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This is a slideshow of each image I took to create my stop animation, it allows you to see each single image clearly and how many drawings I added in each frame. If I was to re do this I would of taken slightly longer doing the second half of this as I feel I added to many drawings per frame coming towards my half way point. As this was my first time doing stop animation I didn't realise how noticable that would be and
This slideshow consists of the 66 images I created, each image was drawn with photoshop over a video of me dancing a locking routine which is a old fashion style of hip hop from the 1960s and is associated with hip hop dances. In this video which you can see through this link you will see the routine used to create the images used in the flip book. Once I had created the flip book I printed it onto 100gsm paper so it was thin enough to flip with ease, all images were set on indesign to A6 and once printed and cut were bound using glue on the left side of the paper. Above is a image of the process of layering my drawn image of me dancing over the original still of the video. Here you can see how I created each page in my flip book which will be used in my stop animation.
Looking into the physical side of my project, I would like to create a flip book that shows off one of my passions- hip hop dance. I came across this music video which recorded someone flipping through a flip book of musicians playing music and singing, I think this is a really creative way to use a flip book by adding music to it and syncing up someone singing to it. I am going to try this with a old school style of Hip Hop called 'Locking' which is style that emphases our comical nature of dance, usually you'll see a locker smiling and doing a few of these popular dance moves such as box splits, uncle sam points, hop kick, lock, scooby doc, scooby walk, stop-and-go and wrist twirls. This next video is a flip book creation of PSY's music video gangnam style which was a hit in 2012. It consists of the lead signing do various dance moves and you can see the time and effort put into the flip book to create this extremely long process to re create his music video. As this consisted of a variety of dance moves I thought it was very relevant to what I am going to create and may help me in my creation process. I have been also looking into previous flip books that focus souly on dance. I came across this youtube entry which shows a stop animation of a ballerina dancing now as this project involves a 30 second animation I have decided from seeing this to record the flip book along which will be digitally created along with some hand drawn designs showing physical music playing with elements such as a music player, jukebox or vinyl player and music notes. I also aim to use video editing to allow me to add elements of the lyrics to go in time with the music I shall play over the animation.
Looking into artists who identified their work on dance I came across Edgar Degas. He was a French artists known for paintings, drawings and sculptures. Though he mainly focused on the form of dance. Although his work is very classical, fine art it allowed me to view the art style in a singular, still form. His work also showed me how dance can portray movement even when its not animated as it allows the details of movement become more apparent, such as a pose which only would commonly be portrayed when one was moving.
The video above is my locking routine for Bobby Thurstons Check Out The Groove, this video is the basis I have used to create my flip book and will help me with the illustrations that will be presented in the book.
Project 3: What is a book?
Exploring and extending narrative through the form of the book Traditional book-bound narrative is typically linear and follows a sequence of words and/or illustrations that are read from the first page to the last with simple, sequential page turns that follow the story. Films and animations follow a similar sequence. Books are typically made from paper and do not contain or immediately interact with digital media. Artist’s books question the form of the book, exploring the role of pages, words and bindings by changing their form, sequence, medium and construction. In the current evolving creative and increasingly digital environment, you are asked to explore the definition of the book. As designers and illustrators the route to new ideas and exciting, alternative visual solutions is often through challenging the mundane or the ‘normal’ and discovering new methods that challenge our visual understanding. This narrative journey requires physical experimentation before making it digital. Ultimately we hope that you will to explore the potential interaction between the two. Your task is to construct a narrative based on the form of the book that presents a journey of any description from one point to another in an innovative way. You can create your book form anyway you like but it must include the following:
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