This is a sample animation I found which uses similar techniques to those we considered in class, but this whole 3 minute animation was done by a single person. They must have dedicated quite a bit of time to scratching away at that film. I would have gotten frustrated (probably) but their work paid off with smooth animation that uses line and color effectively to produce pleasant moving shapes. My own animation was totally random, so I appreciate the careful thought that went into this one.
Monday, January 28, 2013
Camera-less Film: Scratch Animation
I really enjoyed making a scratch film in animation class. It was unusual to be able to hold the film in my hands and look over the whole thing piece by tiny piece before sending it up onto the screen. I was especially pleased by scratching away some parts and removing others with bleach, and then putting colored markers to use in their place.
This is a sample animation I found which uses similar techniques to those we considered in class, but this whole 3 minute animation was done by a single person. They must have dedicated quite a bit of time to scratching away at that film. I would have gotten frustrated (probably) but their work paid off with smooth animation that uses line and color effectively to produce pleasant moving shapes. My own animation was totally random, so I appreciate the careful thought that went into this one.
This is a sample animation I found which uses similar techniques to those we considered in class, but this whole 3 minute animation was done by a single person. They must have dedicated quite a bit of time to scratching away at that film. I would have gotten frustrated (probably) but their work paid off with smooth animation that uses line and color effectively to produce pleasant moving shapes. My own animation was totally random, so I appreciate the careful thought that went into this one.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Edward Muybridge Animations : Early Film
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
The 2000-Page Flipbook
This flip-book posted to YouTube by Ben Zurawski is a compilation of many individual flip-book style animations, totaling 2000 pages. Zurawski makes custom flip-books - his youtube channel "TheFlippist"advertises flipbooks as gifts for all occasions. It's interesting that Zurawski has managed to monetize this sort of personal "hand-held animation," he even has an Etsy site where he sells commissions. I like that there is a great variety of subjects and jokes, as many as can be imagined. Although the medium seems limited, it's only limitation is how far one is willing to take it. Zurawski seems to have grasped the horns of the animation bull. I chose this animation because it represents an amalgamation of Zurawski's styles of animation. Although some parts of this are not exactly work safe, I thought it was silly and funny enough to include.
I really like the idea of flip-books as gifts, because they're neat little oddities that can amuse anyone. I'm not sure I could do what Zurawski does because drawing all those tiny panels makes my hands hurt.
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