rebholz-animation-research

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 * name:** TheDogzLife
 * technique used:** 2-D Animation (frame by frame)
 * reason chosen:** I chose this animation because it's completely hand drawn digitally, so each frame has little to no digital editing in it. This animator is a really big inspiration of mine with how the fluidity of the movement comes through and how powerful the emotions are shown.

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 * name:** Rachel Kim
 * technique used:** 2-D Animation (frame by frame)
 * reason chosen:** I chose this animation because I love the character design! The characters are expressive and their movement is fluid. I love how the movement works with song in the piece.

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 * name:** Splashmantha
 * technique used:** Drawn, animated through tweeting
 * reason chosen:** I chose this animation because of the colors and mood. This animator is one of my favorites out there, and their work is incredible. They have such unique character designs and their ability to show movement and mood through simple animation is incredible. I love the tone of this piece a lot.

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 * name:** Hayao Miyazaki
 * technique used:** 2-D Animation (frame by frame)
 * reason chosen:** I chose this animation because it's incredibly nostalgic for me and I love how it's crafted. 2-D animation is incredible to me because of the painstaking effort involved, and in all honesty I love every animation, but 2-D frame-by-frame has to be my favorite kind. This piece manages to mix all the elements and principles of animation well with great settings, colors, and moods.

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 * name:** Avafaidian
 * technique used:** 2-D Animation (frame by frame)
 * reason chosen:** I chose this animation because of the character design -- seriously, look at it! The style is unique, sweet, and whimsical, and it fits the words of the characters really well, and the theme of them. The audio is from a dungeons and dragons podcast that's really meant to be lighthearted and fun, and it really comes across in this piece.

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 * name:** Maddy Hicks, Emerson Zandegu
 * technique used:** 2-D Animation (frame by frame) and 3-D animation (the dice)
 * reason chosen:** I chose this animation because I love how the music works with the animation, and I can't express in simple words how much I love this piece! The colors, composition, lighting, animation -- literally all of it. It's one of my favorite animations to watch and I often come back to it frequently. It really inspires me to do my own work, and honestly it's the kind of animation I aspire to create. It blows my mind how much effort went into this piece and how much fluidity and creativity was poured into it.