Stop motion animation

This is my music stop motion animation:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrJl66dP6Ko 

Props used: M an Ms choccolate x2

cut outs of arrows,river, chracters

Typograpghy (for illustraion and endinh statment)

In my animation I have used M and Ms packets to create a subject base. I then set out a scene on a desk to start the animation on so i took the photograpghs from a top view angle using my digital camera.From that I transfered the pictures using the USB cable to connect to the computer then made a file for the pictures in order to be dragged into the imovie project appplication.

I made clip adjustments to each picture including timings and contrast changes depending on the image. Also
 From here I continue to add thing to make the animation successful with  a music selection with the choice of "We Are Young".At the enidng of the movie the music fades and thebeggining it has a fading in of sound.

I love how my animation  shows the subject base in several frames to let th audieunce remeber it instead of getting lost in the storyline presented.

How ever to improve my animatin I could of added more pictures preferaby in using a better camera and better pixels.I could of kept the frame stationary because the photos look like its taken quick off and not proffsesionally.

Flash animation (shape tween)

Flash animation (shape tween)

Here is my example flash animation:

I made this animation using  Adobe Flash CS5 following the uploaded video.I opened up an oval the filled it with a blue colour and then set the timng to 24.In the beginning of the process I started with drawing a circle (oval) in the centre which turned out blue,then modify.....add keys frame to highlight the shape.The timings where held below the page with 24 chosen from the number 1 starting point.
Then labelled the first layer "face" and second layer "ears"

I love how this animation shows a process to make a animation as one using 3 different shapes.Using neutral colours to flow better visually.

However to improve this flash animation I could make an animation using more shapes to make it look more extravagant to look at not just a simple transformation.Perhaps shapes like a triangle,hexagon to the edges could build up from the triangles 3 edges to 5 edges etc.Also I could make a quick character to maybe some type of illusion once I get better at using this application.

Final animation ideas

Theme choosen: Fashion

Choosen product: Accesssories

Target audience: Children.

I have chose this theme because it something that Iam interested in as young person, and its what make me who Iam defines my character.With fashion there are many ideas that stem from this word I could show how fashion has changed throughout the years and where it is now (2013).
Different tops,skirts,dresses etc. The designers have changed the perspectives on clothing bringing some of the old trends in the present day.I could use stop motion to create this effect using an IPAD to gain better picture qualities.

Idea1:

With my product of accessories it can apply for both genders.for example;girls would wear bracelets,necklaces,hair bands. For boys they would choose snapbacks,shambalas, and some are similar.

Also I can name fashion shops such as: ZARA,DEBEHNAMS,RIVER ISLAND etc to show their similar styles generated through influences of individuals either in the fashion world.
Also naming fashion icons:Peggy and worldwide.

I believe fashion is generated through a mixture of new and old ideas through time.


Including catch phrases to make them by the product"you will never regret this"
'Fashion is life""you cant go on without fashion""F" For fashion!! "Go all out"
From this hopefully some cathy phrases and quotations taken from fashion icons should sell the product along with a good presentation of the product enhancing the look of it by using maybe propose people thought and opinions towards it,doing a quick survey.

Slogans,Pictures,Quotes,Pricing

How is the product going to sell?
How to make an attractive advert?
How to get the audiences attention?
How to gain control?

How to remedy them:Opinions from audience gain from survey,diagrams,something suitable for the audience.

Stop motion Comparison

In this animation JoJo has used Skittles as a topic.It maks the animation very vibrant and colourful because of the product choice. JoJo creates stop motion animations using different products and ideas.She has used skittles  with the packaging aswell to make different shapes and interesting frames to capture people eyes.E.g bright coloured skittles,putting her face into the shot,making typography out of it just to illustrate skittles in a different way.
 I believe her ideas have worked out effectively through the use of various clever ideas and has also included the logo using the product itself.On the other hand i do like other artist work they all show different professional things to relate to a song chosen or just the product itself.


For my animation I used M AND M's I was influenced by her work by using a food based product and creating imagination shots to create a successful piece,also I have used typography in my animation to illustrate my product aswell as describing it in terms of taste smell etc.In my animation I think I did the movementand presentation well because I have used to show the in-depth feeling of the product aswell as adding my own opinion.
In my animation I think I have been mostly influenced by the first skittles animation using a product that is loose nad adaptable to almost anything to create not too mich a story but something with typograpghy and a better visual effect.




These animations have the same food base but different product and is uses in separate props to help move on the storyline.For the second animation it shows the process of somebody getting ready to go out but instead using a ginger bread mn made from pastery to do this to add more enhanced and better view to see.It included human characteristics which were quite impressive.


Link:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u46eaeAfeqw
 I n this animation the artist used stop motion to draw different scences,character and more.Using different coloured pens to make a decent look on a witw surface.It brings creativenesss to ther for front showing vaiour skill drawing wise.
Also throughout the animation he uses this techno music tht keeps the aniamtion flowing easily.This animation gives me inspiration to be more creative and colourful in that aspect.

I motion animation no.1

In this animation I used the actual product of golden syrup using the imotion application on the ipad software. This animation was create by myself and my friend taking images approx every 2 seconds to create the the series of photos also using time lapse which allows to take photos but in a different way. We took approximently 100 photos these images were transfered through taking th SD  card and inserting it into the computer compartment. From their I created a folder and selected the images and dragged them into Adobe Photoshop to import them.Then from this edited the timings and the scale of images to then finally save it on save as web and devices so its visible on the web.

Materials I used:
*Golden syrup
*Cutlery
*sheets of paper

I enjoyed do this animation aswell because it practical and it shows the product at its fullest pouring it,spreading etc.I t describes some of the characterstics of golden syrup on paper. I also used broken up rivita biscuits to add more to to the golden syrup from this. I added typograpghy describing golden syrup  I believe this animation worked out much more better because I had more ideas put for work working more in-depth which I believe made a successul piece also its eye catching with the different compositions shown.

However  this animation could have been more creative using more items to illustrate golden syrup.In the ned I think this animation has mostly covered the originality of golden syrup.

I motion animation

This is my I motion animation created on an IPad using the imotion application.The imotion function takes a series of photos capturing each movement creating a journey of how something was made.I set the timing for mines at 1 second which made the ipad camera take pictures of me every second to make a collection of shots hat can be played back to make an animation. Also I set the camera to manual.

However in order for this to happen I created a mind map to give me ideas on how I would approach this animation.In the mind map it included which included how,what,when would I use certain props.From this I did an example of how my outcome would be on a a separate sheet before the final animation.

Materials I used:

Graphite pencil

colouring pencil (orange)

collage of coloured card

A1 card paper

I really like my animation because its very fluent showing every action I made adding colour,drawing the outline,adding the collage to the image of golden syrup and my finishing touches.I would do this type of animation again because its interesting visually to look at.

On the other hand the only thing I dislike about my animation is that it seem s fast even though the amount of pictures that was taken was around 240+ the timings maybe was a bit to quick.

Overall I found this technique easy to do and the next time I do something like this again I would do it based on a broader subject matter maybe using of props to help me enhance the product  am animating.

Animated Gif

My animation GIF

How did u create the gif?
My animated gif was made through producing a series of photos digitally.Also with capturing my with props to indicate my subject base which was drama,and my starring in the shot.From this I transferred my images to my computer via the SD card,I saved the photos on my desktop in sequenced order to create a good animated gif.This was sent to Adobe Photoshop loaded through an animated strip stack to be placed in a row to be then selected and timed from. For example: I could of chose a variety of timings 0.5,1 sec,2 secs etc,considering how I wanted each photo to be focused on and too make it look professional overall.

How effective is your animation?
I believe my animated gif is effective because I have you certain drama techniques to influence my gif.For example I have used a countdown then the action tape illustrating a type of scene like they do in movies or any play, Aswell as making and bringing in props  such as masks and cut outs from the internet.

What could you do to  improve you animation?  e.g typography,timings, try different photoshop techniques.
However I could improve my animated gift by using typography at the bottom of the screen to illustrate a story,maybe using quotes or something just made up to development. Also I could of added more photos because the timings seem a bit short like the beginning of the gift seems allot faster than expected. The lighting behind me could have been more professional like a spotlight affect which I did a shooting plan on but wasn't available.so I had to used the backlighting of the screen behind me.

Which artist did you look at for information on this technique?
The artist that influenced my gif was mainly Jamie beck which is a model in this, she has a range of gifs capturing different elements,to create a successful gif that is interesting too look at eye catching in the visual aspect e.g the scenery or the presented movement of an object of herself.

If you did this again what would you do to improve?

If I had another chance to redo this I would definitely try make the visual aspect interesting and something that people might want to download to the computers.also consider more of an creative view maybe fancy props a hat,accessories etc.Also  make more photos and choose goo timings for the whole thing,this would have more images so I could make quicker timings.