animation research

This is the music video for "Hey". The action follows the music and goes with the flow of the phrases within the music. Events such as crashing through floors etc coincide with a drum beat or certain guitar riffs.
The animation seems to have been produced via CGI, perhaps using a program such as Lightwave or Maya. It has more of a grungy feel then CGI can tend to, this has been achieved through texture and use of colour, rather then using bright, child like colours that CGI is often associated with in animation. I prefer this asI am not




I really like the grungy feel of this animation. It suits the style of music well. The use of textures and also cardboard as the material helps to achieve this.



All The Tears

Gojira | MySpace Music Videos


Although i generally like the actual animation of this piece I feel that it hasn't been edited to the music very well. The action of the animation should have been edited to the beat more to make it feel as though it is part of the music, it just doesn't really gel, they feel like two separate entities that just happen to have been placed together. In my piece I will make sure that I edit it to the music more professionally.



I really like the idea behind this, using everyday objects and giving them a different purpose and meaning. The message behind the animation is about western culture and what we value. The objects chosen work really well in this, and I feel that it is something that I would like to try doing.


I really like the idea of animating a human body as in this piece. It's experimental and different, which is what I would like to aim for in my piece. I also like the way that the frame rate is reduced, making it look like an animation (although slower) but still giving the feeling of motion. This is something that I could have a look at doing, or animating at a standard rate.


This animation actually gave me the idea to use barcodes to animate with. It lead to me putting together a narrative based on the idea of the beginning of the end of the world and trying to resist the mark of the beast.


Again this animation uses the human body to animate with. I like the fact that they have tried something different and turned the human body into a skateboard, seemingly achieving the impossible. The sound in this animation really enhances the action, it is realistic and changes in the right places i.e at jumps it sounds like the skate board has been lifted into the air and landed again.