October 2011
22 posts
The Final Animations
The animations that we have worked on over the last few weeks have been an attempt to try some new models and develop some of the older ones we already have. This has been interesting in new spaces as we have had different participants and different themes. This was also challenging due to only having two weeks to work on the animations rather than a full three weeks. This has an effect on the...
More Foam Monsters
We were back in Ladysmith this week, for our final session working with Scott on the Monster animations. We have also been building up the background kaleidoscope for behind the monsters that we hope will help to bring them alive. The work that Scott does is so great for animation and we hope we can build this work up, adding characteristics and personalities to the monsters in the future.
We are...
Still More Bugs..
Had our second and final week at Whipton this week, continuing the theme of bugs. We divided up into flying bugs and crawling bugs again. We looked at using the dragonflies that were being made by Carol and Sonia, and animating them on the lightbox, which enables the participants to go on a complete journey. Although this doesn’t have the clarity of the 2D cut outs, it’s great for the...
Allotment Veg
Our final session, this term, at Beacon Heath allowed us to get everything we needed to finish the layers of the ‘allotment’ animation. Working with the participants we animated pumpkins, onions and spinach as Kevin Cotter made pumpkin soup. It was interesting looking at the vegetables, as some of the real veg was being used to make soup. It really helps the participants understand...
A Bug Hunt
On Wednesday we went on our second field trip to Killerton with the Whipton group. The focus of the day was a bug hunt and an exploration of some of the grounds. It is great to see the families getting to grips with exploring outside and focusing on finding and catching bugs in the surrounding environment. We also had a lot of fun dressing up as bats and doing some singing and movement, with Sonja...
Apple Juice Anyone?
This week we have been out on a field trip to Killerton, pressing apples for juice. Such a lovely day and great to have a morning out. The families really enjoyed themselves and got a lot out of the day. We took the blue screen so we could do some interesting apple pixelation to add to our growing animation. We also took the H1 sound recorder and got some atmospheric sounds to overlay over our...
Animating Foam Characters
We are working with Scott at the Ladysmith sessions to create some fun animations with foam characters. Using replacement animation we are looking at making the participants foam creatures come to life. We have also been animating on the lightbox to make a swirling, colourful background for the characters to live on. This is a brand new model for us, and this always comes about when having...
Bugs, Bugs and more Bugs
We had a lovely session at the Whipton Children’s Centre this week. Surrounded by beautiful artwork made with the centre by the amazing Ruth Oakley, we were working with the participants to create an animation around the theme of Bugs. As with all the sessions, so far, we are trying to build the work up over 3 weeks and put it all together as a single animation. Using techniques from the...
Growing Vegetables
It was our first session at Beacon Heath Children’s Centre this week, and we are working on an animation about the allotment. Using similar techniques as the Wildlife Garden sessions, we have been drawing and animating the mud and are creating layers of veg that spring from the ground. We had some amazing experiences with some of the very young children who go to the centre - a boy of under...
