This clip shows the relationship between the artist and the character, Daffy Duck also speaks directly to the artist but it seems as though he is speaking to the audience. It shows the character's reactions to the different situations he is put in, it also shows how the artist is creating the scenes.

This short film by Mike Jittlov shows hyper-acceleration in the way the main character moves so quickly, it is made up of a number of short clips and images all put together to give the illusion of movement.  The technique goes well with the overall surreal and uncanny look, the music also fits in with his film.


DipDap is a children's TV programme which is a good example of Post-Modernism in animation. The context of the character changes in every scene, however the audience's context does not change. The character is constant and the same in every scene, but you see how it reacts to where it is placed.


Authenticity provides a powerful source of meaning in a secular age, allowing a person a unique personal identity in a world that seems alienating and conformist. This demand for authenticity is one of the most powerful movements in contemporary life.
Andrew Potter however, believes that our fetish for "authentic"lifestyles or experiences is actually a form of exclusionary status seeking. The result, he argues, is modernity's malaise: a competitive, self-absorbed individualism that creates a shallow consumerist society built on stratification that ultimately erodes genuine relationships and society.

Some examples of authentic synonyms and antonyms are; Unique-Common, Original-Copy, True-False, Real-Imitation, Genuine-Counterfeit.

The Copy of and the Original 'Girl with a Pearl Earing' can be used as an example of authenticity.
The copy can be mistaken from the real thing, however you can tell which is the original possibly due to the fact that it was drawn from a real life person, whereas the copy was painted from looking at the Original painting. 



In this episode of The Simpsons, Moe creates a post-modern bar. The reaction of Homer and his friends is similar to how people react to Postmodernism, it is hard to understand and confusing. 'Weird for the sake of weird' id the term Moe uses to explain what Postmodernism is, I find this term very interesting as it is true in a sense, Postmodernism has no real meaning, it is just weird for the sake of being weird.

This style of animation is based on Graphic design, it is repetitive movement of abstract shapes and was created simply for the art. Early abstract 'formalist' animations had emphasis on modernism rather than post-modernism.



The idea of this workshop was for everyone to create a scene from a fairy-tale, we were each given 1 scene out of 30 to create, all starting and ending with a square. My scene is the victim being deceived by the villain. I created the characters using block shapes on illustrator, and animated them using after effects.

Whilst research my first project 'City in flux' I came across this short film based on the city. I think the technique of using stop motion animation of a scene drawn on a wall is interesting, the fact that the wall is within the city itself creates an added effect. Every scene in the animation flows perfectly together and this works very well in sending the message to the person watching. The use of real objects within the film is also inspiring, as it adds the 3D effect to the animation, rather than just looking at the painting on the wall it makes it seem real.

This animation called 'MAN' by Steve Cutts really represents the issue of how humans have used the earth for their own selfish gain, it also expresses the issue of how we destroy everything else with no real purpose. At the end of the animation you see the man sit in his throne, with a crown on his head, thinking he is the king of the world, this is a true representation of humans as a whole, as we believe we are the rulers of earth and can destroy it as we please. I find this animation particularly inspiring when doing my Earth artefact project, as I could take some of the ideas from this and create my own animation representing these issues.


I created this title sequence using after effects and illustrator. I made the type and shapes 3D so that I could rotate them from being side ways on. I could have used a better word and better typography, however for experimenting with the techniques I feel this word worked well. I am pleased with the way my bubbles look, I placed bubble textures inside the bubbles I drew on Illustrator.

This short animation called 'City' by Dmitry Palagin shows how far the idea of the city can be stretched in animation. He creates a scene and brings it to life using digital animation techniques. The twisting and rotation of the camera works well as it gives the impression that you are flying above the city.


Using Adobe Illustrator I created this rocket ship and pear.
I added a wooden texture to the pear to make it odd, as the checkered pattern I added on the rocket ship didn't match either.
My favorite technique was adding the shadows the to objects, it gives it a real 3D look.

Using an image I took in Huddersfield, I showed the decaying process the scene had gone through.
I drew frames of each stage of decay and what I imagined it would look like, I started with the final decay photograph and drew from there.
However when I put the animation together I played it backwards, so that it would show the scene gradually decaying.

Powered by Blogger.