Untitled from eleanor woodburn on Vimeo.
example of 'look' of the video. thank god it seems to be working out right!
Wednesday, 6 May 2009
Tuesday, 5 May 2009
styles
Been trying to experiment with the style of my animation by taking influence from various other sources.
These are some of my experiments so far:
This is a shot from a little tester video I put together. I used a graph background and inverted the stars film, when put together the effect is that it looks really handmade and the black stars look like little splodges of ink on a page, which I think it quite neat.
This look was inspired from the Adrian Tomine 'shortcomings' book cover. This is very graphic and completely different from the traditional / diy look i have been going for so far. But as something totally contradictory to what I have been doing I really like it, and because it is so different I think I would be able to style all the other scenes accordingly, rather than using images from what I have already done.
I would like to test the background colour for this, I would keep most of the images black and white and perhaps have the background colour changing constantly.
This has similarities to th previous idea. This idea was taken from certain comic books and also aiplane safety cards, hence the frame, which I actually think adds a nice touch to the images in containing them in some way.
I would however like to add a little colour to this but I am unsure as to how it could be done.
Using parts of the work I have already done I have experimented with printing the images out onto different papers. I quite like this look, I think that the lower opacity would make the globe seem flatter.
More paper experiments. I tried to see what the images would be like on aged paper to try give all the shots some consistency, but for me I don't think it works, in terms of image and in terms of the actual song I am using.
I have tried to desaturate the colour from the images I already had then digitally adding them in. I quite like the dotted background but it reminds me too much of the transparent background on photoshop too much!
This is where i desaturated the image and coloured it in by hand which I think loks better than the digital version.
These are some of my experiments so far:
This is a shot from a little tester video I put together. I used a graph background and inverted the stars film, when put together the effect is that it looks really handmade and the black stars look like little splodges of ink on a page, which I think it quite neat.
This look was inspired from the Adrian Tomine 'shortcomings' book cover. This is very graphic and completely different from the traditional / diy look i have been going for so far. But as something totally contradictory to what I have been doing I really like it, and because it is so different I think I would be able to style all the other scenes accordingly, rather than using images from what I have already done.
I would like to test the background colour for this, I would keep most of the images black and white and perhaps have the background colour changing constantly.
This has similarities to th previous idea. This idea was taken from certain comic books and also aiplane safety cards, hence the frame, which I actually think adds a nice touch to the images in containing them in some way.
I would however like to add a little colour to this but I am unsure as to how it could be done.
Using parts of the work I have already done I have experimented with printing the images out onto different papers. I quite like this look, I think that the lower opacity would make the globe seem flatter.
More paper experiments. I tried to see what the images would be like on aged paper to try give all the shots some consistency, but for me I don't think it works, in terms of image and in terms of the actual song I am using.
I have tried to desaturate the colour from the images I already had then digitally adding them in. I quite like the dotted background but it reminds me too much of the transparent background on photoshop too much!
This is where i desaturated the image and coloured it in by hand which I think loks better than the digital version.
Friday, 1 May 2009
mp3s
Looking for an audio track as the base for an animation, I have been rigorously searching ubu.com for a couple that grab my attention.
So far I like this track entitled 'i really should' by Kelly Mark, it is a long running stream of consciousness that explores the idea of 'i really should' one thing is reeled off one after the other, ideas that probably most people identify with.
And this track by Martha Rosier entitled 'whats your name little girl?' which explores the idea of names and what they have come to mean in relation to their history and origins.
So far I like this track entitled 'i really should' by Kelly Mark, it is a long running stream of consciousness that explores the idea of 'i really should' one thing is reeled off one after the other, ideas that probably most people identify with.
And this track by Martha Rosier entitled 'whats your name little girl?' which explores the idea of names and what they have come to mean in relation to their history and origins.
Thursday, 30 April 2009
False consciousness
"Epic montages of the excesses of industrial consumer culture"
Tongue in cheek commentary on popular culture especially the issue of women's magazines.
Music video visualising a rather sarcastic song.I like the simplicity of the style of animation and also the look of the shots, with the cut outs and sepia colour.
Pistache
I almost always reference this film, but in terms of a project that brings work and theory together this is a great reference point.
A rather simple slide show type animation that explores / explains the 'theory of everything'
'Theory of relativity' animation. There are some really nice visual parts to this especially the beginning.
Tuesday, 7 April 2009
Big bang!
Big bang video, on a timeline with narration. Ideas are based around certain theories. Totally helpful.
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