Abii Smith
Reference Clips + Evaluation
1) www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMSyDmw0L3w&feature=related (Charlie Chaplin)
I chose to use this clip because of the fluid movement flowing through the body as Charlie Chaplin slides around the floor. His lower body movements when sliding are very exaggerated, although his upper body stays rigid through the majority which means there is not much secondary action taking place. Towards the end of the clip, Chaplin walks towards the camera creating more interest and appeal, for example when he gives his little head wiggle, it brings more personality to the character. On the slides, as his back leg goes out, this would be a good place to use the squash and stretch technique, and in parts of this clip you can see motion blurring taking place, which when animated would make a more realistic effect. I feel that this clip is almost boring as the same action is being repeated, although the character does repeat the movements from different angles.
2) www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7TdCeBku6E&feature=fvwrel (Dancer)
I chose to use this clip as the dancer is very expressive with her body language, putting a lot of emotion and exaggeration into her movements. This is good because when translated into an animation, the animation will feel more life-like and won't be boring. Even though the movements are a lot more exaggerated than normal everyday movements, they are still believable and remain true to reality. I really like the variety of movements seen in this clip as they involve a dancing walk, spinning, bending and stretching. This in turn will add even more interest to a 10 second animation. I like how no facial expression is needed to portray the movements in the dance, as we won't be animating the face, this will help the animation to still work as no facial expression will be needed for the movement to make sense. I am unsure of how easy the last few seconds of this clip will be to animate as the arms and legs make odd shapes that are all over the place, it could be very challenging. Apart from that, I think this would work very well as an animation.
3) www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrRm8lSRr58&feature=related (Mime Artist)
I chose to use this clip mainly because I really liked how it told a story that made sense in only 10 seconds. The story of the mime looking for a bird, getting ready to shoot the bird, and then when finally shot you can see the bird falling down and the mime being very happy with his shot. This clip uses a lot of anticipation, the way the mimes movements prepare the audience for what is going to happen next, eg-when the mime pulls back his arrow. There is again a lot of exaggeration used in the clip, which help the audience to be able to know more clearly what is going on and adding more realism to the shot. I think that this is my favourite clip for my animation for the reason that it would create a very interesting animation with a distinct storyline, though a problem may occur as parts of the storyline depend on facial expression, which we won't be animating.
Reference Clips + Evaluation
1) www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMSyDmw0L3w&feature=related (Charlie Chaplin)
I chose to use this clip because of the fluid movement flowing through the body as Charlie Chaplin slides around the floor. His lower body movements when sliding are very exaggerated, although his upper body stays rigid through the majority which means there is not much secondary action taking place. Towards the end of the clip, Chaplin walks towards the camera creating more interest and appeal, for example when he gives his little head wiggle, it brings more personality to the character. On the slides, as his back leg goes out, this would be a good place to use the squash and stretch technique, and in parts of this clip you can see motion blurring taking place, which when animated would make a more realistic effect. I feel that this clip is almost boring as the same action is being repeated, although the character does repeat the movements from different angles.
2) www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7TdCeBku6E&feature=fvwrel (Dancer)
I chose to use this clip as the dancer is very expressive with her body language, putting a lot of emotion and exaggeration into her movements. This is good because when translated into an animation, the animation will feel more life-like and won't be boring. Even though the movements are a lot more exaggerated than normal everyday movements, they are still believable and remain true to reality. I really like the variety of movements seen in this clip as they involve a dancing walk, spinning, bending and stretching. This in turn will add even more interest to a 10 second animation. I like how no facial expression is needed to portray the movements in the dance, as we won't be animating the face, this will help the animation to still work as no facial expression will be needed for the movement to make sense. I am unsure of how easy the last few seconds of this clip will be to animate as the arms and legs make odd shapes that are all over the place, it could be very challenging. Apart from that, I think this would work very well as an animation.
3) www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrRm8lSRr58&feature=related (Mime Artist)
I chose to use this clip mainly because I really liked how it told a story that made sense in only 10 seconds. The story of the mime looking for a bird, getting ready to shoot the bird, and then when finally shot you can see the bird falling down and the mime being very happy with his shot. This clip uses a lot of anticipation, the way the mimes movements prepare the audience for what is going to happen next, eg-when the mime pulls back his arrow. There is again a lot of exaggeration used in the clip, which help the audience to be able to know more clearly what is going on and adding more realism to the shot. I think that this is my favourite clip for my animation for the reason that it would create a very interesting animation with a distinct storyline, though a problem may occur as parts of the storyline depend on facial expression, which we won't be animating.