This week i started making the main model for my singing in the rain animation.
i used black, white, and pale pink plasticine.
i started off by making each individual body part before using wire to attach them altogether
i didnt have much time to do this this lesson so next week i will add further detail to the model and ensure that it is stable enough and is easy to move the separate body parts for the animation.
My second animation is a music video or scene from a film. as singing in the rain is a well known song/scene i decided to re-create this. the scene that i would be re-creating the scene where he climbs up onto the street light while it is raining and spinning his umbrella
The sections of the song that i will use are 1:15-1:30 = where he is on the lamp post
1:48 - 1:53 = where he is walking and spinning the umbrella
and finally 2:27-2:32 = where he is tap dancing in the rain.
although all of these sections are split up i would make them all fit together, i would do the walking and spinning the umbrella first then the lamp post and then finish with the tap dancing. the song would be the chorus through out and maybe if i run out of time i would play the tap dancing part with the tap dancing scene.
As mentioned previously i want to use Real life, plasticine models and paper cut outs within this stop motion animation. i find this a bit of a challenge but want to see if i can get the out come i hope for.
The opening scene of the animation will be a shot of a child (of a student from the class) playing with the dolls house and then looking over their shoulder before putting the dolls down and leaving the room. Once the human has left the dolls that are sat around a plastic table will turn their heads to check that it is safe before all three leaving the table 2 walking to another room and 1 pulling up a fourth chair.
The second scene will be in the second room with the two models. one of the models will pull up a small piece of paper while the second one draws a rough sketch of a man on the surface. once the drawing is complete the models will swap places the one that was drawing will now be holding the paper while the other one will now pick up some scissors.
The third scene will be back in the first room where the 3 model was pulling up a chair. this scene will purely be to clearly identify what this model is doing in the other room as it shows the model just neatening things in preparation.
The fourth scene will be back in the other room where it cuts to the model using the scissors to cut the sketch out. once it is cut the models will lay the paper on the floor and both will bend down to grab a hand each of the sketch. after 3 attempts they pull up a paper person after looking around and steadying the paper person while they get used to their new legs they return back to the table and all sit around before the child comes back. thus ending the animation.
Here is an example of what i would like the dolls house to look like. as long as it has the two rooms and basic furniture the design of the dolls house itself isn't really that important.
this is a basic of the furniture that i would require for the scene. 1 table with 4 chairs.
Because a lot of detail is going into this animation the detail of the models themselves do not need to be perfect as these are created by a child. as long as they resemble people that is the main point. both examples here are how i will create the model very basic but i could make them look a bit more details like the first image.
This is the paper person that will be cut out. i will pre cut this as the one that will be made while filming will be very messy but i will ensure to make it look like the characters are actually drawing and cutting a real paper cut out.
after learning about all the different techniques that can be used to create animation i have decided that my favourite style is model or paper based animation.
my idea is to create a mixture of 3 different techniques to create the illusion of real life animation.
i want to use real people, plasticine models and paper cut outs in my animation.
I have 3 different ideas for my animation. My first idea is to use a mixture of humans, models and paper cut outs.
the plot is a young child is playing with a dolls house when she leaves to go for tea. as soon as she leaves the models come to life and start using scissors to make there own models but with paper.
I would create this using stop motion animation showing a wide shot of the child leaving then panning inside of the dolls house to the plasticine models sitting around a table 2 out of the 3 models will walk into another room while the third pulls up a fourth chair. In the other room one of the models will trace a person on a piece of paper when finished the second model will use real scissors to cut around the paper. the final scene of the animation will be the two models helping up the paper model before returning around the table just before the child returns.
My main worries about this idea are the lack of props. the main prop that i need is a dolls house with basic furniture in (table with 4 chairs). as well as this the only other issue is the time as the animation is suppose to last 30 seconds i may run over time, if this is the case this could create a longer filming time which could risk meeting the dead line in time.
My second idea is to create a small section from a song. the song i have chosen is singing in the rain. like the first idea i would use models and cut outs. the model would be the main character and the cut outs would be the back ground as well as the people walking by to bring to life the scene from the musical. To create this i would find the back drop from the actual film and set that up against a sturdy surface. i would make the famous street light out of a painted stick placed on a small block and add lighting effects during the editing process. The section of the song i would use would be the first chorus and i would animate the part where he walks while spinning the umbrella and then spinning around the street light. If possible i would like to use special effects or small pieces of tissue to create the illusion of the rain. As all props are easily made i dont think that there would be any problems that could risk this animation being created.
My final idea for the animation is to take a scene from a film and re-create it. although the last idea was from a film it is different as that was a song from a musical more than a scene.
for the film choice i would choose an action film and use plasticine models and paper cut outs like the others. Out of the three this is my least favourite idea, purely because i would struggle to choose which film and which scene to re-make.
After discussing with my tutor i have decided to attempt to create both the dolls house animation and the singing in the rain. i struggled to choose between each idea as both idea really fascinated me. i wanted to see if i could manage to use 3 different techniques for the dolls house and i also wanted to re-create my favourite scene from one of my favourite musicals.
