Video Race Ideas

I was really inspired by the scanned images of Andre playing the recorder in class. I love the idea of using scanned images and throwing in some effects on final cut it would make for some good visuals.  I would really like to incorporate scanned images, scanned textures of sort sort and some sort of animation on after effects for the video race.  I thought about using my iphone, and still might use it for a little bit of the project but I would like the majority to be done through more traditional animation ideas. I also have played around with a program called "Animation - ish," that would look good for this type of film.  But I never purchased it and was running off a free trial run so i'll have to see if I still have days left for using that software. I have always wanted to do an animation of animals using different objects and textures that I scan in for a film and think it would be a fun idea for the video race. However, realistically I would like more time to complete something like this.  As far as plot or story ideas go I am still trying to come up with a solid story to follow.  I probably will nail this down when I find out the mystery prop ( I guess you could say I work well under pressure.)

I want the tone of this film to be funny.  All of this will be happening in such a quick paced time frame, so I want to incorporate that feeling of urgency into the project, but still make it look sweet!  I think it I tried to make the film dramatic or sad the emotions would be lost and I would not be able to pull it off.

I have never done any sort of video race so I am excited to do this one.  I remember watching some of the 6 x 1 projects the summer class had done last year and they looked like it was a lot of fun to work on, and the end product turned out really cool and inviting! 

Cameraless whaa?

I really enjoyed cameraless film making.  This was something new to me that I had always wanted to try.  When we first talked about it in class I had all kinds of crazy animations that I thought would look cool on film.  Then when I actually tried to attempt the animations...well...lets just say they looked nothing like I had pictured.

I never actually got to paint on the film with oil, my partner did most of that - but I thought that part looked Awesome on the film! And when the film ran through the projector I could actually tell what it was and what part of the film that was. 

I tried to write out the phrase "Our Earth" with pieces of magazine letters.  I had thought that when this ran through I would actually get to read "our earth" and would be able to distinguish it.  Boy was I wrong!  I was so surprised when it played so fast, a bit disappointed, but it looked cool nonetheless.

I also had scratched out film to give the appearance of a tornado moving (for the element of wind)  This is something I could actually see when it was played.  It looked exactly how I wanted - I just wish I had scratched out more so it would play for longer.  My partner, TJ, did I great job with his stick figure animation.  I could precisely see the man doing actions.

I enjoyed all aspects of this project,  it was unique and creative and made me feel more like a experimental film maker.  I must also end with saying that it felt so sublime to be sitting on my couch with a nice glass of wine, scratching on some film, and watching the Oscars all at the same time!