Allison's Animation

I found this animation and really liked it because of its simplicity. I liked how the scenery and characters were made out of cardboard and the animation was created using photographs. It's something we could easily do. The ripped up cardboard for the buildings was neat. I also like the the message of the animation and how there is an end quote almost and I think it was a unique way to produce the end credits.

Kayla's Flash Video

I chose the opening animation from the movie Juno. It is somewhat of a music video, but I love the style used with the the very muted colors, visible outlines and sketchy quality. The people still look very realistic but on a simple, generally unmoving, background. I also really like how in some scenes all we see is the simple black outline of the objects in the background while the girl is in color and usually in motion. This video also has some really interesting viewpoints that I might like to include into my animation along with the color choices and line quality.

Carolina's Flash Video

This is a flash video that's 'making fun' of flash in the rawest of forms. I like it a lot because when I discovered it I was at war with flash and in this video, flash is at war with the creator. Very funny.

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1264644/animation_vs_animator_funny_movie/

Terri's Short Film

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jV95qUFFnbo


This short film titled Day and Night was created by Pixar and was shown in the beginning credits of Toy Story 3. The first time I saw it, I didn't enjoy it because I just wanted to see Toy Story! But, the second time, I enjoyed it more.

It's a story of two "blob" like characters that are on a black background. One's body is day, and the other's night. At first the two are at odds with one another, but they eventually see eye to eye and understand that they both have great aspects. By the end of the clip, the two are getting along, especially at sunset and sunrise, when they both have the sun at the same height.

The animation of course is great, because it's created by Pixar. But it's just a cute clip. The music that goes along with it enhances it especially because there is no talking, except for the middle which has a part about how people should embrace the unknown and change.

Andrea's Animation

Some of you may have already seen this, but I'll post it anyways. Ever since seeing this animation for the first time last year, I've been obsessed with it. It's technically a music video, but it was done using still photographs. I think the result is very impressive. According to their website, it took 48 hours of shooting to get all of the still images needed for the three and half minute video.

I like how this video, unlike some other music videos, has a definite narrative. I think that by having to exam every still image, as the creators had to, they probably produced a more cohesive story line. There wasn't any reason to have filler.

On the website, www.hmegallery.com, there is an interesting video about what was done to create the finished product.

Lizz's Video Animation

Okay, so I'm pretty sure that the video got embedded correctly, but here's the link just in case: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIhsKCrTf3g&feature=related

I chose "Morgan & Destiny's Eleventeenth Date" for my animation example. Besides a general tendancy to swoon over Joseph Gordon-Levitt at any opportunity, I've always been a fan of the video work he has done with his organization hitRECord. This video combines the use of photographs, computer or hand-drawn objects, as well as video to create a really neat visual.

I love the story that it tells, and the vernacular used to tell the tale makes it even more interesting, and forces the viewer to re-think words we use everyday. The combination of visual styles is stunning, bringing all the separate pieces together into a cohesive whole. The animation itself serves to mostly accent the video footage, and is simple in its construction and movement. But the overall effect is pretty awesome, and definitely unique.

Justin Orris video bonanza

This has been one of my favorite animations ever. This is just part of a huge elaborate story but in this scene you see an epic battle.  This animation was done back in 1982 by Marcell Jankovics. I chose this because its one of my favorite videos ever, but also because of the transition and how the whole environment interacts with the characters. How the character show struggle, triumph, the emotion of the whole video.

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