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I have been struggling to come up with an animation that isn't based around literal characters. With my piece of music I envision an old type flick book animation of a family trying to go on a day trip, it's typically rushed with the dad getting more and more stressed as the trip goes on.  However, we've been asked too look into more motion graphics and abstract animations.

 

I quite like how simple this animation is by using a time lapse video, I think in the next few days I will look more into photography and how that can be used for animation rather than drawings and photoshop. 

flick book continued

These are just several more flick books which caught my interest.

This video is very different to any other flick books I have seen, instead of making the entire animation through the flick book it has incorporated the flick book within a short film. I find it extremely compelling and interesting to watch. Although this doesn't fit my old rushed illustration I am intending on doing, it's given me a real insight that animations can be more than just a flick book.

flick books

This is one of my favourite flick books I have seen so far, it's so well done and precise yet he manages to create slow motion scenes within the illustrations. I also like the way its filmed where you can clearly see it is on paper. it also connects with my theme of keeping it black and white to give the impression the animation may be older. 

I will look through flick books more and make a decision whether to follow on with this method or animation via photoshop.

This flick book caught my eye because it's so simple yet appears complex with the rotation the artist has managed to create. Although this isn't something I can put to my music because it isn't hectic enough, it has showed me how a simple animation can look so effective. 

Tutorials on photoshop animation.

These simple videos are helping me see how difficult it may be to create an illustrated animation. I am firstly going to try do a scene with an old car bopping up and down and see how well it comes out after my first attempt. 

Winsor McCay

This is a video from one of the first animators Winsor McCay. I specifically like this video because it's what I envisioned my own animation to turn out like. It's quite clear it's an old animation by the way it's not quite precise and jumps slightly in various scenes. Also I quite like the effect the camera has where it's a little sketchy and making distorted marks on the paper.

I have decided to look more in depth on how to make an animation using photoshop and this was one of the videos i looked to give me a demonstration. Although it only shows the very basics it has helped me understand the fundamentals and made me interested in seeing how complex an animation photoshop can create.

I will also look at a flick book approach to be sure that my illustrations wouldn't look better hand drawn rather than through a graphics tablet.

Music

My music is a fast paced string compilation called stratosphere boogie. When listening the following words came into my head:

Summer
Hurried
Old

So i have decided to do an illustration based on a family going on a road trip to the beach, having various problems on the way so the 'dad' gets more and more stressed. I will also use old techniques ie. A map with a drawn car moving along the streets to show the route of which the family are going.

I will start looking up illustrators to see what would be a suitable type of character for this animation.