Weekly Video - Marshal Brant

 Week 2

This week I watched https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riEBi8BJ9Tw

I really liked how they used animation in the form of set design practically which is a very unique way of doing it. The way they designed the collages worked really well since they had multiple stages that lined up with one another based on the camera angle. This illusion creates a sense of 3D that brings the scene more to life. All the while the band is always the center piece of the video, and is where the most attention is focused on. I also liked how there are people in the background as well to add more life to the background. Overall the idea is very cool, and shows how animation can be done in many different ways.

Week 3

This week I watched https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2uTFF_3MaA

This animation has a lot of effort put into it with 2D animation. It is very impressive just based on that fact, since 2D animation always takes a very long time to make even with teams of artists working on it. I appreciate The Beatles choosing to use animation instead of just film on a set since they are able to include a lot more artistic ability with animation than what could have been done practically.

Week 4

This week I watched Happy Time. Short film. Watercolor animation 

I really liked how this animation was done with the watercolor effect that made the scenes feel like ink coming together. The way they showed their process of creating the art through a timelapse made the scene really come to life as if the world was building before my eyes. I also like the theme of ink coming together since it is obvious that you're watching an art piece being made, but that makes in more special and gives the right feel to the animation that it needs.

Week 5

This week I watched Father and Daughter - HD.MP4 - YouTube

I liked how the animation had a simple story, but also showed so much and how some things never leave us. All of the animation was pretty simple relying on the background more than the detail which worked very well, and kept me intrigued to find out how it would end. I really liked the ending as well, it showed death through as simple as going to sleep and waking up, and of course her father was there already waiting for her.

Week 7

This week I watched https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOXZkm9p_zY

I had already heard this song before but the animation added a lot more meaning to it. I liked the style it was animated in, it is similar to Steven Universe. The colors and lighting were all very well done and matched the environment. Especially the scenes up in the clouds were very beautiful, along with the motion which all flowed very naturally.

Stop Motion

I watched Lego Cooking Stop Motion

I really liked how in this Stop Motion video they used legos to appear like they were actually food and the movements combined with other elements really added life to it. There is definitely a lot of effort put into this animation since there was more than just legos being used, and other tools and materials were needed to help create the allusion that the legos were food.