Week 1 - Day Three

Day three and had my first group critical assessment (crit). It's only the start of the project so I was a bit unsure how useful it would be but so far I've got more ideas for research. My project is to create a paper stop motion animation and the working title is Creatures of the Elements. The group crit has shown that I could research the elements as there are so many different ideas of what they are. Earth, water, air and fire or the old fashioned physical elements such as bile, puss and blood.Not forgetting the scientific ones such as all those on the good ol' periodic table. Going to try and make a start in some of them tomorrow as I've still got plenty of research to stick in and talk about.

Week - Day Two

Day Two and so far research has included Tim Burton, Ray Harryhausen and Nick Park. Ray Harryhausen is a well known animator who has influenced many animators and artists. He created a stop motion form called dynanimation but I feel like I ought to know more about Harryhausen and his work as I'm not familiar with many (if any) of his well known films such as Clash of the Titans (1981) as well as Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977). I am constantly thinking of different ways that I could animate my stop motion so I'd better write some of it down before I forget.


I'm enjoying the space that everyone has been given. So many times you try and get a seat on a table and you end up getting your own work covered up by others. Oh the frustration! So very glad I have my own table now though.

Week 1 - Day One

So... Day one of FMP. So far I've already got my photographs of animals, but the when I went to the wildlife park in Easter holidays the animals were pretty sleepy. The fabulous monkeys were jumping and playing though, as well as the meerkats and penguins (it was their feeding time). Unfortunately the wildlife park wasn't successful to give me walk cycles and movement so I think photographs, books and YouTube videos will have to be resorted to next.