Slapstick Animation - Post-Production

I have completed the animation and added the title and sounds. The film is 27 seconds long, which is roughly what I predicted from the animatic. It is called 'Banana Split' because the banana splits the security guard's foot open and also escapes (or 'splits') from the prison it is trapped in.

What Went Well

• The changing volume of sound effects conveys space
• Sound effects emphasise the actions
• Nesting helped fudge the timing of frames collectively

Improvements

• Some drawings are slightly fuzzy on a larger scale
• Some of the sound effects are lower quality because of how they were recorded

Slapstick Animation

I have produced 20 seconds of animation and I am close to finishing. I have also produced most of the slapstick elements.

What Went Well

• The black solid colour works well as blood
• Squash and stretch works well for the blood and the banana
• Useful blocking out main movement, then filling in the middle frames

Improvements

• Slapstick actions are difficult to draw as they have to be more exaggerated
• The walk cycle and hopping is static

Coming Week

• Add final touches to film, change any timing problems and sync with sound effects

Slapstick Animation

I have drawn the first 6 seconds of the animation. I haven't reached the main slapstick scene yet but I am pleased with the speed that it is taking to make.

What Went Well

• Banana's walk flows well
• Photoshop layering onion effect helps with drawing new frames
• Premiere Pro sequence timeline is useful at adjusting timing

Improvements

• Framing needs to be resized
• Difficult getting guard's head to turn around

Coming Week

• Carry on drawing the rest of the animation and add sound effects

Final Draft Essay

I have finished editing the essay in the final draft, cutting out any parts that are not important or as related to the topic I am researching. I have also extended my practical response as I didn't think analysing the ambiguity of hands would be enough on their own. I therefore created new cover pages for each of 'Breakfast On The Grass', 'The Hand' and 'The Glass Harmonica'. I made them more specific to hands and also exaggerated the amount of oppression shown in them. I did this to clarify the films' intended messages and help illustrate their subversive natures to back up my argument.