2D Amimation

I've finally completed my 2D animation, I used stop/start animation to produce the short film and used the software iStopMotion. Here is my 2D animation:

Creation

After completing and putting forward a proposal for my 2D animation I have began to create the drawings needed to start filming it. I have drawn a rough copy of each different invention the animation journey will take you through and have began to make some cut outs that will also be used in combination with the 'still' drawings as this is the most efficient and better looking option. I have also started to create the title sequence which will contain the title of the animation. I have also started to think about the soundtrack and other SFX's that will be throughout the short film.

My proposal

2D Animation Proposal

2D proposal

Today we put together a proposal for either our 2D or 3D animation we're set to produce in the coming weeks. I have a good idea for my 2D so that's the animation I've decided to complete first, this is the animation I made the proposal for. I found it tough as the basic idea I had for the short film was there but I hadn't looked in depth into the idea. I created by making a basic outline to the animation and researched into important inventions during mankind.

Morph

Morph is a character created by the BBC, he's made out of modelling clay and is the main character in the short TV shows shown on many different TV programmes including: Take Hart, Heartbeat, SMart, The Morph Files and Morph as well as more. He was created by Aardman Animations, who was later known for Wallace and Gromit, for the BBC.

Claymation

Firstly we created models out of modelling clay. This is what I found the hardest about this task as moulding the clay was hard to especially make the model out of one 'lump' instead of making seperate parts like legs, arms etc. we had to make them out of one lump as otherwise they'd break when moving the characters in front of the camera.

Moving the characters on set was also difficult as getting them to stand up was a challenge as they weren't very well balanced.Although getting basic movement and managing the camera wasn't hard.

To create the clip we used iStopMotion, we found this fairly easy to use as we had both used it in the last animation we created. We then imported the clip into iMovie to add sound and a credits sequence. This was also easy to do as we used it last time.

Here is our clip: