The genre of the animation is action/crime, we know this by the use of the props, such as guns and knifes. The generic conventions of the animation consist of the use of loud explosions and gun shots. The use of blood and make up tells us its also a action animation. The ending is very generic, with the Villain dying which is a common factor throughout films etc.
What do you notice about the movement of the figures body?
The walking of the characters was unnatural in a funny shuffling manor. It breaks the principals of animation because usually one leg goes infront of the other. but Lee Hardcastle has defied that. When the characters are shot they fly backwards, and uses the effect of gravity to his advantage, he also does this at the end where the villain falls out of he building. This is to make it realistic.
What do you notice about the movement of the figures face and facial expression?
There's a scene where the cats are sweating, this shows fear and alerts the audience that there is danger for the cats, also the sweat falls which also supports the use of gravity and that makes it realistic.
What comments can you make about the use of sound?
Lee Hardcastle uses a rich pallet of sound, by using sounds for the stabbing and the guns, so sound to support the props. Also he uses a non-diagetic soundtrack + dialogue is also used when the cat screamed
What different styles of stop motion have we seen?
We've looked at numerous styles of stop motion. These include, 2D Animation, with the overdrive animation. Claymation, where we watched the Lee Hardcastle Claycats. and paper animation.
What two principals of animation have we looked about?
The two principals of animation are arcs and gravity, to keep realism throughout the animation
When defining 'Overdrive' what word did we use?
Surreal.
Whats the final deadline for the assignment?
19th September
What differences can you see in the two animations?
The movement between the two animations is different, the King kong fight scene is much more jerky and stutters allot. Where as the creature comforts animation has a nice on going smooth flow. Also the sound for the king kong scene cuts off and is looped and you can tell its not very realistic.
What similarities are there in the two animations?
The two similarities of the animations are they're both animal based, also, the camera shot of the animations are more or less the same as eachother all the way throughout,
King King (0;59)
Creature comforts (0;27)
Can you tell if over time there has been a development in the skills and techniques of animation?
Yes, you can see a major advance in animation by just looking at 10 seconds of each animation, the king kong has lack of flow and doesnt look like its done by someone young, but for its time it was amazing, but now it really isnt that great. THe set designs and details are much more crisper, clearer and realistic, this means technology and skill desgin has advanced greatly.
Principles of Animation
Time. Time it takes to make the action happen the number of frames you need to move the object. The fewer frames the faster. The more frames, the slower.
Overlap and Follow through, parts of an object that dont all move at the same time, you have to think about where the centre of gravity is and where it will finish.
Arcs and poses, movement doesnt tend to be straight lines, but it follows curves or arcs, to show more natural movement
Secondary action is natural movement of the body, such as arms swinging whilst moving etc.
The craven dale advert is awful for abiding to the principle of animation as we see in this advert at 0;22 when the cow, pirate and man start dancing around the kitchen. The principle of arc is being completely ignored.
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