Digital vs. Analogue Cut-Out Character Puppets

AND142 Animation Characters and Narrative      Week 4       This post is of week 4 of the first-year animation course AND142 Animation Characters and Narrative. I am attending this course in order to aid my exploration, research and development for EXD300.     Theme?  Topic VS Theme Topic - subject matter (exists more in writing). Theme - an underlying message or idea that the author is trying to convey throughout the entire story.  In simpler terms, a topic is what the story is about , while a theme is what the story is trying to say about the topic.  Developing a Theme Determine the main message you want to convey or the central idea you want to explore. Work on plot, character development, symbolism, and other cinematic elements. Always revise your work to ensure that the theme is clear and impactful.     Genre?     RESEARCH     →     IDEATION     →    DEVELOPMEN...

AND141 Sketching and Drawing for Animation 2nd Semester      Week 4     In the fourth class of the second semester Sketching and Drawing for Animation course AND141,  we continued learning color, but with the option of using watercolour paints. We started with covering the general meanings of color in art, then moved on to exercises.  The Meaning     Blue Tranquility Sorrow      Red Aggression Affection     Yellow Cheer Overstimulation     Green Serenity Prosperity     Purple Creativity Relaxation     Orange Energy Extravagance      White Purity Innocence     Black Power Sophistication  Films      ANIMO RESISTENTE  by Simone Massi      Nigel by Natasza Cetner  Exercise 1     one color Use black, white, and one color Come up with a title of a picture and send it to the person on your right. For example, "Catas...

EXD300 Storylines   Week 4     In the fourth class of the second semester Final Project course, we reviewed our progress on the Written Proposal and any development work done so far. During the week before class, I brainstormed the storylines for my animated demos and final film.      "Teddy" Character puppet rig     ➢    use original design for Toon Boom puppet & redesign / stylize for analogue .     Separate Character Animation Demos: Toon Boom Puppet - spin, smile and wave, walk to flower, kneel and smell. Analogue Puppet - (spin?), smile and wave, run after butterfly, trip. Combined Puppet Film - Cut to wide view of both Teddys where they notice each other, get up, and run towards each other. They clasp hands and camera rotates 180°. Line or barrier appears between them, knocking them away from each other, back to their respective areas: digital space and analogue space.      For class, I wr...