February 2012
8 posts
WatchBeautiful use of colour and texture in this 2D animation. I’m unsure as to how it was animated, I assume it was all hand drawn. I found the transitions and motion to be smooth with a unique effect.
This was found while I was browsing through Iranian produced animation. I was seeking foreign animation (beyond North America) to observe the various technical and conceptual considerations. I...
WatchClaymation on canvas motion study
January 2012
13 posts
Art Installation: 'Unfallen' by Ramona Ramlochand
Last week I experienced my first art installation by Montreal-based artist Ramona Ramlochand titled “Unfallen”.
I find the chosen title to be quite representative of the experience; one of Ramona’s key tools in this installation was space. More specifically, it encourage viewers to question sense of presence in their space and time. She uses the scale of the wall to create a...
Singer Patti Smith's first Polaroid exhibition →
Although this may not be considered as ‘animation’, I still find the inter-changing between various creative arts to be of value, thus contributing to my knowledge of how industries cater and influence to each other.
I am interested in how Patti Smith perceives herself simply as a “worker” in different disciplines; even without a great amount of technical skill, her...
John K. Talks about his “Simpsons” Opening
In his interview with Cartoon Brew, John Kricfalusi speaks about his animation for a Simpsons opening related to his previous work on Ren and Stimpy. I was intrigued by this article as it reveals the process of animation (sketching, storyboard, animatics, etc.) in today’s current animation field.
As an animation practioner, John “doesn’t stay still, constantly evolving,...
Watch“O Céu no Andar de Baixo” by Leonardo Cata Preta
In a previously conducted interview with film-maker Tess Girard, she expresses that “if a film stays with you, it is successful”. It is for this reason I regard Leonardo’s “The Sky Downstairs” animation film as successful in reaching audiences.
Although the character portrait story alone is unique and notable, the...
Krasner Ch. 3-5, 9
Motion Graphics in Interactive Design
“Motion graphics can enhance the user’s sensory experience if they are designed well and are logically integrated”
It is important to realize how motion graphics and dynamic information has changed our experience of receiving information
As I hope to pursue a career in Information Science, exploring the various ways information systems and...
Wise Tidbits
” Many artists have realized their visions using animation as a means to externalize their inner thoughts and unique points of view. Animation gives the viewer the opportunity to gaze at a frozen moment of thought and to experience another person’s rhythms.”
- Christine Panushka
Krasner Ch.1,2,7
From Jon Krasner’s Motion Graphic Design: Applied History and Aesthetics
Persistence of Vision: Our eye’s ability to retain an image for a fraction of a second after it disappears.
This is a fundamental concept that I find is necessary to remind oneself while creating animation
All forms of animation require the audience’s ability to retain the given image
I became aware of...