After the infographic research project, we are starting a new independent project to complete in the next 2 months. Us VAM students get to pick a medium, (drawing, painting, photography, digital, etc.) and do a project with it. Some examples of projects students did in the past are; writing and illustrating a children's book, illustrating a comic or graphic novel, making a series of paintings, a series of photographs, and making pastel drawings. The one rule is that it must be a “series”, whether that be in a book, an animation, or just as a series. In the beginning of May we will have an art show, showcasing all of our projects.
At first I was going to buy a few highly articulated professional action figures, and do a stop motion movie. Although, I realized very quickly that wasn’t going to work. This was because of how I would need to set up a miniature set on a table with the action figures. This would include all of the props, lights, figures, and a camera. Since it is very crucial that there are few variables in stop motion, it would be a challenge to shoot this at school. For one, I would have to find an isolated area with no natural light or fluorescent lights, otherwise the lighting in the movie would be constantly flickering. On the other hand, if any of the many students who are in the room during the day happened to bump the camera or the set, I would have to completely re shoot the scene, which would already be very tedious. So of course, this idea was a no-go. I knew that in the end, if I couldn’t think of a better idea, I could simply do a photography series. I know and am comfortable with photography and it was a good idea to fall back on. Although, at the beginning of the year, I told myself I was going to step out of my comfort zone a little, and I think this was the perfect opportunity to do it. So, the other idea that I was juggling around is the idea to do a hand drawn animation clip. I call this a clip because in two months I won’t have time to do even a short film. Most animations are done by big triple A studios with hundreds of people, and they still take years. This is because, like I mentioned earlier, animation is tedious. So, I will only be doing a 30 second animation. Even though I have been interested in animation for about 6 years, I have only really done a few projects with it, and don’t have much experience. I take inspiration for my animation from Youtubers, anime, and other forms of art. I find that I may be really passionate about it. The only problem is that I have little experience in it, so it may take a while. This is why I am planning to stick with a simple “plot” and am probably going to base it off of a word or emotion. During the first week of “production” I am going to start by gathering my ideas and making a storyboard as fast as possible, so I can get started. I have a feeling that I am going to be investing a lot of time even away from school, to complete this project. I have done an estimate, and for a 30 second animation at 24 frames per second, I should have about 700 drawings to do. This is on the high end, because I want the focus to be the flashy animation or “sakuga”, as they say in Japan. In conclusion, I am really excited for this project and look forward to seeing what I can produce. Even though I don’t have as much experience as others, I have high standards for myself, and am hoping I can pull it off.
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AuthorTyler Vincent is a mainly visual artist that does character and story illustrations, as well as experiments with Landscape and portrait painting. Archives
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