Storyboard

Detailed Storyboard

Here we have our storyboard. We drew out what we would like each scene to look like, focusing on the fact that we are creating a cut out animation. We made sure that the images would be appropriate for this process of animation. After pulling apart the poem we decided to create a scene for at least 2-3 lines of the poem and add the action that we believed represented the lines well. We've included incorporating the different uses of the cinematic effects we want throughout the animation such as wide shots and places where we would like to zoom in and out or have the camera shot move across the page

Research

The Fish and The Doll - Orla Wren (2009)

This animation is a hand drawn pencil, cut out animation. We think that the animation is about always believing and following your dreams. The main character is sad as she can’t have a baby and the doll wants to be a fish/live in the sea.

Analysis:

• Anthropomorphism = the doll is given human characteristic as it can move/walk etc
• No dialogue or conversations. All communication within characters is done by gesture and facial expressions. Slight singing type sounds are mad at the end on the animation. 
•   Music, that sets a sad tone.
• Structure = Establish the want for a child, climax = the doll does not want to be mothered and want to be free in the sea, Resolution = Character is able to accept this and end up having a child
• Metamorphosis  =  with the doll turning into a mermaid
•  Framing = character is framed by the window to show importance
•  Fade transitions between shots
• Close ups, wide shots, point of view

How did this animation help us?

-Gave insight into framing and camera shots
            - Ideas about transitions and how to connect shots
            -Good insight on movements of characters (however the arms and legs did look a bit disconnected  to character)
            -Playing with layers
            -Playing with space and distance

First Annabel Lee Cut-Out!

Today we scanned our pencil drawings of Annabel Lee onto the computer and edited it using Photoshop. We made the outline of her darker and added the colours to her dress and hair that we wanted. We also reflected the bottom of the dress and her arms so they were symmetrical and identical. The printed images colour came out out a lot darker than it did on screen so we will have to saturate the image a lot more so that the colours aren't printed so dark.

After we printed her out on A3 card, we used a scalpel to cut Annabel Lee out. After cutting her out with the separate limbs and hands we used a needle and thread to join the parts of her limbs together. The needle was too thick and ended up ripping the cardboard slightly and also the thread was black and probably too thin so next time we attempt a cut out we will use a much thinner needle and thicker white thread.

Hegdehog in the Fog, Yuriy Norshteyn, 1975 inspiration

Hedgehog in the Fog (Click comments to view analysis)

Yuriy Norshteyn, 1975

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