Initial Animation Idea

My initial idea for the animation was to show growth in all life forms. For example seeds turning into flowers, caterpillar turning into butterfly, babies into children etc. I decided it would be more interesting to show a smaller aspect such as the growth in love. I think the music is quite dreamy so I could show aspects of falling in love in the animation. I want the scene to be quite bright but simple, which will give a happy feeling which also comes across in the music. I think I will be using the character ponzi which I have draw below as I think they look quite cute which ensures they are in keeping with the story and scenes.

Character Design Ideas

 

Rayograms

I attended some workshops where I created a number of rayograms. I really enjoyed using this technique but I am not sure whether it will work for the kind of animation I am trying to achieve.

This was the test rayogram where I exposed the paper for five seconds while to blocked of the rest of the paper. The darkest bit of the image was exposed for 25 seconds which I think has worked successfully for this certain object.

This is the outcome when exposing the paper for 30 seconds. I decided to leave it another 5 seconds to ensure the black bits were are dark as possible.

I then experimented with various other objects such as these necklaces.

I think this is the most successful rayogram that I produced. I used the plant from my first experiment and broke off the individual flowers.

Using various objects

3 Words...

The brief states that I must come up with 3 words which I believe relate to the music I have been given. Here are the words I came up with CHILLED, STARRY and FREE. I assigned each word a colour which I thought related to it.

Mind Map

This mind map shows my initial thoughts when I first began listening to the song I had been given. There was a wide range of things that I started to associate with it so I then needed to narrow my ideas down so I could begin to think of a basic story to go along with the music.

Print To Pixel

Brief
To communicate a piece of music into an animated series of images.

I was given a track called Infinity Girl by Stereolab.

Lyrics to Infinity Girl

new realities are conditions
much to little for us to suffer
because we don't know any better
there are a hundred ways to fall in step

new realities are conditions
much to little for us to suffer
because we don't know any better
there are a hundred ways to fall in step
because for the past two hundred years
the wine drunk and the freedom proclaimed
o are dubious and laughable
waiting to yield a new use of life
scatter,
scatter brained by
the sins,
sins of silence
scatter,
scatter brained by
the sins,
sins of silence
scatter,
scatter brained by
the sins,
sins of silence
scatter,
scatter brained by
the sins,
sins of silence
scatter,
scatter brained by
the sins,
sins of silence

a knife
to cut the root
the root
of ignorance
a knife
to cut the root
the root
of ignorance
scatter,
scatter brained by
the sins,
sins of silence
scatter,
scatter brained by
the sins,
sins of silence

new realities are conditions
much to little for us to suffer
because we don't know any better
there are a hundred ways to fall in step
because for the past two hundred years
the wine drunk and the freedom proclaimed
o are dubious and laughable
waiting to yield a new use of life

Final Models - Task 1

These photographs show my final model for Task 1. I have hung these to show how they would be displayed in the atrium.

I have tried to capture the shadows in this image. I like how the models look as if they are floating like planets.

I decided to experiment with lighting and I think this image improves the look of the models. The light it alot brighter which creates darker shadows.

Close up of one of the models also showing that the inside is also quite interesting.

Experimenting further with lighting and colour editing.