by admin | Nov 21, 2022 | Creative Histories
Adding the soundtrack and editing according to the beat makes anything look good and finished. Luckily my cousin produces lots of variety and interesting music so I could pick and chose to match the mood – which was an especially strange one. The title font was...
by admin | Nov 21, 2022 | Creative Histories
Not much needs to be said about the short section of filming other than the fact that me falling on my face was a complete accident. I was really disappointed that I ran out of time to get a high quality video camera and sound recorder. My phone did the job okay, but...
by admin | Nov 21, 2022 | Creative Histories
Initally I started my stop motion tests using a white background for my hand. I thought that the contrast of the white with my hand would allow for an easy background cutout. This was a boring lesson to learn, and I came close to getting the desired effect using...
by admin | Nov 21, 2022 | Creative Histories
This short animation sequence was the result of a lot of work. Had I attempted to persue this style through the whole film it could have ended up being completely unfinished. Thankfully a discussion with my tutor steered me away from cel-based animation and encouraged...
by admin | Nov 21, 2022 | Creative Histories
I relished the opportunity to delve into the hedge and begin drawing some charming backgrounds. They were drawn using pencil charcoal to give a heavy line that would match that of the characters. Elements of the cottage are from my family home in Somerset, another...
by admin | Nov 19, 2022 | Creative Histories
My hedgerow characters were to be a crow, snail and mouse. Each with characterisitcs reflecting the animal. The crow would be slightly snooty, the mouse jumpy and the snail slow. I wanted to limit the detail as much as possible to make animating them easier, to the...
