Final Major Project Animation Links

The links to my Final Major Project 1st Draft Animation so it can be viewed in higher quality are here.

Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tULOhUc1iIE

Vimeo - https://vimeo.com/125392213

Final Animation Storyboard

This is my Final Animation Storyboard which is just the rough outline I worked to whilst I was animating certain pieces.

Final Animation

This is my final major project animation 1st draft.

Wake Up

I made this using Adobe Photoshop Elements 7.0 and Waicom Intous Graphics Tablet.

This is going to be the end of my animation as it shows the character waking back up.

Body

I made this using Adobe Photoshop Elements 7.0 and Waicoms Intous Graphics Tablet.

This is one of the animations that will be in my final animation. I wanted something to be directly reflective of the woman that you see falling asleep at the start of the animation, so that it shows that it's her nightmare.

Sleeping

I made this using Adobe Photoshop Elements 7.0 and Waicom Intous Graphics Tablet.

This is going to be the start of my final major project animation as it based on nightmares I thought the best way for it to begin is by showing a character going to sleep.

Sketchbook Notes

Creepy Smile

I made this using Adobe Photoshop Elements 7.0 and Wacom Intuos Graphics Tablet.

The reason for making this is it will be used in my final major project animation as part of the nightmare scenes. What I learnt from doing this is how to rotoscope facial expressions effectively.

This animation reflects the negative thought of getting old or losing your looks. Many people have nightmares that contain these ideas.

Creepy Smile Reference

I used this short clip I filmed as reference for the creepy smile, it made it easier to rotoscope having this to look at.

Skeleton Lady

I made this using Adobe Photoshop Elements 7.0 and Wacom Intous Graphics Tablet.

The reason for making this is it will be used in my final major project animation as part of the nightmare scenes. Doing this helped me learn what lines to pick within the rotoscope to make it most effective.

This animation reflects the thought that many people have of getting older.

Floating Hands

I made this using Adobe Photoshop Elements 7.0 and Wacom Intous Graphics Tablet.
I made this animation for my horror nightmare project because:

• the change of the hands evokes confusion and fear over what the being is/the fact that it appears to not be human
• the long nails evoke a sense of horror - cutting, slicing - violence

Rotoscoping Scissor Practice

This is the finished animation that I made using a Wacom Intous Graphics Tablet in Photoshop Elements 7. This animation is set at 0.20 frames per second.

This is a screenshot of my process for making this small animation. On the right hand side you can see all of the layers that I have made/have open. For each of the frames that I have to rotoscope I made two more frames after it, then made the first frame a white solid background and the second a transparent layer for the drawing.

This is a screenshot of the next step - preparing to begin to draw. I zoom in so that I can see it better.

This is a screenshot of me having started the drawing. You can see that it is on the transparent layer after the image and white solid layers. I used a 3 pt soft round brush to do all of the lines for this animation.

This is a screenshot of the outcome of one of the frames. I have both the solid white layer and the transparent layer with the drawing lines so visible, so that it makes the image. I then save this as a JPEG to make into a video format, or I press Save as Web from the file drop down menu which instantly makes the files into a GIF.

Swing Animation

I made this using Adobe Photoshop Elements 7.0 and Wacom Intous Graphics Tablet.
I made this animation for my horror project because:

• the slow speed evokes an eerie atmosphere
• the fact that no one is pushing the swing instills a sense of the supernatural

Creepy Hand Animation

I made this using Adobe Photoshop Elements 7.0 and Wacom Intous Graphics Tablet

I have created this animation for my horror nightmare project because:

• the changing of the hands evokes feelings of terror when the viewer thinks of that as themselves
• I had the idea of including shots as if the viewer is looking down upon themselves for a more personal horror experience

Teeth Animation

I made this using Adobe Photoshop Elements 7.0 and Wacom Intous Graphic Tablet.
I created this animation for my horror nightmare project because:

• Many people have recurring nightmares including teeth falling out, and is widely accepted as a sign of anxiety ( I have seen from my research).
• It evokes a sense of uncontrollability - many people hate the idea of not being in control, especially if it is of themselves or bodily parts.

Falling Animation

I made this using Adobe Photoshop Elements 7.0 and Wacom Intous Graphics Tablet.

This is going to be part of my final major project, this could be changed by adding a background or adding colour to the character, so this may be the first draft however I will see with how much time I got spare after completing other clips.

There will be audio added.

Three Week Brief: Hammer Animation

This animation I made using Anime Studio 9. I wanted to explore the genre of horror and so created this using bright colours to evoke a sense of reality - people wearing normal clothing as opposed to drab and dark clothing that is often seen within horror clips.

Three Week Brief: Hanging Animation in Colour

Made in Anime Studio 9

Using the free hand tool.

Three Week Brief: Hanging Bear Animation

Three Week Brief: Anime Studio Animation Practice