Show Reel Introduction to Animated Forms

A collection of my introductory work completed in the first 4 weeks studying Animation at UWE Bristol.

Clay Animation: Three Balls

This animation makes use of non destructive "replacement" animation. It involves replacing the clay shape/shapes with other pre-made and slightly altered clay shapes to produce the illusion of movement.

We had to design, test and construct repeat/replacement shapes in clay to create a stop motion animation. Then we had to prepare audio files and synchronize them to the the animated clay in live capture window in Stop Motion Pro.

Clay Animation Worm

Clay: Test

A short clay stop motion animation test.

Zoetrope: Test

My first attempt at creating a Zoetrope animation. The objective was to explore basic movement and fundamental animation principals through historical cameraless techniques.

Flip Book: Test

A quick first attempt at creating a flip book animation. The objective was to explore basic movement and fundamental animation principals through historical cameraless techniques.

Animating a Simple Puppet

Egg and Ball

Rolling Egg

Building on the animation skills from experimenting with sand on glass, i developed my newly acquired knowledge of animation timing by focusing on weight, balance and forward motion when animating a puppet/object through a simple motion cycle.

(Shot using Stop Motion Pro at 25 fps)

Sand on Glass: Test 2

My second attempt at animating with sand on glass. I tried to create a raindrop falling and splashing, however I ran out of time to finish it.

(Shot on a lightbox using Stop Motion Pro at 25 fps)

Sand on Glass Animation: First Attempt

This is my first attempt at sand on glass animation. The objective was to create a visual sense of rising, a pause of anticipation and then falling. I tried to create a wave like effect.

(Shot on a lightbox using Stop Motion Pro at 25 fps)

Thaumatrope Test

This is my first quick attempt at creating a Thaumatrope. The objective was to explore basic movement and fundamental animation principals through historical cameraless techniques.

A Thaumatrope is a toy that was popular in Victorian times. A disk or card with a picture on each side is attached to two pieces of string. When the strings are twirled quickly between the fingers the two pictures appear to combine into a single image.

Art Foundation Final Piece