#experimentalanimations

Experimental Animations

Artist Research - Oskar Fischinger I looked over a number of Oskar's work through YouTube via external links in Google where his work was also celebrated. I took a close look at 'An Optical Poem, 1938' Upon first inspection, we are immediately greeted with very contrasting colour which really stands out against each other, the brightness and the darkness is tuned so that the red dot is the absolute focus, because looking at the blue background either hurts or does not feel right. Asides from the colours which work extremely well with the background, the shapes are also put into focus the majority of the time; are very calming. The basic shapes create a reality where we our minds can understand, where we can comprehend what is happening and relax and this is further supported by the background music which is a major factor in the emotions this piece creates as the objects in the scene moves along with the music, creating a tranquil atmosphere. These emotions are changed after the 'Poem' is intensified with a more harsher colour and increase in quantity which accelerates our emotions.

This theme which is found across his visual art pieces may be really simple, but the way Oskar executes it puts more emphasis and makes a more impactful piece where the objects moving with the music really makes the heart race and mind calm. This, in my opinion, is going to be one of my favourite artists because his pieces are easy to understand in what we see and perceive and because his visual art work really works well because of its 'complex simplicity' especially in the piece 'Studie nr 8 (excerpt)' by Oskar Fischinger.

Experimental Animations

Artist Research - Rene Laloux Upon first glance at Rene's work, it is much more darker and dull in colour, especially in her work "Monkey's Teeth" (1961). Asides from the quality of past machines, the colours work together with the music to create a mysterious atmosphere along with a sense of nostalgia. The art alone is not perfect, the lines are their own, there is no straight line in sight, however this creates personality and in a way, gives life to the artwork, it's sort of like something I would have drawn in primary school but it works, Rene's art style along with the music is impactful. The music works in a way which sort of takes the picture out of focus and puts your mind at a focused state, a more heightened sort of state which allows your to perceive details at a different level. This was similar to a game I used to play called Far Cry 4 which gave off the same effects within the similar environments, which is also why the music creates an omnimous atmosphere with the visuals as the music is quite foreboding with its low pitch instruments, this is further helped by the senseless, quite erattic movement which is hard to focus on and fast, almost as if we are being warned especially with the people in that classroom.

 Amelia and I attempted to make a puppet in messy 3, so I kind of had an idea of what was to come for my deeper study. Amelia and I usually worked together in the process and making, but since she already had a story from another class, I decided to make something new. We will both continue to help each other animate. So, for my deeper study I wanted to make two characters, a human figure and a squid-like creature. I loved the theme of water and the fluidity things seem to have in it. I haven’t quite made up a story yet but I do have a few ideas and a lot of materials for when I get under that camera. I studied the video Martin showed us in class (Make a build up puppet-StopmoNick) as a guide to building my humanoid, but because this is a prototype and I have never handled latex, I also consulted the Emily Carr tech and he gave me some cool tips for building!

Here are the rough prototypes of my character. Now that I have a slight sense of how building goes I know I will be able to produce better ones for my film.

I then created my head and feed for the humanoid out of air dry clay. The head is made up of tissue, Saran Wrap, hockey tape and clay. The feet are just clay, in hopes that they will be heavy.