I found this stop motion piece while searching for inspiration for my own and I had to share it. I wanted to shed light on stop motion animation’s ability to give life to inanimate objects. Many of our classmates have discussed how difficult it can be to work with another individual, and I too have been faced with this challenge. It is difficult to find somebody who understands your vision and can help you bring it to life. While this video is... well it’s somehow cutesy to me... I thought it was a clever way to eliminate the need for another person.
This idea holds the possibility of taking your own photographs, which allows you to have more of a hand in your process, and you never have to worry about poor acting or listening skills! I also feel like the frames will be more precise with something that cannot move on its own.
But now, more about the video. I found the video on youtube, and as you can see in the end, it was animated by somebody named Hans Segren. I found it to be very successful in terms of sound. The track was whimsical and the sounds of drawing and frustration, as well as other sound bits, were well placed and helpful to the animation. The wooden mannequin showed a lot of emotion, which i didn’t think was possible due to the lack of facial features.
I actually thought the video was quite funny, and it was interesting to show this scene through the drawing subjects perspective, versus the perspective of the artist. Once I heard the sounds of frustration from the artist, I thought about what facial features would be captured for a piece done on him. The interaction between the unseen artist and the mannequin was entertaining.
While this piece contained no flash, or fluff, it holds its own sort of charm. It is just one more example of the multitude of mediums that can be used to create animations. I think it is very important to decide the medium depending on scenery. This video and the post-it note video that was posted last week had a great choice of medium and subject matter correlation.
I like how you say it gives life to inanimate objects, because having an object move by itself and having it act alive are two different things. I like how in this video the doll has human mannerisms or characteristics of movements - rather than just moving random parts. This was very delicate and admirable. I have always enjoyed inanimate objects coming to life as kid whenever I would watch the side reel commercials on Boomerang.
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ReplyDeleteThis is exactly how I work...with my busy schedule- I can't always have friends help. My aesthetic from the photography program here at Oakland was inspired by professors words that "don't always rely on people and beautiful places-create your own places and rely on yourself". I find it interesting that you brought up "giving life to inanimate objects". This is exactly my vision when I create art..most recently what I did for my thesis project. It's a lot of fun and freeing when you don't have to depend on people and you can use your creativity to create alternate realities.
ReplyDeletethe greatest challenge Ive ever encountered was breathing life in to a sheet of paper or inanimate objects and that is exactly what the man has done that you've so perfectly pointed out. the audio work is also quite joyful as it furthers the sense of life within the animation.
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