Throughout the course, we looked at animation films that essentially perform the story rather than just tell the story. We also looked at the history of animation and how it developed throughout time. As technology progressed, the techniques used to create an animation film improved. Animation uniquely captures fantasy worlds and engages world history by using traditional hand drawn and CGI techniques. We also learned that these various techniques - anime, hand drawn animation, stop motion, and computer generated imaging are the basis in creating a great performance on film. For my final project, I made a stop motion film by taking several hundreds of pictures and aligning them together to create the semblance of movement. I used sound …show more content…
These toys are a reminder of our childhood, usually a comforting memory and a symbol of the happier times in life. Both adults and children have a sense of emotional attachment and special relationship with their transitional object, it is like their own security blanket. Although adults might not be carrying around a stuffed toy to work everyday, it is common for them to reminisce back to their childhood days. Additionally, little kids truly believe in a magical essence or unique life force that exists in these inanimate stuffed animals. Children anthropomorphize objects, look at them as if they have feelings and build an emotional attachment with them. My stop-motion film is about the illusion of life created through the way children as well as adults personify inanimate …show more content…
The context of my stop motion mainly targets children who believe that their stuffed toy is a security blanket and can protect them from anything. The teddy bear brings to mind warm thoughts about our childhood and represents the love we had for toys. The title of my film is important because it shows how a simple lifeless object can do so many things. The teddy bear can go play soccer, watch the dolphins, or even have a tea party with the other toys. The focal point of the film is to speculate how fascinated children are with stuffed animals. This animation film portrays how an idle teddy bear is able to complete other human actions because we anthropomorphize, or give feelings to, such objects. The animation creates a unique interpretation of stationary objects by adding emotion, movement, and sound. It is a stop motion film, so I manipulated the teddy bear to appear as if the object moves on its own. However, I also used a little bit of computer generated imaging when I added the scrapbook theme in the beginning of the video. Teddy bears evoke a sense of gratification and comfort that you cannot find elsewhere. From a very young age, it is human nature to crave these feelings of warmth, coziness, and well-being. The animation technique communicated this perspective of enchantment in lifeless objects
The animation techniques give
“I still collect toys.Toys are a reflection of society. They are the tools that society uses to teach and enculturate children into the adult world. Toys are not innocent.” (Burden). When you think of toys you probably think about dolls or Hot Wheels. What you probably don’t know is the toys can vary into anything. Toys are usually used to entertain yourself, but what if they represent more than just that. It can be a famous cite, make you question society, or just make you think about how we’re treating each other. Anything can be a toy. You just have to be creative to make it more than a toy. Chris Burden, an amazing artist, famously known for creating artwork that reflect on society, in most of his work he used toys to help him. Burden is famously known for two pieces of artwork, Shoot and Urban
Wendy Abram February 9, 2000 Book Report (about a boy character) Title: Super-Duper Teddy Author: Johanna Hurwitz Setting: The story takes place in Teddy’s neighborhood, Teddy’s apartment, and in Anita’s house. Main Character: The main character is Teddy. Supporting
In the 1980’s animation hit it peak with feature films, animated television, commercial that was paying very well, bands, and music videos. Stop motion animation was being the star in animation. Cable television shows would hire stop-motion animators to create their logo entirely with stop-motion animations, one network that did this was MTV. Also, some music videos would be completely done with stop-motion animation. Stop motion animation was almost used everywhere. Will Vinton created an animation studio that would produce the most iconic character today like the stop motion of Noid and the California Raisins made in clay for a commercial. These characters would become bigger than the brands they were to promote. “ Films such as Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back, Dragon Slayer, and Robocop would be filled with stop-motion visual effects to the point that the lines between reality and the imagined were so well blurred, many people thought it just couldn’t get any
My initial idea for this paper was to focus on the technical aspects of the film—the hybrid of animation and live action. I first saw this technique used in The Three Caballeros (Ferguson & Young, 1944) and was going to research this film, but the amount of literature on t...
Within every history class, English class, and even some science classes, the art of storytelling is a primary foundation for human communication and understanding. Whether it be through myths – Greek, Roman, Egyptian, you pick – or wives tales or even Grandpa telling his old war stories, stories have power. Now, through technological advancements in the last 150+ years (thank you Thomas Edison for your obsession), we have film as a mode to tell stories. Fictional or not, films tell a story; they have the power to give you not only entertainment but enlightenment too. Through continuing advancements, filmmakers have the ability to challenge and manipulate the power of the story through creative resistance; by exploring other elements of storytelling via film, filmmakers can create dramatically different films from similar ideas by using a multitude of techniques. Films are even used to create social commentary.
So why might grown-ups harbor affection for a ratty old blanket or well-worn stuffed dog? Part of the reason is probably nostalgia, Hood said, but there seems to be a deep emotional attachment to the objects as well. It's called "essentialism," or the idea that objects are more than just physical properties. When I was younger I used to watch a show called Charlie Brown, where there was a character called Linus. He could always be seen carrying around a ratty old blanket which he would drag everywhere he went.
I read this story to my not so little children, and it took them back to the memories of their toy or blanket that had a profound impact on their lives. In retrospect, they had amazing recollections of the toys that
With this short but very interesting and informative class I have just scratched the surface of the what it takes to make a full fleged film. It takes much more than I had presumed to make a movie in Hollywood. The number of people that it takes to make a minute of a movie let alone the entire movie was astonishing to me. There are many things that it takes to start making a movie but without an idea of some sort there is no movie to be made.
The origin of the word toy is uncertain but according to Harper, in 1300 a toy is meant t0 be an “amorous playing, sport later piece of fun or entertainment.” Today’s definition is an “object of a representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children to play with.” The definition of a toy doesn’t say a very fancy and shiny electronic device that effects a child’s development. The exact time of when toys were created on Earth is unknown due to the fact that we as humans haven’t been around for a ver...
In this article, Jones discusses the marginalization of motion pictures, yet touches on the great aspects of film, and how these aspects can expect to survive in the future. Major topics that Jones addresses are: developments in video narrative through flawless storytelling, the use of digital tools for film restoration and preservation, and an audience shift from film to digital. These points detail the love and appreciation that goes into filmmaking, and how the narratives, despite having changed formats throughout the years, have been able to survive and appear to be timeless. Jones also further discusses the idea of using audiovisual material to create narratives appealing. He details how the stylistic approach of a film, and the techniques like cinematography and editing, can enhance and provide for a greater narrative. In summary, the sum of the parts of a film are what make the entire experience, which not only makes for a great film, but for a lasting story as
Animation, like any other creative art, requires a successful animator to be: patient, talented, disciplined, and willing to work hard. Among the term animation are subcategories such as: character and effects. Character animation is the hardest, in that is requires the most skill. The animator must have a critical eye for every detail that goes into the final project. Character animation can also be broken up into its own subcategories such as: 2D, 3D, traditional, stop motion, and motion graphics. However, 2D and 3D are the most commonly pursued. Regardless if the project is generated by hand or by computer, the overall goal of the animator is to entertain. The animator must have both a clear concept of how to entertain the audience, and
Offering the unique ability to visually and audibly convey a story, films remain a cornerstone in modern society. Combined with a viewer’s desire to escape the everyday parameters of life, and the excitement of enthralling themselves deep into another world, many people enjoy what films stand to offer. With the rising popularity of films across the world, the amount of film makers increases every day. Many technological innovations mark the advancement of film making, but the essential process remains the same. Pre-production accounts for everything taken place before any shooting occurs, followed by the actual production of the film, post-production will then consist of piecing the film together, and finally the film must reach an audience. Each step of this process contributes to the final product, and does so in a unique right. The process of film making will now start chronologically, stemming from the idea of the story, producing that story into a film, editing that footage together, and finally delivering that story to its viewers.
Animations are a series of drawings, computer graphics, or photographs of objects, like puppets and models, which are different from each to create a variety of entertainment for the audiences. Animations are what brings excitement and mystery, hooking the audience in through interest. It is a form of some sort of “magic” where things that aren’t real but from the imagination comes to life in front of people who live these mundane, ordinary lives, adding color to the eyes and mind. The creators of such amazing arts and creation are animators.
Movies are one of the most remarkable and prevalent art forms of the 21st century. While we as a society praise the actors and actresses that star in them, we tend to ignore the actions that occur behind-the-scenes, also known as the filmmaking process. Contrary to popular belief, this process doesn’t simply start with “lights, camera, action” and end with “scene”. It can take months, years, or even decades to get a movie made; never mind getting it released. However, in the end, it can all be worth it. Movies can change the world. A documentary can open the viewers’ eyes to what is happening in the world around them, while a science fiction movie can take them to a new world and show that man’s imagination has no limits. A movie can make people laugh hysterically, sob uncontrollably, or smile until their teeth hurt; and the emotions that overcome a viewer while watching a movie aren’t random, they exist because of the blood, sweat, and tears the cast and crew put into it. The moviemaking process is truly one of t...