Weekly Videos- Isabella Amorine

Week 2

Video: The Beatles-Flying 

As opposed to the first video reality, this collage animation was actually really nice to watch. The flying man in the center never moves up or down however everything else in the frame will move down to simulate that he is the one flying up. I really like the pale colors and the use of floral patterns and rainbows. the imagery is fantastic and so well put together. 

Week 3

Video: Thin Flower

At first I didn't like this video and its themes but after watching it a few more times it really grew on me. Its just the right amount of absurd and crazy without being unbearable. the movement of the image is fantastic. they almost use every transforming ability you can find in after affects and with the length of the video they where able to experiment and use as much as they possibly could. I couldn't tell you what the theme of this video is supposed to be but you know for a fact that it is something beyond what you could really comprehend from just watching it. it feels very emotional. 

Week 4

Video: Happy Time

I don't know how they did what they did but it was so beautiful to watch. I cant remember where I first watched this video and if it was in this Animations class or my Digital design and principles class last semester but it really stuck with me. its so simple yet dealing with watercolor images and animating it to move and flow with the characters and objects made everything feel so surreal and dreamlike. focusing on an object and then zooming in closer until it transitions to a new scene was so creative especially when they used windows. its like I'm watching someone paint in real time. 

Week 5

Video: Life after BOB

This video gave off a very creepy, dystopian feeling. Paired with the unsettling 3d rendered animation and the red lighting it felt I was watching a trailer for a horror movie. I really liked the light reflections on the characters and surrounding environments anytime there's a strong light source. There seems to be a lot of technology and magic within the story so whenever there needs to be an effect they tend to use a cool rippling affect or a projection affect to make the main character appear mysterious and a bit dangerous. Really interested and seeing where this movie takes us. 

Week 6:

Video: Bird (Imagine dragons)

This music video has the be my favorite weekly video I've watched so far. Its full of emotion and movement, the two things an animator works hardest at to make a successful animation for their audience. Know having participated in making a cinematic animation I know first hand how much time and effort an artist puts into making a a characters for alive and fluid and with the main characters being birds they had to animate all the flying sequences and wings which takes a serious amount of time to get right. they also used a nice amount of lens flairs and blurring effects to create that turbulent environment the sky has on flying objects. It look's like something i could make myself in my animating app Procreate!