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