This is a timeline about the development of animation over the years.
Friday, 28 February 2014
Friday, 14 February 2014
Eardweard Muybridge
Eadweard
Muybridge is what people would call an artist. He was around when photography
first became a big thing. In 1855, Eadweard Muybridge left his hometown to San
Francisco under the name of E.J. MuyGridge. After he travelled to San
Francisco, the carriage he travelled in crashed causing a serious head injury
to Muybridge. This caused him to see things differently. He spent six years in
England as MuyGridge the bookseller but then decided to become Muybridge the
photographer. He even started calling himself Helios the Sun.
To
be a photographer at this time, they needed to be a chemist as well. The
‘Camera’ was just a piece of glass and some chemicals. The preparation for each
photograph was tedious and careful. The inspiration for Muybridge was a landscape
painter William Keith. Muybridge made photographs of landscape that look
similar to a landscape painting.
He
was asked to come to a racecourse in Sacramento to prove that the horses do
lift all four feet of the ground. However, when he took the picture it was a
good picture but he later admitted that it was shadowy and indistinct and he
realised the shutter didn’t open and close properly.
Muybridge’s
wife was a very flirtatious woman. However, Muybridge still wanted to marry her
so he paid for her divorce to her ex-husband then married her himself. They
then had a son called Florado. Not long after they had their son, Muybridge
found out that his wife has had an affair. This made him wonder if the child
was even his. Muybridge was so full of rage that when he found out whom the
affair was with, he caught a two-hour boat ride then the train. All the while
firing his pistol whenever he could as if he was practicing. He then walked a
very long journey to Yellow Jacker Ranch. When he reached his destination, he
knocked on the door. When the man he was looking for answered, he said ‘A
message from my wife’ then shot him an inch below the left nipple.
Muybridge
was then arrested and taken to court. He said he felt justified and that it was
in his rights as a husband to do what he did. The trial was a great media
circus. If Muybridge were found guilty he would be hung, if found not guilty he
would be incarcerated. He was found not guilty but was released instead. The
crowds all applauded. However even to this day, we do not know if Florado was
Muybridge’s son or not.
Muybridge
then caught a boat to Central America under the name Eduardo Santiago
Muybridge. The murder did affect his photography as darker themes were hidden in his
photographs. His behaviour changed as well. He started wearing a slanted hat, smoking cigars and wouldn’t look people in
the eye.
After
all that, he was invited back to that racecourse to try again. He made it his
obsession. He knew that in order to assess motion he needed a sequence of
images. He put twenty-four electronic shutter cameras in a row that went off as
the horse passed them. The pictures were successful. But some people thought
they were ridiculous and didn’t believe him. Thus Muybridge used stop motion.
Wednesday, 12 February 2014
Proposal for Animation-2D Animation
Name: Danielle Wood.
Date: Wednesday 12th February 2014.
Format: Cut-Out Animation Advert.
Working Title: Dave Advert
Intended Audience and Age: My intended audience is fans of the channel 'Dave'. The reason this is my intended audience is because only people who like 'Dave' would understand what is in the advert and is most likely to see the advert.
Medium used: The medium used will be stop-motion to create a sting for the channel Dave. This will be done by gradually moving my cut-out logos and objects and taking frames to fit 12 fps. The end result will look like the logos and objects are moving on their own.
Indication of the Style:
The indication of style for my short animation would be a comedic sting of fighting logos, this would be seen by young adults and adults. The logos will be printed from the internet and will not be done by me.
Medium used: The medium used will be stop-motion to create a sting for the channel Dave. This will be done by gradually moving my cut-out logos and objects and taking frames to fit 12 fps. The end result will look like the logos and objects are moving on their own.
Indication of the Style:
The indication of style for my short animation would be a comedic sting of fighting logos, this would be seen by young adults and adults. The logos will be printed from the internet and will not be done by me.
Inspiration: My inspiration for this animation came from making a list of all my favourite things and deciding on the channel 'Dave' and making an advert.
Summary of Idea: My idea for my cut out animation is I print out logos of popular programmes on the channel Dave and have them come in a knock the ones before them off the screen. At the end the channel logo will knock the last logo out and writing will appear saying 'Fighting To Be The Best'.
Materials/Equipment: The materials needed paper to print logos and scissors to cut them out. The equipment needed is a camera and the software iStopMotion.
Length and Size of the Production: My advert will be under or about 30 seconds long since it will be a short sting.
Length and Size of the Production: My advert will be under or about 30 seconds long since it will be a short sting.
Proposal for Animations-3D Animation
Name: Danielle Wood.
Date: Wednesday 12th February 2014.
Format: 3D Model Animation Game Trailer.
Working Title: Doctor Who-The Villains Band Together.
Intended Audience and Age: My intended audience are fans of Doctor Who. There will be no specific age as there are fans of Doctor Who at any age. However, since there will be a theme of intended violence it will be at least 13+.
Medium Used: The medium used will be cinema 4D. I will be using this software to create all the models and sets, then also using the software to animate the models for movement. I will then use Final cut express to edit the finishing touches and add sound.
Indication of the Style:
The style of this animation will be 3D models for a game trailer. The aliens used in the trailer are 'child friendly' but still able to be distinguished between good alien and bad aliens.
Medium Used: The medium used will be cinema 4D. I will be using this software to create all the models and sets, then also using the software to animate the models for movement. I will then use Final cut express to edit the finishing touches and add sound.
Indication of the Style:
The style of this animation will be 3D models for a game trailer. The aliens used in the trailer are 'child friendly' but still able to be distinguished between good alien and bad aliens.
Inspiration: My inspiration for this animation came from watching trailers for DC Universe Online and from playing part of the game.
Summary of Idea: My idea for my model animation is I make a pair of hands so that it looks to be from the players point of view. The alien in the top corner is like a physic projection and will guide the player through a maze, warning of danger, toward the Tardis to return it to the Doctor. The player will then be the Doctors companion and through the adventure will find out why they were taken by the aliens in the first place.
Materials/Equipment: The equipment needed is the software Cinema 4D to make the models and final cut express to edit the final video.
Length and Size of the Production: The length of my animation will be between 1-1/2 minutes as it has to show the character getting through the maze and to the Tardis. However, if it went over 1 1/2 minutes it would become boring.
Length and Size of the Production: The length of my animation will be between 1-1/2 minutes as it has to show the character getting through the maze and to the Tardis. However, if it went over 1 1/2 minutes it would become boring.
Proposal for Stopmotion Animation
Name: Danielle Wood
Date: Wednesday 12th February 2014
Format: Healthy Advert Campaign
Working Title: You Are What You Eat
Intended Audience and Age: My intended audience will be children and parents. The children are an audience because they need to learn that eating junk food all the time is not healthy for them. Parent are a target audience because they need to understand that the main person to change the eating habits of children will be the parents and they need to learn the consequences of unhealthy eating.
Medium Used: The medium used will be iStopmotion. I will be using this software to capture the shots of my character moving by taking a snapshot every frame so that once it is finished it will look like my character is moving.
Indication of the Style: The style of the animation will be plasticine models for and advert. The advert will be child friendly is appearance whilst also giving important information to the viewers.
Inspiration: My inspiration came from watching the Chang4Life adverts. Also when I talked to my friends they always said 'you are what you eat sounds like your going to turn into a burger or something'.
Summary of Idea: My idea is of a plasticine person walking into a living room eating a mcdonalds. As the advert continues and the food is eating, the character gradually starts morphing into a combination of burger, fries and person. Over the advert there is a voice over telling the viewer all the risks of unhealthy eating.
Materials/Equipment: The materials needed is plasticine. The software needed is iStopmotion and the equipment needed is a camera and tripod.
Length and Size of Production: The length of my animation will be 30 seconds long as it is long enough to get the information needed across but quick enough that the viewer doesn't get bored.
Date: Wednesday 12th February 2014
Format: Healthy Advert Campaign
Working Title: You Are What You Eat
Intended Audience and Age: My intended audience will be children and parents. The children are an audience because they need to learn that eating junk food all the time is not healthy for them. Parent are a target audience because they need to understand that the main person to change the eating habits of children will be the parents and they need to learn the consequences of unhealthy eating.
Medium Used: The medium used will be iStopmotion. I will be using this software to capture the shots of my character moving by taking a snapshot every frame so that once it is finished it will look like my character is moving.
Indication of the Style: The style of the animation will be plasticine models for and advert. The advert will be child friendly is appearance whilst also giving important information to the viewers.
Inspiration: My inspiration came from watching the Chang4Life adverts. Also when I talked to my friends they always said 'you are what you eat sounds like your going to turn into a burger or something'.
Summary of Idea: My idea is of a plasticine person walking into a living room eating a mcdonalds. As the advert continues and the food is eating, the character gradually starts morphing into a combination of burger, fries and person. Over the advert there is a voice over telling the viewer all the risks of unhealthy eating.
Materials/Equipment: The materials needed is plasticine. The software needed is iStopmotion and the equipment needed is a camera and tripod.
Length and Size of Production: The length of my animation will be 30 seconds long as it is long enough to get the information needed across but quick enough that the viewer doesn't get bored.
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