APD week 7 - play and body

WEEK THEME:

Play and body

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6j-uDUuPzUQ

CONTEXT:

I struggled with this theme for a long time, and did a lot of research either, whether some interactive design or some artworks, some of them are out of my range, finally I had two ideas --- one is an interactive game design, another is a short animation, both of them that I've sketched the idea, but finally I chose to finish the animation one. 

I did not find similar works, but also there were some inspiration such as this one, it's in the channel thegamedevclub on instagram, which is a 3d animation made in blender(https://www.instagram.com/p/CPNdQoerr2H/?utm_medium=copy_link), it focus on the movement of the human body. Inspired by it, I decided to make a short animation which convey the influence of modern society and the Internet on people.

METHOD:

About this work --- a group of people ran to the center and gathered, eventually forming a giant eye --- it conveys that people hide in the crowd to spy, to spy what? Anything! People have a hidden curiosity and desire to pry into the lives of others, especially in internet world, I made it as a 2d animation which is not my first choice, I was going to make it as a 3d concept art, because of the time limitation I was unable to finish like that, so I decided to remake it later. I made this animation frame by frame in TBH, I did not design different character because I think we're nobody, and no one cares who you are, and in internet world, people do not know each other totally, just because of this, it offers people the opportunity to spy on others, it can be cyber violence which can destroy anyone at the center of a noisy dispute, it also can be warm support from anyone, because I often see some events caused by the Internet, so I made this work.

RESPONSE:

In this animation, a people unconsciously walked to te the center, then he/she becomes the object the public prying and discussing, which reflect the real lives we live in the modern world.

REFLECTION:

From the individual to the giant eye, body in this work is to convey the concept which closely connected with our lives.

REFERENCE:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CPNdQoerr2H/?utm_medium=copy_link

Downloads:

Download File: play-and-body-custom-1.mp4