Project 4
This project was an interesting experience for me, as I have never done Claymation before and wasn’t really sure what to expect from the process. While I wouldn't consider what I did here "real" claymation as you would see in Tim Burtons work, it’s the best that I could do with the materials that I had. I had real issues with the clay drying out too fast and cracking. Also not knowing how little I truly had to move the figures to get a really smooth animation. As a result of this the movie is a bit choppy at points. The editing and audio went smoothly and I think that the audio follows the story really well.
The title of Friends is a strange one that some might understand after watching the movie. Its based on a friend of mine who just went through an ordeal with another person, basically believing them to be friends but being backstabbed by them (in the movies case, someone close to them) in the end. The coins that are in the video had no indented relation to capitalism, when I first made the movie. They were simply the easiest objects that I could use to show an increasing value. These were simple to be used as gifts, however using currency certainly can get one thinking about the affects on capitalism on society, especially after someone gets backstabbed for it.
Overall I enjoyed the process that it took to create this movie and I'm happy with the result. Especially the audio, which is a step up from my last project.
Comments
I like how your video is based off of something that actually happened in your life. It makes the story more personal and believable to me. At first the narrative seemed to be more of a love triangle because of a couple things. I noticed that the white character had some red in it from the red character. This made me think that they were in love; that the white character felt that the red character was apart of him in some way. I found myself really paying attention to color for some reason, more-so when the white character starts to be taken over by the black.
Posted by: Lauren Klabunde | December 18, 2007 1:13 PM
I thought the title “Friends� was really ironic when I first watched it because the story in your video isn’t something I think of when I hear the word friends. After reading you response it made a lot more sense. I could see the connection between money and the relationship. I think that red clay person was just a big gold digger. I liked how you used a set to capture you video, just keep the camera shot within the set. There was a couple times I could see the cardboard and its can be distracting. I liked how the white clay person was consumed by blackness and the overall storyline was good.
Posted by: Jennifer Huynh | December 18, 2007 4:15 PM
I found this to be an enjoyable video with a good story to it. The actual stop motion was done well and it was nice to have the different angles in the video. Also, the sounds and music fit well with it. I like how you visually represented the white one become "evil" so to speak by slowly turning black.
Posted by: Brady Hill | December 18, 2007 4:31 PM