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the stand up stop motion 

to be honest I would wan to improve on this again and approach a different stand and include a walk. 

my puppet is on the right, I did a quick stand up before my partners puppet even got up from the floor , I personally would like to try again in the second year to take control of both the puppets to get correct timing of puppets stand up to then into a walk and interact better. 

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this is my first test with lighting and positioning the puppets in the stop motion studio.in groups , we expressed a different action with the puppets communicating with each frames.

the first on the right  was a simple wave , showed a smooth curved action from the back and waist. the hand gesture shows a quick and excited greeting, but could of improved a gesture in the legs to exaggerate the excitement more  

the second puppet on the left showed a quite smooth moved  from the head and shoulders turn  but the arms needed more frames  to follow smoothly with the body, but we clearly showed an action of taking a hat off. 

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personal research into media roles and industry 

came across this website about the company wonky award-winning high end  UK animation , illustration and digital studio based in Bristol  specialising with character based animation in all mediums and working nationally and internationally with various companies. this video sums up the stages of individuals with their roles to create animation in studio environment.

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blue zoo employability , short film production and portfilo showreel recruitment

Katie Gasconyne is a talent and recruitment coordinator for blue zoo an character animation industry working on series , short films and adverts for companies such as nickelodeon , Pokemon and ceebeebies channel. she discuss the desision and steps to make a stabled short animation film and. I was intested toward concept art jobs which are visualisers from the script laying out the first sketches as the are more freelance. she discusses the ways to how balance your skills and opportunities to pursue your ideal career , also explains in brief what blue zoo and some other companies wanna see in your showreel when applying to client in the industry.   

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freelance character design animation , dan kelby

the first lecture during the WIP conference was a past NUA graduate Dan Kelby who went on to do freelancing character designs on procreate and photoshop working with companies such Disney , cartoon network and passion. in his talk, he discusses the obsacles and tips to get your work out there and get notice by clients this including social media page and manging finances in freelancing. 

he was working on the series called apple and onion on cartoon network creating the multiple characters and props in the show on character sheets , which Im very aiming to looking into for my career path to push my character ideas further into the second year. 

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lecture session 4 & 5 : fairy tales

defining a fairy tale prescribed by the encyclopaedia Britannica describes fairy tale as a wonder tale involving marvellous element and occurrences, though not necessarily 

According Vladimir Proppin he describes the nature or structure of  a fairy tale maybe any development proceeding from villainy or a lack to ruin the victory of the hero. through intermediary function to marriage or to other functions employed as a denouement . 

before Propp fairy tales were categorised according to type of motif such as 

animal stories, fantastical stories , stories of everyday life, stories including the appearance of a dragon or mythical images. 

Giovan Francesco 1550s :puss in boots , the pig king (predecessor of beauty and the beast) 

Giambattista Basile 1630s :Rapunzel , Cinderella (first European version)

The Countess D’Aulnoy 1690s:introduced the term ‘fairy tale’(in French) with her collection ‘Les Contes des fees’(1697)

Charles Perrault 1697; tales of mother goose 

wrote numerous tales influenced by a range of sources including ‘oral tales’ over his childhood such as Cinderella (the version we know today) , little red riding hood , the sleeping beauty in the woods ad puss in boots.

The brothers Grimm 1812-1815: children tales , collected from ancient tales such as ashelputtel (Cinderella), little snow white, Rumpelstiltskin and little red cap  

But do all fairy tales do end happily? 

Defining happily within fairy tale folks means that justice has been served, but there are darker origins to these sweet fairy tales, involving blood n gore , sex and particular morals. which are hidden from the younger audience eye, many have been grown up on the definition of fairy tale is Disney by protecting them from their dark origins. 

BLOOD AND GORE

in the Grimm's version of Cinderella her sisters slice off their toes to fit the slipper. There is no fairy god mother In this Cinderella narrative, instead the birds  lead young Cinderella  who visit the tree planted on her dead mothers grave. at the end of the story , the birds peck out (physical beautiful but inwardly) ugly steps sisters eyes. 

SEX/intercourse 

in the grandmothers take there's no red or cap girl . the wolf represents a werewolf called bzou and the girl must chose out the 2 paths of pins or the path of needles being symbol ‘penetration’ 

CENSORSHIP & SAITISATION 

basiles version of sleeping beauty. The heroine is raped while unconscious and has twins whilst still unconscious, she cares for the twins until the prince returns to see them. 

Grimm's fairy tale of Rapunzel ,she become pregnant while still in the tower. but was so heavy it was removed from other editions 

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lecture week 3:the shapes of stories(conflict vs non conflict plots)

as character creators we ask ourselves how does the character effects a narrative and what do u want your character to achieve or is wanting the most, the excise applies me think what I want the most for example I want love , then I can create a character is searching for love from person , a group , and object , animal It can big or small ,but it is important to know how that character is gonna get it because stories thrive on conflict 

from the lecture;    

shapes of stories 

according to Aristotle there are two types of plot which are stated as comedy and tragedy. this is very similar to Shakespeare's numerous plays are evolved around tragedy's and comedies narratives which leads to the anatomy of criticism. Northrop Frye explains that plot and organising structures are based around the four seasons of nature’s life cycle.

famous story plots

over coming the monster

 the protagonist must defeat the antagonistic force which threatens the protagonist and/ort the protagonists homeland , examples: the war of the world , little red riding hood and hansel and Gretel  

Rags to riches

The poor protagonist acquires things such as power ,wealth, and a mate ,before losing it all and gaining it back upon growing as a person, example:

Oliver twist 

Cinderella 

the ugly duckling 

the quest

the protagonist and some companions set out to acquire an important object or to the lactation ,facing many obstacles and temptations along the way, examples

the wizard of Oz

lord or the rings 

voyage and return

 the protagonist goes into a strange land (psychologically and/or physical) . after overcoming the threats it poses to  him or her , returns with nothing but experience. at first they are looking for adventure , but the new world becomes a frightening or dangerous place and they are longing for a home ,example

the lion , the witch and the wardrobe 

Comedy 

 light and humorous with a happy or cheerful ending , the central motif is the triumph over adverse circumstance , resulting in a successful or happy conclusion. examples 

 Bridget jones diary

  Rebirth

the protagonist is a villain or otherwise the unlikeable character who redeems him/herself over the course of the story , exsamples

despicable me 

a Christmas carol 

beauty and the beast 

tragedy

 the protagonist is a villain who falls from grace and whose death is a happy ending ,an example is Macbeth

   The three act structure by Lengsfield 2016 

Act 1 

this is act has the task to set up the story giving us information about our main character , the scenario  of this character and/or what the character is wanting

Act 2 

this act is simply about the character is struggling or hurdling obesectcals which are coming across making it harder to get what they want

Act 3

this final act take the part of resolving or concluding the story, in most cases has the character learnt or evolved as a character from the struggles from the second act, a changed person with gather their strength for the final confrontation that will answer the story bringing the story to a close.     

action tends to be driven by the protagonist goals 

usually have a main goal to work towards , achieved by meeting a series of smaller goals along the way 

the plot is created by placing obstacles or opposition in the way of the protagonist 

East Asian story telling tradition 

 simple vs complex 

in east culture a simple plot is trended to a man vs nature or man vs man

a complex plot is generally goal driven but its driven by the antagonist’ s goals rather than the protagonist 

Kishotenketsu - 4 part plot without conflict 

introduction- KI

 elaboration - SHO

twist -TEN

 emphasis- KETSU 

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Stop motion clay bouncing ball workshop

This workshop was the near beginning of the start to stop motion animation .We began with a brief talking about stop motion animation works within dragonframe softwere Working by two frames per second.Me and my group began with a heavier Mass to the clay ball imerging the image of a bowling ball action. As it contacts the ground the ball has less bounce or rejections to the ground because of it mass being heavier as gravity pulls down.Where is the second Clive Bull animation reconstructed was the image of a bouncing ball which is lighter more fragile and as it contacts the ground it has more stretch and pull motion showing its mass is ligher.The third experiment was of a lighter object such as blood or water as the object falls to the ground it shutters and spreads out over the surface Which is showing the contenction between a liquid contacting a solid. The speed of these ball increase the lighter the ball is