Friday, April 17th

GIANT blog post of the day:


Answer the following questions thoroughly on your blog.

What was your stop motion animation about? Why did you choose your video to be about this? Was it because it was easy, because it would be fun, or it would be challenging? Explain your reasoning behind your project (and be honest).

I originally wanted to use a completely different idea for my stop motion animation, but after i couldn't obtain the materials I would need for that idea, my younger sister helped me come up with a new idea. I chose to use shoes for my stop motion animation because I thought it would be a fun stop motion project and one simple enough that I could focus more on the technical aspects of the project, such as keeping my camera still and focusing the camera to ensure that I would have the best quality pictures I could get.

If you could rate your stop motion on a 1-10 scale. 1 being low effort and no very good and 10 being out of this world/mindblowing, how would you rate your project? Explain why.

If I were to rate my stop motion animation project on a scale from 1-10 based on effort, I would give myself an 8. I say that because although my project was not the most interesting one, I was still able to learn a lot from it and I feel that I fully grasped the purpose of the assignment. I also feel that I deserve an 8 because I did focus more on the technical aspects of the project rather than the story I was telling through it. This could be both a bad and good thing.

In hindsight, what would you do differently the second time around? Better lighting? Time management? Explain yourself.

If I were to do this stop-motion animation project a second time, I would create a better story that actually meant something. I would like for my project to have some meaning now that I full understand the purpose of the project. I would also add another source of lighting because although I thought the flash would have a positive impact on all my photos, it was a bit distracting in the end. 

Explain what makes your stop motion animation unique. How do you believe you thought "outside of the box" on this project?

In this project, I felt that shoes would be an interesting take on a stop-motion project because shoes are worn on people's feet and I thought it would be fun to make them move on their own. It was interesting for me to watch the final product because I tried to make it look like the imaginary person in the shoes was walking like a normal person like you or I would. It was fun for me to see the shoes come to life on their own and have an original idea that I hadn't seen before.

What grade do you feel you deserve on this project? Explain your reasoning.

I feel that I deserve a fairly high grade on this project because of the work I put into this project. Although I did not do a wonderful job of telling a great story through my stop-motion animation project, I used an original idea and made the best of it. I thought that my project was interesting and it ended up looking really good and as realistic as a pair of shoes walking by themselves could be. Overall I felt that this project was a fun and interesting one, and a good learning experience.