Ben+Labs+Animator+Research

media type="youtube" key="5vEJ_G-wep0" width="560" height="315" " Ex-child" by Jacques Drouin. Jacques Drouin animation style is Pinscreen animation. What made me like this anime is that I have never seen anime like this before. Also he uses shape, color, movement, value, and balance. Jacques Drouin uses shape for the people and weapons that are in it and also the bullets. Movement is also used for people moving, falling, and for trucks and bullets as they are heading towards where or near people are. Color is used because there is 1-2 colors used in the entire anime. Value is used in there for the different types of darkness of the colors in the anime. Balance is used to make sure the value is never to light or to dark in any areas. Light/shadow are used for there being different shades of the same or similar colors. I can connect this anime to life experiences because it looks a lot like a anime version of a video I saw for a war. That connects to that video because the anime was all about a war and some boys being taken by soldiers to be forced into the war. The sound was important because you could tell what was happening without even having to look at the anime like gun shot fire or even a big huge bang like a bomb went off. The music described the situation like suspenseful music for when the situation only got worse. media type="youtube" key="Kku75vGDD_0" width="560" height="315" "Cinderella" by Lotte Reiniger. Lotte Reiniger animation style is silhouette animation. What attracted me to this was that it was called was Cinderella. Shape is evident because of the silhouette people in the anime. Also the movement was evident because the silhouettes would move back and forth or up and down. Another thing that was evident was proportion because the animator must make sure the scenes weren’t to white or black. This connects to my life's experiences because sometimes I had to do a ton of work because getting to go some place. The reason why that connects is that Cinderella had to do a lot of work before she was able to go any where outside of her house. Sound and music isn’t important in this anime because there are some scenes that have words about what just happened. media type="youtube" key="-fmp6aV2NVs" width="560" height="315" "The Street" by Caroline Leaf. Caroline Leaf animation style is hand drawn. What attracted me to this anime is that I hardly saw hand drawn anime. Also the shapes were evident because everything had to be drawn into the same shape they had in real life. Also color was evident because every object except for people had a different color. Not only that but lines were evident in order to make sure you can draw each object correctly. In addition to that movement was evident because each drawing that was drawn had to be a bit different then the last one in order for the characters to move. I can connect this to my life because when my Grandma had cancer I had no idea when she would've passed away and also when she was sick I loved seeing here when I did without knowing if it was going to be the last time I saw her. The sound was important because the sound that was played was the sound that the actions in the drawing would’ve made like a thump for a foot step. media type="youtube" key="h2y0Vu-Yq1U" width="560" height="315" "Alice" by Jan Svankmajer. Jan Svankmajer animation style is stop motion. What attracted me to this one was that it was titled Alice and I wanted to see if it was similar to the Alice in Wonderland movie I saw when I was young. What was evident was color because each object had a color that was a bit unique to that object in the scenes that object was in. Movement was evident because the doll in the movie was moving around but not too fast and even when the doll's body grew it didn’t grow to fast. Space was evident because each object wasn’t to close or to far away from where it was supposed to be in a house like scissors being in a drawer or a pillow being on the bed. This animation connects to my life because sometimes a good thing or a bad thing can last for a very short time or a very long time just like how the girl didn't know when here size would get bigger or smaller. The sound was important in this anime because the only sound you would’ve heard was sound that would’ve been heard. Some examples are a creek when the door opened, a cutting sound when trying to use a knife to open a drawer or even a squeak when the nob for a drawer poops off after pulling at it. media type="youtube" key="fxQcBKUPm8o" width="560" height="315" "Vincent" By Tim Burton. Tim Burton animation style is 2D and 3D animation. What attracted me to this anime was learning about Tim Burton and I wanted to see one of his animations. What was evident was movement like shadows moving or characters walking or arms moving up and down. Another thing that was evident was pattern because all Vincents imagination about being someone else was all dark, mysterious, or cruel. Also unity was evident because all of what Vincent imagined was all dark, mysterious, or torture to him or someone else. Also light/shadow was evident because when ever there was light the rest of the scene was shadows. The music was important because when the situation changed the sound of the music changed. This connects to my life's experiences because when I learn about someone new and I like what I learn about them then I would want to see more of their work. Which is what lead me to watch Vincent because I wanted to see what anime Tim Burton did. media type="youtube" key="w6COnGRIFsw" width="560" height="315" "The Black Box" by William Kentridge. William Kentridge animation style is charcoal anime. What attracted me to his work was that I never saw any anime like it before. Also he did great with movement and lines to make sure the lines weren’t to thin or to thick. Not only that but the shapes movement was great because it looked like a dance. Also there is a good balance because the black space is never too much black there is always just enough white to keep it even. This connects to my life because when I hear of something new I want to see it and learn about it in more detail. Sound was important to his work because the song told you the mood of what was happening and when it was changing. Without the sound I wouldn’t know what mood the anime was supposed to be in.