Out of all the styles we’ve covered, I found myself enjoying the stop-motion stuff the most. This probably has a lot to do with the fact that I can’t draw. Whatever the reason though, I’m going to return to stop-motion for my final.
As always, it took me a while to come up with an inspired idea. One thought that kept returning to me though was “La Jetee”, the Chris Marker film that “12 Monkeys” is based on. It’s maybe 20-30 minutes long and made completely with still frames (except for about 5 seconds of moving image.) Although this film isn’t technically animation, I love the fact that such a rich experience can be created without a lot of movement within the frame.
So with this inspiration in mind, and a weekend trip to Berlin coming up, I think I’ve got the foundation of my animation assignment. I’m going to document my trip to Berlin with both still images and video footage, and then I’m going to assemble the footage I’ve taken and attempt to create a fictional (perhaps post-apocalyptic) narrative out of it. That’s about all I can give in terms of specifics at this point in time.
One shot I’m thinking I’d like to get is people walking back and forth through the frame in an airport or train station. Afterwards I could take stills of all the people and layer them over one another gradually. I’m probably not explaining it well, but what I’m imagining will look nice I’m hoping. Other ideas will hit me as I shoot.