#river boyne

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We spent the morning coming up with ideas for a short animation based upon our treatment of the Movement Brief so far. With the guideline of ten seconds, the story had to be short but interesting. I chose to pursue the mythology surrounding the river Boyne and to try tell its story in as little time as possible. We roughed out some story boards and began creating mood boards for the aesthetics of our pieces.

Films(directors) that have influenced my animation include:

-Princess Mononoke (Hayao Miyazaki)

-The Secret of Kells (Tom Moore and Nora Twomey)

-Apocalypse Now (Francis Ford Coppola)

-The Revenant (Alejandro González Iñárritu)

-The Green Knight (David Lowry)

-The Sound of Music (Robert Wise)

-Ran (Akira Kurosawa)

-Ringu (Hideo Nakata)

In this workshop, we were introduced to the various equipment and methods involved within screen printing. We cut out stencils and transferred designs onto paper to start off.

I continued exploring the meandering nature of the river from last week’s print workshop. I tried designing ripples and waves that conveyed the river’s movement with finer detail than the block designs I used previously. I kept simplicity in mind though, ensuring the design didn’t get overwhelming or too complex.

I printed multiple editions of this design while learning the screen printing process.

I improved my printing technique by getting a smaller roller for my design which was easier to handle. I printed on the reverse side of my rolls to make the most of the material.

Below are close ups of the roll.

After the river route print, Suzannah found rolls of wallpaper for me to print on. I found this really conveyed the meandering movement of the River Boyne.

With Des’ help, I transferred my foam design onto a roller. This sped up the printing process big time.

I continued with the block print workshop by cutting out more stamps and adding to the prints I’d made the day before.

The eye, leg and arm are inspired by the story of Boann, the goddess associated with the River Boyne. She lost these body parts in the origin of the river and I thought that including them here would create an interesting contrast to the scenic stream.