I got this idea from an animation which we were shown in class, called Minilogue/hitchhikers choice. This is my favourite whiteboard animation. For my own animation i would like everything to eventually stay in place- filling the whole board. I could split my page with static lines and just have each animation on a roll. The animation wouldn't be viewed in full until the end, you would keep seeing different parts of the animation however at the end the 'camera' could zoom out showing a complete piece. In this animation things are altered using a pen and by hand.
This next whiteboard animation appeared as an advert for the carphone warehouse- The history of communication. I think that the fire at the start is really clever. I would like to try and incorporate something similar into my own animation. For this animation you do not see the pen drawing it, instead it is all done by hand. You keep seeing someone's hand move, alter, change and erase the animation.
I would like my work to be in the style of Mulheres Barbadas. This would mean creating a really detailed animation, as this is what i like so much about his work. It is also quite random. I could decide on a theme and base my drawings upon this, meaning that the images would all link together, however i do like Mulheres Barbadas' random approach.
I also like the colour alteration in the piece below on the right. I could have the ink colour changing as it leaves the pen nib, or the pen could change in my hand as i draw the animation.
This is another white board animation that i found on You Tube. I looks more handmade than the white board animations above. I personally like the more professional approach, however this will be a difficult effect to achieve.Idea 2: A paper animation
I really like the style of this animation. It has been made using paper cut outs. This has been done in 2D, however could also work with 3D shapes. It has probably been created using stop motion.
Where and how did you get your ideas?
I got my ideas by watching different animations in class. I then did further research on youtube.com by looking for similar animations. This enabled by to develop my ideas, by introducing different styles, techniques and ideas. I liked the style of these animations, they are both quite hand made approaches, rather than computer generated.
What research have you done?
I looked at similar animations on youtube.com to give myself more ideas. I also thought about how each style of animation is produced. The Whiteboard animation would be made using istopmotion, taking pictures at every stage. This would be quite time consuming as you would have to do very tiny movements to ensure that the animation will flow smoothly. I would also have to rely on the onion skin, if i wanted part of my animation to rub itself out, then be re-drawn. I would need more than one thing happening at once on screen, which would also get quite confusing.
The paper animation would also be animated using istop motion. I would have to cut a range of 2D shapes in which i could animate. This idea was used as a TV advert. I could also used 3D shapes.
I indend to run tests of each of these styles of animation, to see which is more appropriate for my animation.
Why are research and drawing skills important to the animation development process?
Research is important in order to develop your ideas. Without research into other similar styles and techniques you wouldn't gain inspiration to develop your initial ideas. Drawing skills also help to express your ideas, as well as develop them. By testing ideas on paper, you can get a feel for the animation, and produce ideas which will help your animation to progress.
I delivered the above ideas for development into an animation sequence to my animation group. They gave me feedback to enable me to develop my ideas, and techniques and processes that i could consider.
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