Video

After i was given the brief i immediately looked into finding animations that were designed for a piece of music and used techniques such as stop motion that i would be doing in my later workshops. As i had not done any workshops yet and was unfamiliar with my music track i choose songs and videos i personally liked and could write about.

A video that sprung to mind straight away was Benga's - Baltimore Clap music video by Kristofer Strom. I came across this one day when i forgot to take my ipod to the library and used youtube to listen to songs instead. I liked how it was a short film produced to fit alongside the music (what i will be doing) and how inventive and unique it was. It was created using stop motion and uses simple characters and repetition which i may have to copy as this greatly reduced the workload. It however does not make any difference to the video and is a great minimalistic, short, snappy and to the point animation, which still managers to deliver the narrative.

This video is another personal faviroute and although no description is given and there are no lyrics in the song you should be able to get the simple concept that the yellows fight the reds and in the end destroy themselves. Although many underlieing ideas and messages can be taken from the video by use of clever imagery and timing i wont talk about these as there are to many and it does not support my project. I would love to do something this complicated with such an outcome but i dont have the time nor the skills required yet to undertake it.

Whilst looking at the first two videos this one was suggested, it is a stop motion piece created by a youtube user. It is not of the same quality as the other two proffesionally done pieces and the frame rate looks lower meaning the quality is a bit jumpy however the motion is still captured and the idea portrayed. I imagine this is something similar to what i will be producing.

Stop motion is again used in this video but it is not of drawn or digital images but of a 3D character moved into position and then the shot taken. Although the model has to be created and moved with care it does mean multiple camera angels can be used and the repetitive and i imagine boring process of drawing similar images over and over does not have to be done.

For Herve's new song Together a comical video was made and although unsubtle and in places very rough movement is created within still pictures. Although it is a "funny" animation and there is no real narrative the clip does fit the audio track. This is something i could take into consideration when planning my final piece.