Austin,
First of all I would like to say that I am very impressed with the animation you were able to do on this project. I would defiantly have no idea how to even go about doing such a thing. One thing that I thought added a great element to your project was the choice of contrast and shadowing. Since you kept it in black and white the characters were really able to contrast with the white background and pop out, while the shadows added depth. The black and white also worked to set more of a dark or suspenseful mood, which really helped the element of tension and release toward the end of the animation. It also served as a symbol toward an alternate reality or a dream state because it was not in color like a state of reality would be. The music also added to the tension through out the project. As the main character started to sense more fear and anxiety the music seemed to increase along with his emotions. When we finally realize that the character has been in a dream this whole time, it releases the tension of not knowing what was going on and even fearing for the characters life. All in all I thought you did a great job in your animation. It was very impressive and left the audience very entertained. I know that I, along with our other peers, was very “tripped out” by your project, which is a good thing!
Kirby-
http://kirbykilwalski.blogspot.com/2011/07/cost.html?showComment=1311265741805#c1690200017013453544
Kirbalicious,
I thought your stop motion Rocked due to the Ferris Bueller references. You also did a good job differentiating the characters attitudes using different hues and saturations. It is obvious through the use of more basic colors who is the boss. By having the boss dressed in a simple white shirt and contrasting it with a blue tie, it is easy to determine that he is a boring boss type character. I liked how you used a giant pot leaf on the rebels shirt in order to differentiate him from the boss too. The saturated green pops from the black shirt and lets the audience know he is a “free spirit.” The brightness of the different scenes also helped to understand when the rebels were talking and when the boss was talking from inside the building. The brightness from the window gave a more relaxed feeling where as the darker tones in the building gave a more confined, drab feelings. The use of Ferris Bueller really added a subjective element to your presentation. Those who recognized the references were able to pick up on the story line more easily than those who did not, giving them a different view of the situation. So overall good job although your focus was a little wack but I understand the constraints. The only thing I would change would be to give your characters more movement in order to make them look more life like. Oh yeah, the star wars characters were cool too.
Stephen-
http://sh269608.blogspot.com/2011/07/my-stop-motion.html?showComment=1311266323908#c6663817338758676925
Stephen,
I thought you had a good, funny stop motion. The idea to use chess was funny and the character noises made me laugh. It was easy to determine the hero vs. villain due to your use of different hues. The darker green hues were able to contrast well with the lighter pink hues and give the characters different looks. The way you saturated the colors in Photoshop also helped the characters to pop and gave more attention to them. The brightness of the room allowed the audience to see the actions very clearly as well. You were able to keep affinity however, by making the characters out of the same material. By doing this you made them book look as though they were form the same genre. I also enjoyed the tension that was created through the use of a chess game. It was suspenseful as to who was going to win because they were both making moves that seemed like they could win. The addition of special effects also helped to add to the tension because it added a new element to the game, which made it a little bit more unpredictable. The tension was then released when you finally revealed the winner, and although it was not the hero there was still an obvious outcome. So overall good job! The only think I would change would be to manipulate the squash and stretch elements more throughout the video. This will give the characters more realistic qualities.
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