Out of the Inkwell - Modeling (1921)
To start off, the concept of the video was great. It's always cool to see your drawings come to life, literally speaking based on this video. I enjoyed the humor in this video. I liked how the artist drew a clown only to have to that clown draw an exaggerated cartoon profile of the artist. Back in 1921, I assume this style of animation, rotoscoping, was one of the best. Its amazing how the movements were so smooth and everything seems to flow very well. Even with no dialogue, the idea definitely came across through the facials expressions, body movements and along with the playful music, which reminds me of the kind of music played on a carousel. And lastly, at the end, to see the clown sort of blend or hide himself back with the ink that formed it was very clever. A very suitable way to end the video.
Monday, February 27, 2012
Robert Hodgin - Weird Fishes
I was completely mesmerized throughout the entire video. The variety of glowing colors and flashing lights were very vibrant. This piece was very effective in that it immediately grabbed my attention. I definitely enjoyed how the music and the movements, along with the different colored flashes of light, were very synchronized. The mood and tone of the music related well with the notion of a lonely object moving and spinning, gradually making its way around what seems to be an ocean of water. As the video goes on, I liked how the object became more visible. My initial thought was that the object was just a ball with colors twirling around inside. As it got closer, I actually noticed that it looked like hundreds of tiny fish traveling together in a form of a sphere.
I was completely mesmerized throughout the entire video. The variety of glowing colors and flashing lights were very vibrant. This piece was very effective in that it immediately grabbed my attention. I definitely enjoyed how the music and the movements, along with the different colored flashes of light, were very synchronized. The mood and tone of the music related well with the notion of a lonely object moving and spinning, gradually making its way around what seems to be an ocean of water. As the video goes on, I liked how the object became more visible. My initial thought was that the object was just a ball with colors twirling around inside. As it got closer, I actually noticed that it looked like hundreds of tiny fish traveling together in a form of a sphere.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Lotte Reiniger - Hansel and Gretel
The story told in this form of animation was definitely effective. The obvious noticeable trait was the use of black and white, whether they had color back then or not. The mood and general theme of the story worked very well with no color. In addition, the fact that the emotions of the characters were not visible, the short and sharp movements in the animation allowed me to understand what was going on, aside from the narative. Furthermore, the narative was also very effective, in that it guided me through the animation. However, what was particularly more effective was the fact that only the old evil lady spoke. Her voice was cruel and nasty. The voices of Hansen and Gretel were not presented in the animation at all. Although I don't hear what Hansen and Gretel says or sounds like, it wasn't really necessary because their body movements throughout the whole story clearly portrayed what kind of people they were - young, gullable, innocent and scared.
The story told in this form of animation was definitely effective. The obvious noticeable trait was the use of black and white, whether they had color back then or not. The mood and general theme of the story worked very well with no color. In addition, the fact that the emotions of the characters were not visible, the short and sharp movements in the animation allowed me to understand what was going on, aside from the narative. Furthermore, the narative was also very effective, in that it guided me through the animation. However, what was particularly more effective was the fact that only the old evil lady spoke. Her voice was cruel and nasty. The voices of Hansen and Gretel were not presented in the animation at all. Although I don't hear what Hansen and Gretel says or sounds like, it wasn't really necessary because their body movements throughout the whole story clearly portrayed what kind of people they were - young, gullable, innocent and scared.
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