STING - Sound Study

Sound effect for title - crows and a simple blade cutting through when the fog
animation came in

Sound effects - rustling wind, traffic 

NOT TODAY Animation Log - Kiera

Video link:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7wU-sXbEZE

• The soundtrack is quite simple, using short sound effects to emphasize the movements/animation. This method is quite effective as it lets the audience focus on the animation/visuals 

Studio Ghibli Nisshin Commercial (2012)

Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMiyCM3Q0Hg

• The soundtrack is more of a jingle. The simple animation accentuates the lyrics which relates to the product they are selling: Nisshin food.

•  I personally wouldn't have lyrics in my STING, however I think that I would experiment with jazz instrumentals, having some tones or melodies synchronized with the movement.

STING - people are very creative.

Emphasizing sounds. Sound effect for snow, but actually it's sand.

The Magic of Making Sound - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO3N_PRIgX0

• A short video about creating sound effects for movies using ordinary elements. It's all about trial and error as well as imagination

• I am looking into creating my own sound effects of every day things to accompany the movement. I intend on keeping the animation simple with subtle movements and everyday sounds that would communicate life and things mundane

PRINTS - there are more failures than successes :/

• Initially I thought of using lino prints, though it didn't work out as well as I thought it would. Though I really like the textures, it gives a rather authentic/organic feel

• I realized that I had quite a few layers in my design and it works better with screen printing since I could use halftones and overlaying

PRINTS - Concept change  

• The individual print designs weren't working out so well as they seemed very different from one another

• I then thought of focusing on one concept: landscapes and sceneries. Which perhaps would work more as a series and it suits Murakami's tone of voice

Inspiration

ANIMATED SHORTS? STING? - After Effects

Blood Sweat & Tears Animation Log - Kiera
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnDLt1tdPMs&t=63s

• The artist stated that she mainly uses Photoshop for her illustrations and occasionally After Effects. However she use Premiere Pro to piece her animations together.

• A distinct element to her work is that she plays around a loop (gifs on Photoshop). Though I really find the minimal movements and subtle sound effects interesting. Her animations are rather atmospheric. 

Fluffy Touch Collection Japan. Mobile advertisement 

for a clothing line - Gu, Okuyama Yoshiyuki

http://www.gu-japan.com/feature/cozyretro/

• I am unsure if this is made in After Effects. However the use of collages and looping is clever. The short, choppy movements work with the aesthetics of collages and paper cut outs. 

• They effectively used the model as the main subject repetitively and has the most movement, leading the eyes of the audience. Song wise is very catchy and upbeat, grabbing people's attention.

Monsters, Inc. Title Sequence, Disney & Pixar (2001) - Geefwee Boedoe
Animation - Patrick Siemer
Soundtrack - Randy Newman
http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/monsters-inc/

"...A hybrid between cut-out animation versus digital...It was the first time Pixar had ever used off-the-shelf software...we did it on a Mac with After Effects and Photoshop!" - Geefwee Boedoe, 

• The combination between analog, hand drawn paper cut-outs and digitally animating it with After Effects is interesting. There is still this organic touch to the images. 

• The way the animated images were in sync with the music is rather important and emphasizes the flow/mood -the very first scene with the blue doors. 

• I'd also like to learn more about camera movement -panning, zooming in and out

PRINTS - Lino printing. Do I like it?

• Quite like the off-prints and the textures. I might experiment with the paper stock next time since the difference between normal cartridge paper and the shoji paper is interesting. I got a more grainy texture from the later. 

• I might also implement more patterns and mark making since it turned out well through lino print in comparison to the more minimal composition.