Animation Assignment

I was heavily influenced by Piet Mondrian. For me, his bold colors and partitioned planes are reminiscent of information and technology:

However, I am hesitant to categorize my animation as abstractly informational. The cube relies on this theme, but the sphere takes a freer, more spiritual approach. The climax occurs when these two different aspects meet and become one, which (for me) is a key aspect in both spiritual and informational expression. The music (which I created in Garage Band) uses a synthesizer instrument and string instruments. I tried combining technological and semi-traditional sounds to invoke both information and spirituality respectively, though based on the audience it can fit into either category.


This animation is roughly 600 frames. I animated the box using 200 and sphere using 400. Originally, I had hoped for the animated objects to be moving simultaneously, but it was much simpler to approach them separately and edit the result with iMovie.

2 Weekly Blogs (November 9 - 15) and Sketch

Sketch:

This sketch was born of a random scribble, which explains the random concept. I believe it is a zebra-snake-butterfly cross that delivers mail and wears a strange hat.

Item One:
I found this website on three point lighting pretty helpful in explaining how certain dimensions and attributes affect a light (and thus the subject).

Item Two:
These links are to short Pixar animations. The first one tells a little more about Dug the dog, from Up!, and the second one, titled Partly Cloudy, was the short preceeding Up!. Both of these are remarkable for their range of emotion, anmiation quality, and storytelling.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StIA3MsrUGk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Am1yiTUy-pc

Lighting Assignment

Weekly Blog (November 2-8) and Sketch

Although not as flashy as some of the other animations I've seen, this one is impressive in its storytelling and characterization. It builds a lifetime in two minutes.




My sketch for the week- a creature cross:

Weekly Blog (November 2-8)

What I find most fascinating about this video is the explanation it gives after the actual 'film.' I thought only the monster was animated but was surprised to find how much of the background was digitally rendered.

Weekly Blog and Sketch (October 26-November 1)

Similar to the Transformer website Professor Castillo showed us in class, this website advertises a book series by Kenneth Oppel but uses interactive and creative methods to do so. The navigation on the first page is similar to the control of an airship (theme of the books), and each book's page presents information on the novel in a different way, such as interactive magazine or newspaper articles.

Sketch:

Here are some brainstorming sketches for the lighting assignment. I think I'm going to use the one in the bottom right corner (reminiscent of a jester/jack-in-the-box).

Weekly Blog (October 26-Novembr 1)

Now that we're getting into animation, I thought I'd post an example of what we might aim for. I love the very opening shot. The lighting and natural setting is beautiful and very aesthetically pleasing.