Stop Motion Animation Information

Evaluation Write-up

I think as far as taking the pictures went well. All my surroundings went along as planned so pretty, much everything went as planned. I know I struggled with my first idea because I knew it would not be school worthy do to the fact it had beer cans in it so I changed my mind a few times. I finally watched several videos on youtube and decided to do my video using tea light candles. I would probably give myself more time and even maybe give myself a bigger range to work with rather then just in the same general area. I know that if the weather would have been nice and not windy at night then I was wanting to make it so that the candles made trails up and down my street and around the outside of the house starting their journey from my house and over to our neighbors. I will just have to keep that in mind for next time I suppose.

Character Creation

For my character I guess I would have to say that my character was just mainly a candle.

Story Line

My storyline I guess would be somewhat of a journey through life for a candle and all the possibilities a candle has to do.

Backdrop

For my backdrop I basically just decided to use different rooms in my house to make the candles do trails all over. I started with the coffee table and them ventured onto the side table then the speaker and then to the window seal. From that point I moved them into the bathroom and took pictures of them moving on the toilet and then the sink.

 

Stop Motion Animation Video XD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4t4dptjiLg&feature=channel_video_title

I will post the rest of the information tomorrow.

history / information on my virtual tour pics

old folks hall- built in late 1900's (exact date unknown).
                     - artist unknown.
                     - the mural on the side was created to ressemble the town in its great glory days.
st. marks lutheran church- built in the early 1900's.
                                          - the builders were locals in Choiceland but are long passed away now (names--                                            unknown).
                                          - the locals wanted to have a new church to express their religous views in --                                             without being judged by other locals.
Choiceland Elevator- built in the mid 1900's.
                                  - builders unknown.
                                  - built for all the grain to processed and hauled away as the many farmers brought it in -                                   rather then having to travel miles at end to the next closest town to drop off grain --                                    loads.
old rock mineral shop- built in the late 1800's.
                                    - builders unknown.
                                    - farmers were having troubles with all the rocks found in their crops and had more --                                     then they knew what to do with so they built the mineral shop and farmers brought --                                    in rocks to be processed and sold for a reasonable profit as jewelry or mineral or --                                      etc....
Winston Grocery- built in the mid 1900's.
                             - builders unknown.
                             - built as an alternative place for purchasing groceries for the locals families.
Winston Meats- built in the late 1800's.
                          - builders unknown
                          - built to save farmers the long trips or the hastle for getting meat processed and ready to --                             be cooked up and ate.
Elks Community Hall- built in the early 1900's.
                                    - builders were locals (names unknown)
                                    - built to use as meeting place for the whole town toget together with out having to --                                       be all squished together.
Curling Rink- built in the late 1900's.
                      - builders unknown.
                      - built to for get togethers and obviously to do some friendly games of curling.
The Buggy Bath- built in the mid 1800's
                            - builders unkown
                            - built to make washing peoples cars alot easier for them and to have a nice cup of coffee --                            to warm up on cold miserable days.
Skating Rink- built in the mid 1900's.
                       - builders unknown.
                       - built for hockey games to happen rather then going to other towns to have fun and is also --                         great when public skating is on due to the fact that you can have a nice fun piecful sakte with --                      friends and family.

Virtual Walking Tour Pics Of My Town

I plan to do the write up once I get back to school that way I'll have a better working computer to use but these are the pictures of some of the old, historic buildings that belong to my old town, Choiceland, Sk.

project evaluation

I think beauty is anything you put your mind to making believe is beautiful. I expressed one view of beauty by doing a Japanese painting; I tried to make the cherry blossom stand out the most due to the fact that it has many symbols. The Japanese symbols I chose to put onto my painting were all ones that I thought were very important to life and how people should look at life. (courage, hope, wisdom, loyalty) I went through a long and interesting process beginning with researching and finding different ideas to use for my painting. I then started by sketching the design onto the canvas using pencil and then went over with my basic base colors (black and brown). I then added a bit of yellow to the bark to add a bit of a textured look to it then began to use green to make the leaves. I applied the leaves by dabbing the brush onto the canvas that way the leaves had a textured look to them. I then added the blossoms starting by making some what large dots on the branches of the blossom tree. I added a white curved line in the centers of all the blossoms to add a more 3D effect to the image. The items used are based on the fact that I have friends from all over the world and they mean a lot to me no matter where they are. Everything I wanted to work eventually did work out in the end. I used a number of different techniques to create this piece and they all worked out perfectly. I had difficulties finding the right types of paints and brushes but me and my sister looked in many different places and managed to find all the stuff I needed to finish the project. All I did to decide on how the painting was going to turn out was I used the techniques I had learnt over the years in my previous art classes and put them to use in making this one plus I looked at many examples of paintings done in the Japanese culture and decided to just do that with a flare of Canadian culture. That is my evaluation of my project.

my final project pics

IT IS FINALLY DONE!!!

My Town Mural

            I believe that this is a modern way of representing Golden Prairie. It shows how our town is old but has much chance to become new once again. Its stranger how towns that were once very large and powerful can end up being at the bottom of the food chain. The person sleeping on the bed is a representation of how quickly things can change around us, so fast it can happen over night. The confusion of how it all happened is shown in the “What happened here?” statement. I just hope that if this ever was a real mural for our town that people would understand the frustration and struggles our small town has gone through and is still going through. I hope that our prayers of a new beginning will be answered as the years go on and that our little town will thrive to become a great town once again.