'Making of dolls' scenes

The opening of my animation consists of the making of dolls scenes, so I've found some video for my reference.

Voodoo, From the Factory: Factory scenes

Characters

These are my characters in my animation, drawn using paint tool in Photoshop, import into After Effects as composition.

Voodoo in front and side views:

Puppet Pin Tool

I will be using puppet pin tool to animate my characters, so I've looked on some online tutorials.



http://www.motionworks.com.au/tutorials/DancingCan01.mov

New Brief: Exhibition MMDA09 : Foetus Research #3

I have decided to do FACE HUGGER for the Emergence Exhibition. Face hugger is the earliest stage of Alien, a foetus of small Alien.

New Brief: Exhibition MMDA09 : Foetus Research #2

Found some human foetus images, as stated in the brief - 'We don't have to do human foetus'. I'm still thinking what can I do for non-human foetus?

New Brief: Exhibition MMDA09 : Foetus Research #1

Cool ink animation found on Youtube, done some live recording the ink using video camera. Awesome effects !

'Colourful Pyramid' test media

Done test media on the actual space today, here are the snapshots of my motion graphics. I named my exhibition 'Colourful Pyramid'.

3D Pyramid triangular shape

So, my motion graphics is going to created base on this 3-dimensional triangle. Created using After Effects.

Project 3 : Exhibiton Design - Research #4

As my idea for the exhibition design is related to 'Pyramid', so I'm looking into something related to triangular space/shape. Looked up for some images online.

Concept for 3-dimensional projection pyramid

I have decided to use some of this projection pyramid in my space. It can be projected 3-dimensionally through three different perspectives. This also add a feel for the space I'm creating.

Sketches for Exhibition space

Some sketches for the space we're creating for the exhibiton. Using triangular shape in my space to give a pyramid kind of feel.

Project 3 : Exhibiton Design - Research #3

To further develop my pyramid idea, I manipulate and play with the shape 'triangle'. I decided to use main triangular shape and concepts that apply to the exhibition space, and of course the motion graphics which I am going to create will be shown and response to the design.

Project 3 - Exhibition Design : Research #2

Personally, I like this work a lot, its music and the way they make the lights work together, brilliant !



Another great workpiece from Semiconductor.

Project 3 - Exhibition Design : Research #1

Ok, so here comes the interesting part. Creating a moving image piece that is created for projection in a specific exhibition environment (refered to the brief). In fact, I like this project the most.

These are the first few ideas that came to my mind:
Lines, Dark, Black, Heartbeat, Fantastic, Unusual, Abstract shapes, Random movement, Glow, Pyramid

Research on Project 2 #4

Best example of classic comedy - South Park

LOL

funny baby !!!

Research on Project 2 #5

Looking up for funny plots to be used in my comedy. Funny home videos might have something I want to use!?

Research on Project 2 #3

For brief 2, I have decided to do a comedy animation. I know that making a 'really good' comedy is a tough job, but I would like to give it a try. Done some research on making good funny plots in the animation.

Research on Project 2, continues...

Sony is well-known for making creative TV commercial, especially the Sony Bravia TV series.

Here are two of my favourite commercials. The rabbit and bouncing balls commercial.





This is the behind-the-scene for bouncing ball commercial.

Research on Project 2

When I'm researching for ideas on project 2, first came to my mind is doing stop motion video. I have a great interest on doing this because I have never any try stop motion stuff before.

Here are some of the stop motion video I looked up on Youtube.

cool video concept

Nice Clean White from DaBrainkilla on Vimeo.

Self Directed Brief - Research on ideas

1) Stop motion in a large scale form

Want to try out using stop motion technique in creating a interesting MV which involves something in large scale format.

Stop motion (or frame-by-frame) is an animation technique to make a physically manipulated object appear to move on its own. The object is moved in small amounts between individually photographed frames, creating the illusion of movement when the series of frames are played as a continuous sequence. Clay figures are often used in stop motion animations, known as claymation, for their ease of repositioning.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_motion

2) A motion graphics that plays around in 3D space

While doing the posthuman project, I have experimented some cool ways of making animation in 3D space with lightings in After Effects. I would probably try out something more in creating special effect in 3D space in After Effects for the self directed brief.

3) A trailer for an animation in Japanese style

4) A flash game design

5) A MV with special effects done in After Effects

Snaps for Brief 01

Iron Man v.s Bruce Lee

Blood cells animation research

I'm trying to create a look and feel inside the human body, exploring in 3D space of the blood cells activity. So here are some computer generated effects of blood.

Further research

There are some excellent works from http://www.estructura7.tv/E7/tv.html .

The Crisis of Credit Visualized

Cool technique used in videos

These videos are not related to the topic I'm doing for the posthuman project. However, just find them interesting and want to share with you guys. Enjoy :)


Timelapse-Taiwan from NovaShin on Vimeo

Project 1: Posthuman research #2

As Troy suggested, I have looked into some of the movies that are related to posthuman and cell-manipulation stuff.

Tetsuo - Iron Man

Project 1: Posthuman research #1

Picture Source: http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2009/03/09/obama_to_lift_stem_cell_restrictions

I have done some research on the definition of the word 'posthuman', and then what came out to my mind is the cell manipulation and experiment. Recently, Barack Obama, the president of the United States of America, just announced his stem cell policy which allowing embryonic stem cell research in America.

As we all aware that scientists in the world are trying to make human 'more than human', which they are trying all kinds of method to change the current human state. Pills have been invented to try to cure deadly diseases, pills which are used to provide extra energy and power to human beings and operations to change the human structures. Cell manipulation and experiment is one way which scientists try to create a more powerful and stronger human.

YouTube research: