This week, I carried out a large amount of research. I was sceptical at first that I'd find enough information to carry out an investigation however there was an abundance of examples/critics. The majority of my information was found online as this was where I had access to behind the scenes of animations and interviews with creators. The examples of animated water I will be exploring are: 'Kubo and the Two Strings', 'Coraline', 'Two Balloons', the 'Gatorade' advert and 'Hedgehog in the Fog'. This is a nice range of animations from large production companies to individual projects. If I was to improve this research, it would be to find more criticism against stop-motion as a medium, however this has been quite difficult to find.
I then planned out the investigation. It'll look individually at 'water expanses' (waves, oceans), 'moving water' (rivers, showers, pouring water) and 'gaseous water' (fog, clouds, steam). These categories cover all the films I've researched.
What Went Well:
- I found an abundance of information about my topic
- The research helped formulate my argument rather than finding information to fit the argument
- The categories I've divided water into will allow me to investigate this topic as thoroughly as possible
- Most of the information I found was online, so triangulation will be needed to make sure these sources are valid
- I have too many film examples, such as the rain in 'A Matter of Loaf and Death' - I'm no longer investigating this film as I couldn't find enough background information on it
- I've yet to find much criticism against stop-motion as a whole from reputable sources
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