I learned a lot from this assignment. Mainly, it was a serious learning experience to watch hand drawn animations translate into actual visual movements. The whole time I was doing it I really had no idea what to expect. I didn't quite know how long to extend movements/how quick to make things rotate, etc. Even with the keyframe drawings and trying to think in terms of 24 frames per second, I still had some trouble trying to understand just what it would look like when projected. That being said, I think I timed mine out pretty well. They could have lasted a little longer I guess, but there was a certain ethereal quality about the speed/image relationship that was mysterious. You couldn’t quite tell what anything was, and that was definitely part of the allure. Also, random chance seemed to play a role as well. I am sure that many “experts” at these techniques meticulously plan out their work, but I like the serendipitous aspect. For example, the magazine transfer turned out cooler the second time I did it. The first time, in class, I tried to choose images that I thought would look good together. In the end, it all went by so fast it didn’t even matter. Then, the second time, I just sort of cut out cool looking parts of the magazine and layed them out randomly. It ended up better than the first experiment.
If I could do this all over again, I would incorporate more rayogram stuff. I think that turned out the coolest. It also was the most intensive and/or difficult part. There are a lot of extra things you need rather than just film and a paper clip, for example, chemicals and a dark room. Scratching on top of the rayograms really added a lot of depth. More or less, it seemed like the more techniques added on top of each other in layers, the cooler and more complex the image turned out. I really liked the part I animated, not because of my animation, but because I painted the film behind it. First, I used tape to mask it, then painted on either side of the tape with different colors. It ended up being a pretty neat and dynamic background. However, I’m sure there are times when you could add too many elements to the image. That being said, I would like to try again!
If I could do this all over again, I would incorporate more rayogram stuff. I think that turned out the coolest. It also was the most intensive and/or difficult part. There are a lot of extra things you need rather than just film and a paper clip, for example, chemicals and a dark room. Scratching on top of the rayograms really added a lot of depth. More or less, it seemed like the more techniques added on top of each other in layers, the cooler and more complex the image turned out. I really liked the part I animated, not because of my animation, but because I painted the film behind it. First, I used tape to mask it, then painted on either side of the tape with different colors. It ended up being a pretty neat and dynamic background. However, I’m sure there are times when you could add too many elements to the image. That being said, I would like to try again!
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