APD WEEK 7

Theme:

Play & Object

Context:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI3OwlaPDIw

During this class, Matt asked us to prepare some references to show. There is an animation which use flipping papers to generate continious movements. Wayne, Si and I really like this vedio and decided to make an animation after watching it. This animation uses the principle of persistence of vision. When the lens moves backwards, the picture behind the camera will pop up  in front of the frame, thus forming an animation. the animator cut pictures from a picture book and use them to build up secens, then he draw the key frames and stick them on a board. he uses camera to touch the standing papers and uses an uncut shot to connect each scenes. i think the mechanism is quite simply and interesting, it is different from the traditional animation which use the key frame as a meterial and play with it. Then we bought a pair of  and make a test with it to make sure if the card can stand up on the desk.

Method:

We'll use this mechanism to make an animation. the reference pulls back the camera to show the next frame, so we considered that what if we let the camera to push down the paper and make the flipping papers generate movements. We draw the animation for a floating balloon and print it out frame by frame. Then we bought a pair of card and make a test with it to make sure if the card can stand up on the desk. During the test, we figure out that only after folding the card, it can hold on the desk steadily. The next step is to stick the pictures on the card and put them on the desk in order. Finally, we will use the phone to push the first card and following it. 

Response:

the result is good but still have some room for improvement. the beginning is clear and can see the animation, however, In some of the pictures the subjects are out of focus while the background is sharp. I think that is because we can't keep the same speed with the collapsing card if we have a rail to stabilize the camera the outcome will greatly improve.