I spent a day web browsing, searching different types and styles of animation that caught my eye or interested me in the hope of finding a style, theme or concept that would inspire my project.
From previous years of work, I have developed a strong interest in stop motion photography and thoroughly enjoy the fluidity and freedom you can have whilst experimenting with stop motion. Below are a few examples of work that interested me...
Photobooth Diary from Jonathan Hodgson on Vimeo.
Hodgson created this piece of work by compiling together photographs taken once a week for the period of two years in a local Woolworth's photobooth. Although it is such a simple idea, merely the repetition of similar images provides an interesting synergy that captures the attention of the audience well.
This stop motion interested me as it played with the juxtaposition of the newest phone technology (an iphone) and presented it in cardboard form. I find that contrasts to the norm of what we are use to seeing work effectively in capturing the attention of the audience. However, although I found this interesting to watch, I feel as a project it would have no real substance to it.
Although I have a keen interest in stop motion photography, I have come to the conclusion that it is often hard to think of an interesting topic of why you are producing the work. There were many stop motion animations that I enjoyed watching but at the end questioned the point or reason for the video. Although this isn't necessarily a bad thing, I feel I would like my work to act as a metaphor for a problem/issue/subject within society that I have a personal connection to. I feel this would help me become embedded within the project and consequently ensure I put the most in and get the most out of the project.
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