Our objective
for this exploration was interpreting
movement and animating chaos to order. We first had to capture a simple movement
seen in nature and then rotoscope the video in Dragon Stop Motion using various
found materials of our choice. This is also the first animation that we are
adding an audio track to.
I chose to go to
the beach to capture my video. I saw many shore birds flying around and I
attempted to catch seagulls taking off, flying, and landing. This was a
challenge in itself. I also captured a pelican flying and then diving into the
water to catch a fish. It is this motion I decided on interpreting in stop
motion. I brought the video back with me to the lab and tried to do some image
stabilization on it with some success. After a few rotoscoping tests, it became
clear that it would be much easier just to view the footage on my notebook next
to the animation station for reference instead of trying to directly rotoscope
it.
I chose to use a
light blue paper for my background, cotton balls for clouds, and my wife’s
necklaces and bracelets for the bird. Again, I was surprised how long the
animation process took especially having to move so many objects for each frame.
After shooting I chose a nice classical instrumental piece for the soundtrack
and added the sound effect of a splash at the end. The final result was received
very well during the critique. No comments on any improvements that I can remember.
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