For how long have I and why do I make art?
I’ve been making art since I was a little kid but I didn’t seriously dive in until I started high school. Before high school I had just been doodling, but I noticed how I could get caught up and loose time just sitting with paper and pencils, so I decided to take the art classes offered at my school to see if I wanted to go further and maybe make a future with art. As soon as I started I couldn’t stop. Art was the one class that really didn’t feel like a class. I continue to make art because I get to create and enjoy the reactions others get from the creation, I start with nothing and then at the end have this finished project that can give others entertainment, and for most of the time I have fun making it so why not continue doing something I have fun doing.
What are the sources of my ideas?
The sources of my ideas are most likely the same as everyone else. I draw from everything that I’ve encountered during my life. I don’t even have to experience it first hand. A lot of what I come up with is a combination of my life’s experiences and twists on what I’ve read and seen, plus what my imagination comes up with. But overall we all pull our ideas from our lives; it is just that everyone’s is different. For example my family is a big factor in my life, so a lot of my animations deal with influence from them.
What do I most want to develop during the class?
During this class I really want to develop the skills I already have even further. During the Dynamic Imaging 1 we were introduced to a lot of techniques. I want to take this and work with it more. I also would like to learn how to green screen on a small scale. I want to try and combine stop motion and after effects, experimenting with and with out a green screen. Then after experimenting with what I can do, I want to work on one big project.
Finally, what skills do I bring with me to the course?
We all bring different skills to this course. Most of us will all have common knowledge in programs such as after effects, logic, final cut, and toon boom. But we all have different “odd skills or experiences”. From babysitting and living with my nieces and nephews (3mth-5yr old) I have experience with kids so I have the skill of an insight to their imagination and how they act. I’ve played multiple instruments (Clarinet, Saxophone, Piano…recorder…) so I’ve knowledge in music.
For my project this semester I want to combined it with my senior studio.
The look is silhouette- I really like Kara Walker’s paper murals
and Lotte Reiniger silhouette stop motion animations
The story I’ve been thinking of is a son looking back on the relationship he had with his father (regretting not spend more time with each other) and then deciding to change and be there more for his son
I like the aesthetic because with the silhouette you loose all the detail, which reminds me of memories – looking back I can remember doing things but I cant remember the fine detail of what the location or the people exactly look like. Memories are, to me, shadows of the actual person or experience. They can be vague in detail and overlap with other memories. Silhouettes have limited detail, the forms can overlap and they too are like shadows of the person or thing they represent.
So Im thinking of doing cut paper stop motion on a green screen and then keying it out but I haven’t decided on if I want to have images behind the silhouette or not….
I could do this all in after effects but with the stop motion the look of the animation is not computered precision but all hand manipulated.
So I first need to learn to green screen on a small scale and see what I can do with and with out green screen
Then I need to start characters design and story board/script
Then I have to make assets/
Start animating scenes
Bring in scenes and key out green screen
If I decide to do a background…I'll need to add it
Export to web, dvd creation
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