Cut out thriller - part 2.

Today i started to cut out my characters and found my background image.

This is my background image.

Here is where my image came from.

Cut out thriller

Today i found the characters that i would like to use in my cut out project and printed them off ready for use. i used photoshop to print.

I've also created a word doc, just to show references.

My idea

Today i looked at a Terry Gilliam interview and summarized it as being very informative and hilarious. i also started to work out my idea for my cut out animation of Michael Jackson's Thriller.

The things i need are:

• prints/photos of locations and characters.
• A stopmotion camera.
• Pc or Mac (with animation software).
• The song in question (Thriller).
• A script (Maybe?).
• Some (very) understading lawers.
• A storyboard.

Researching cutout animation

Terry Gilliam-American defence.

A short animation from a Monty Python film.

Terry Gilliam-Killer Cars.

A short animation from Monty Python's flying circus.

How to make cutout animations.

A basic how-to on cut out animations.

Terry Gilliam-interview

Taken from a do-it-yourself animation show, Informative with examples of Gilliams' animated work on Monty Python. utterly hilarious.

Videos taken with dean

Unit 1-Part a: arts challenge.

I would like to explore cut out animation as my art challenge, because i would to develop my abilities in animation.

Strengths:

• My creativity.
• I have created animations before. 
• I have used iStopmotion before and therefore know how to use it.

Weaknesses:

• My ability to draw.
• I have TOO many ideas.
• I'm too impatient to use flash.

Why cut out animation, I would like to explore a different animation method whilst keeping with a sense of familiarity and to explore stop motion techniques further.

Skills needed for this project:

• I will need to learn how to be more patient.
• Develop problem solving skills.

Animation

Myself and James Robinson made two plasticine models for a future project, we both made one model.

This one is mine, I MADE IT!!!

My characters' name is.... Li'l punk.

I and James Robinson animated our plasticine models.

We used a programe called "iStopMotion 3" to animate our little plasticine models and a bendy webcam to record the animation, animating it at 12 frames per second .

I did enjoy animating this and will be looking forward to doing more animated pieces.

Poster

This is the image i started with.

These are some layers i used to create the final image. for the solid colour layers i had to open a new file, Drag the layer from the new file to the one i'm working on, make a duplicate of it and merge the two layers.

This is the final image, i like how pop-arty it is . i attained this effect because of how i used the layer blending options, using blending options like: lighten, multiply and soft light.

I liked this session, but, i would've loved this session if i could remember how to photoshop.

pop up cinema, Making a zombie movie.