amazon Kindle created by photographers Angela Kohler and Ithyle Griffiths, starring actress Annie Little and model Ryan Curry. Original song "Stole Your Heart" written and performed by Marcus Ashley and Annie Little.
Third in the series of stop-motion TV commercials for Amazon Kindle created by photographers Angela Kohler and Ithyle Griffiths, starring actress Paula Miranda and child model Melissa. Original song "Come On Let's Go" written and performed by Little and Ashley.
A set of three wonderful animations. They are really inventive in the way that they use materials, the use of lighting, and the transition between characters (i.e. the way in which the costumes change, sort of peel away or fall into. Each advert has a different atmosphere and presents different themes etc, but you know its kindle because of the process, the style, use of same music etc = adds continuity. All are 30 secs long, but so much occurs in that half minute - it achieves the purpose of the advert effectively, getting across the idea of themes/genres of books and becoming characters when you read (thanks to the kindle!) I also love the way the ads are set up, first with the kindle and the person in the ad 'reading' - holding the kindle and moving eyes side to side etc. I think they are beautiful, bright and lovely.
I love how on Youtube you look at one thing and end up discovering about 50 other things. Lost Things is a short stop-motion film, a bit quirky, very stylistic.
I love the use/ movement of the scissors.
Some more I've found:
And everyone has seen this but it is so, so good:-
Creatives: Sam Haynes and Lee Trott
Director: Noah Harris
A really clever way of getting across the idea of the product that is being advertised. It is creative and I think quite beautiful. I watch a lot of telly, but mainly I enjoy watching adverts, and when I saw the first one here, for the first time I was thinking 'wow!' It must have taken forever, but it is clever and without fault. The same can be said for:
Amazon Kindle
First in the series of stop-motion TV commercials for Amazon Kindle created by photographers Angela Kohler and Ithyle Griffiths, and starring actress Annie Little. Original song "Fly Me Away" written and performed by Annie Little.
Second in the series of stop-motion TV commercials for Amazon Kindle created by photographers Angela Kohler and Ithyle Griffiths, starring actress Annie Little and model Ryan Curry. Original song "Stole Your Heart" written and performed by Marcus Ashley and Annie Little.
Third in the series of stop-motion TV commercials for Amazon Kindle created by photographers Angela Kohler and Ithyle Griffiths, starring actress Paula Miranda and child model Melissa. Original song "Come On Let's Go" written and performed by Little and Ashley.
A set of three wonderful animations. They are really inventive in the way that they use materials, the use of lighting, and the transition between characters (i.e. the way in which the costumes change, sort of peel away or fall into. Each advert has a different atmosphere and presents different themes etc, but you know its kindle because of the process, the style, use of same music etc = adds continuity. All are 30 secs long, but so much occurs in that half minute - it achieves the purpose of the advert effectively, getting across the idea of themes/genres of books and becoming characters when you read (thanks to the kindle!) I also love the way the ads are set up, first with the kindle and the person in the ad 'reading' - holding the kindle and moving eyes side to side etc. I think they are beautiful, bright and lovely.
I love how on Youtube you look at one thing and end up discovering about 50 other things. Lost Things is a short stop-motion film, a bit quirky, very stylistic.
I love the use/ movement of the scissors.
Some more I've found:
And everyone has seen this but it is so, so good:-
Dynamic Image: The Message...at different speeds.
Just looking at the different frame speed. I think anything like 3fps is tooo slow (just adding on to an already lengthy end product) and 15 - 20 fps is too fast - although you get final message at the end, idea is that you read it and the letters appear, and at these speeds it is too quick. I think 10fps will be the most suitable
10FPS
3FPS
6FPS
8FPS
This went a bit strange, I don't know how it ended up being so slow. The 'correct' speed is underneath.
10FPS
15FPS
20FPS
The plan is to fade out the words (too black? I will experiment). I also will do the same with the text that accompanies the animal images.
Sunday, 28 November 2010
Friday, 26 November 2010
Dynamic Image: What an idiot.
I am such a fool. Managed to get the rhino and tiger done but messed up the words:
i.e. I put '80 The Chinese Tiger' Shouldn't have put the!!!
So, I can either mask in After Effects, or add to it i.e.
"Only 80 Left - The Chinese Tiger'
Could fade the 'only' and 'left' in and out, in and fade all, in and shrink all etc etc.
Here are the videos I made, at 8fps, 6fps and 3fps:-
i.e. I put '80 The Chinese Tiger' Shouldn't have put the!!!
So, I can either mask in After Effects, or add to it i.e.
"Only 80 Left - The Chinese Tiger'
Could fade the 'only' and 'left' in and out, in and fade all, in and shrink all etc etc.
Here are the videos I made, at 8fps, 6fps and 3fps:-
EDIT - After discussing the outcome and the mistake, I've decided that I will try hand drawing/making the type - because it would be more personal and adds continuity to the animation. I think the computer type is too strong and doesn't work too well with the paper images - it is very separate. So I will do the animations again and work with the type.
Thursday, 25 November 2010
Dynamic Image: Words.
So I have decided I will go with the paper idea...its bright, eye-catching and memorable. But, I need to think about the wording I will use.
So I want the animals, as they peel away, to reveal the number left. But then I'm thinking I should include the species name. For example, the rhino is representing the javan rhino, but there are four other groups of rhino - which number should I choose, the specific number, or the whole species.
So I've decided that I will include:
Name
Number - with more emphasis on the number.
Same layout = continuity.
Then I thought about the style.
Hand drawn vs. Comp Type.
Computer Type would look more 'authentic' - i.e. would have more of an impact because it looks official. Hand made could look jokey, 'friendly', and not hard hitting enough.
So I will go with comp type.
My friend had the genius idea of making the type disappear like the animal.
I could do this by
Shrinking
Fading
Pulling out the letter in the same way as the image
Expanding
ETC
Expanding may give the wrong message. Shrinking sounds good, works in the same way as the image, but contrasts in movement.
By using comp type I could then play with it in After Effects.
I will need to look at the different ways of transforming the text.
(When I animate, I will keep the text static, then when all the image has gone, I will animate using AE.)
What I want to say:
Javan Rhino - 40
White Headed Langur - 59
South Chinese Tiger - 80
I want to use hard hitting numbers, to make my point. After these numbers are revealed, I will say something like:
"Its won't be long until these animals are erased/wiped out/extinct/lost etc
How many more will follow?"
I can work with the ending in AE.
So I want the animals, as they peel away, to reveal the number left. But then I'm thinking I should include the species name. For example, the rhino is representing the javan rhino, but there are four other groups of rhino - which number should I choose, the specific number, or the whole species.
So I've decided that I will include:
Name
Number - with more emphasis on the number.
Same layout = continuity.
Then I thought about the style.
Hand drawn vs. Comp Type.
Computer Type would look more 'authentic' - i.e. would have more of an impact because it looks official. Hand made could look jokey, 'friendly', and not hard hitting enough.
So I will go with comp type.
My friend had the genius idea of making the type disappear like the animal.
I could do this by
Shrinking
Fading
Pulling out the letter in the same way as the image
Expanding
ETC
Expanding may give the wrong message. Shrinking sounds good, works in the same way as the image, but contrasts in movement.
By using comp type I could then play with it in After Effects.
I will need to look at the different ways of transforming the text.
(When I animate, I will keep the text static, then when all the image has gone, I will animate using AE.)
What I want to say:
Javan Rhino - 40
White Headed Langur - 59
South Chinese Tiger - 80
I want to use hard hitting numbers, to make my point. After these numbers are revealed, I will say something like:
"Its won't be long until these animals are erased/wiped out/extinct/lost etc
How many more will follow?"
I can work with the ending in AE.
Wednesday, 24 November 2010
Dynamic Image: Paper Tiger Videos
I need to work on the movement, and the speed at which it moves!! The end went a bit strange =( so crazy yellow bright thing going on! Worked with 8, 6 and 3 fpm. I think the slower the better the idea is achieved so I must redo and work on creating a video where the movements are slight/not so obvious. And try not to breathe on the pieces...totally screws everything up, not good.
Not sure if i want orange to peel away. I need to work with the other animals to, but I definitely will include the number of left, the disappearance reveals the population.
Not sure if i want orange to peel away. I need to work with the other animals to, but I definitely will include the number of left, the disappearance reveals the population.
Dynamic Image: A New Idea.
So I'm still thinking the drawing idea may be too boring. I really liked the leaves video and the idea of working with paper may make the animation slightly more interesting. So I was thinking about origami but in the time we don't have and the amount of projects we do, I don't want to get bogged down with folding bits of paper the wrong way and getting in a tizzy. Basically, I was thinking I could have the animals, in origami form, and deconstruct them to highlight their species loss. I also thought about the message, and through the deconstruction I could reveal the number of the species left/ transform the animal into the number. (I have no origami experience and it looks really complex.)
However, I could use what I've been using all along and focus on the face of the animal, made from paper. It could act as a puzzle, of sorts. So each piece is removed (much in the same way as the leaves move in the videos I posted earlier.) The number of could still be revealed, as the paper is moved/peeled/ripped. I need to experiment with all these potential processes!!
However, I could use what I've been using all along and focus on the face of the animal, made from paper. It could act as a puzzle, of sorts. So each piece is removed (much in the same way as the leaves move in the videos I posted earlier.) The number of could still be revealed, as the paper is moved/peeled/ripped. I need to experiment with all these potential processes!!
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