Category Archives: Animation Inspiration

I think an important design aspect I should consider is negative space. Negative space is generally the empty or open space around an object that defines it. I think that if my animation is based in the deep sea, then … Continue reading →

The Princess and The Frog Extract This clip is particularly good in demonstrating how the film plays with light and it’s characters. Whirling Fluorescent Wind- Feng Ying Po Suo This video is quite abstract but sophisticated in the way that … Continue reading →

The Amazing World of Gumball:  http://theamazingworldofgumball.wikia.com/wiki/The_Mirror plays a lot on children’s naivety plays on practical jokes/ very slapstick For example: In Miss Simian‘s class, Gumball and Penny communicate to each other with gestures. Penny blows a kiss to Gumball, and he “catches” it … Continue reading →

I went to see the book of life in the cinema on Sunday, and it was interesting to see the way they animated wooden puppets as characters. I also really enjoyed the use of colours and music.

After thinking about using different textures in my animation, I decided to look at the amazing world of gumball, since it is an animation that is known for mixing textures and cartoons. This is a link to the official website.  … Continue reading →

0708 This video is a lot tidier than other styles I have looked at but I like the way the world turns round to change scenes Advertisement for Puppet Theatre Festival It’s short but again very clean cut. Vegetables I really … Continue reading →

Vikings Although this is a short excerpt of their work, it’s interesting  contains a puppet like style Los Tiki Phantoms- Regresan De La Tumba This video is more the style I like, and I think it is clever in the … Continue reading →

I really enjoy the 2D cinematic style that is employed here. It’s detailed yet remains fairly simple and is a style that I could attempt. This is from a game called Alice: Madness Returns. These are parts of cut scenes … Continue reading →

38-39c I like how some of the animation effects have bee drawn on after the stop-motion has been created. It creates a more child-like effect on a mature narrative. Address is Approximate I have seen this before and absolutely love … Continue reading →

I was watching Despicable Me this is a great sequence demonstrating the use of no dialougue and animation