Sjoberg+Animation+Research

media type="youtube" key="vORsKyopHyM" width="560" height="315" Anthony Lucas: He uses "Anymation" in the video using anything he found that would help; he also computer animated things such as the airships. This is interesting to me because it has a cool story and all of the moving parts in the animation keep me intrigued. Anthony does a great job with the contrasting colors and the shadow figures which adds and nice flare that makes the video interesting. media type="youtube" key="xvqjJzuaNSE" width="560" height="315" Robert Benfer: He uses claymation to create most of his videos. The main thing I like about his is that it isn't an average animation he uses basic characters and makes it funny. The characters themselves are a variety of colors and built of asymmetric shapes. media type="youtube" key="dCcWvdNCkdg" width="560" height="315" Nick Park: He uses claymation to create the popular characters Wallace and Gromit. I really liked the Wallace and Gromit movies as a kid and the main reason is because of the great stories and animation. His claymation skills are so clean and he does complex movements with the characters. He has a good use of space in his work meaning the backgrounds are detailed and interact with the characters. media type="youtube" key="DO9TWewI_b0" width="560" height="315" Damian Nenow: He uses Computer animation and drawings to create this and other shorts. (see Platige Shorts) This animation is full of action and shows how anger and hatred can cause a man to do unspeakable things. He uses some dull colors which really seem to fit the WWII aspect along with bright colors that pop in scenes of anger and blood. The music he uses in the animation increases the intensity of each scene and in the end adds an erie feeling. The music is important in this animation because it helps the viewer feel the emotions of the characters. media type="youtube" key="6QCw0KRWXMI" width="560" height="315" [|Matthew O'Callaghan:] He uses computer animation and drawings to create Looney Toons. Looney Tunes has always been a favorite of mine just because it's funny and basically just fun to watch. There is a good balance and movement in the animations and he does a great job of using the space well. Different kinds of music are used to create different feeling like intense action or happiness or sadness it is very important in setting the mood in each scene. media type="youtube" key="pkqzFUhGPJg" width="560" height="315" [|Bob Peterson, Steve May, and Scott Clark:] Created the movie UP and others using computer animation. UP is an inspirational movie that has a story that everyone loves. The characters have a great amount of detail which balances and unifies the character with everything else that is going on. Overall it is just a high quality Pixar movie which always has super smooth animation, and as always in their movies they use music to match the emotion of the characters and action in the scene.