Animatic

My animatic,

 I've had a lot of computer troubles in between the storyboard and animatic hand-in, however, I think I've managed to create the mood I wanted through timing of the frames and audio soundtrack.  

Movie: HOME

Home (2015)
Director: Tim Johnson
Producer: Suzanne Buirgy & Mirielle Soria
Studio: Dreamworks

This movie appealed to me because the girl is similar to a character I am considering for my comic, I enjoyed watching this as it was very emotional and beautifully told. The characters were lovable and interesting to watch, I especially liked how O's character changed colour with his emotions, he was an original alien design. The music used in the movie was mostly Rhianna which would account for her being the main characters voice. I liked the movie as it was a happy, light hearted and easy movie to watch.

BDM126 Animals

Cat Run Cycle

Dog Walk Cycle

Horse Walk Cycle

Influences

One Hundred and One Dalmatians

The Lion King

BDM126 Runs, Jumps and Lifts

Heavy Lift

Character Jump

Character Run Cycle
 

BDM126 Character walkcycles

Character Walk Cycles 

BDM125 Final Storyboard

This is all the scenes in my storyboard with the beginnings of my animatic added, I am working on the timing and audio track at the moment

BDM125 StoryboardNext Scene

BDM125 Storyboard progress

This is the first couple of scenes from my storyboard,with Ido's first attempt at making the vase

Animation Review: 850 Meters

850 Meters (2013)
Director: Joeri Christiaen
Producer: Perrine Gauthier
Studio: Lunanime, Thuristar

I really enjoyed this short film for its use of pace to make the story more captivating the humorous style of the animated characters also makes it more enjoyable to watch. Christiaen has used slow motion moments and fast paced scenes to keep the audience watching. I have been studying the use of pace for my animatic in BDM125 where action scenes are faster and scenery shots are longer and take more time to develop. This film uses slow motion shots in the action sequences to emphasize the comedic side of the story. I also liked how the story line twisted a lot making it impossible to guess the outcome of the short. The art style is unique, I like how the background is slightly blurred and out of focus to make the characters stand out with crisp edges so we focus more on the performance then the overall artwork in the scene.

BDM126 Motion Studies

I've been having troubles trying to upload video files to this blog so have not posted my progress in a while, In Principles of Animation we have been working on Motion Studies in Adobe Flash,

Lower body walk cycle

Bird and Side bird flying
 

Basic Head Turn- Character Head

Pendulum Swing

Bouncing Ball- With reference & drawn without

Ease In and Out 

Animation Review: Alma

Alma (2009)
Director: Rodrigo Blaas
Studio: Render Rocket
Awards: Best Animation- Lashortsfest (2009) / Best of Festival- Animazing Spotlight (2009) / Best Opera Prima- I Castelli Animati (2009) / Grand Prix- Bradford (2009)


I really enjoyed the style of this animation, Alma is a likable character that we develop a bond with by watching her on screen. The story itself is a little creepy and keeps the suspense going through use of anticipation as we know what will happen to the girl yet can do nothing about it. I like the art style and the use of music and sound effects to replace dialogue.