For my final
project I had to a stop motion animation either with drawings, clay or paper
cut outs. After researching all three types extensively I chose clay as even
though it’s the most awkward it would provide the best outcome for what I
wanted to do as it’s the only one that occupies a three dimensional space.
Unlike the
previous animations I had done this one had to be planned out thoroughly with a
storyboard, which helped a lot because going in I already knew what shots to do
and how ones to frame them. However I
completely misjudged the time that this would take especially make the set and
character as that took the longest, also some more preparation would have been
at good idea as I found something’s I had wanted to do weren't possible either
because of technical limitations or lack of experience and its clear some shots
are missing that are meant to be there.
The biggest
improvement I would like to make is making the characters bigger for smoother
movement as right now they are quite stiff and shuffle instead of walking
because their legs are too short. Also the sound isn't that great as there were
barely any stock sounds that I could find so I had to mostly use ones I had
recorded myself and because of that they are also quiet.
This project
has really provided me with a lot experience that I could apply the next time I
do something similar, and I would have to say my greatest strength was being
able to adapt and go around or solve the numerous problems that arose
throughout production.
