Thursday, June 3, 2010

http://www.gbk.com.au/artwork/1254/video?destination=artists%2Fgrant-stevens%2Fi-like-ike

This is a link to the work by video artist Grant Stevens.
His video work looks at using text and images and sound. However, he takes the words and sounds and turns them into wordplays as the word or images do not meet up with the sound, eg he uses opposite sounds for the words that are written on the screen.
The images contradict each other to give it humour. I wish to do something similar in my final video with sound and images.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Wallace and Gromit - Making of The Curse of the Were - Rabbit

I am a really big fan of Wallace and Gromit films, especially with the claymation. I find it fascinating at the level of skill, time and dedication taken in these movies but they still have such a high level of quality. I am wishing to hopefully use a little bit of claymation in my final project. Wallace and Gromti have helped to fuel my inspiration with there short animation stories that are quite witty and funny.

'Wallace & Gromit': Turning Clay Into Play

Cracking Contraptions - The Snoozatron

Wallace And Gromit - Christmas Cardomatic

Wallace And Gromit Advert

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Sweet Dreams by Kirsten Lepore

This movie is really quite interesting and has had an influence on my decision to stick with stop motion animation for the final project. This film has a really good strong concept and story behind it that allows you to fall in love with the main cupcake character as he goes on his journey to Vegetable Island.

Using actual food, like I had done in my first movie with easter eggs, is a good idea for stop motion animation because you don't have to remodel things all the time and can be shot fromm all different angles.

Monday, April 19, 2010

Animation virtual Studio - Aniboom online

Allan The Ogre Gets Attacked by A Snow Ogre: (Claymation)

Animation virtual Studio - Aniboom online

Animation virtual Studio - Aniboom online

Here are some of my personal favourite entries:

Animation virtual Studio - Aniboom online

Watch Awards 4 Sesame Street animated video on aniboom

I then found this Aniboom Animation Competition where you can win a prize of having your animation shown on Sesame Street. I also looked at alot of the entries and found that they were really exciting.

Watch Awards 4 Sesame Street animated video on aniboom

Classic Sesame Street - Block civilization

Classic Sesame Street - Oranges on film

Classic Sesame Street animation - NUTS

Sunday, April 18, 2010

Sesame Street: Cecille sings "I'm Gonna Get to You"

Influences


Recently I have been looking at different animations and videos from the children's program Sesame Street.

I find these animations very interesting and also very technical in terms of their claymation videos such as Cecile the Ball.