Reviewing Processes/Tutor feedback – week 11

Reviewing Processes/Tutor feedback – week 11
Creating stronger and more specific boundaries within the project was the aim of last week. Amendments to the proposal and ‘scripted’ storyboards were produced.
It was suggested by tutors that a written account documenting the project could follow on from analysing the 6 sketchbooks. A reduction of the animation from
4 minutes to 1-2 was agreed and reducing the outcome of posters has reduced
from 8 to 2. The rationale for producing static work was understood and I explained the need to create a different body of work for the viewer to consider decisions and to freeze parts of the animation and explain some of the linguistic terms and decisions made within the work.

Reviewing the actual stills form the animation, it was suggested that the letterpress was a positive reflection on Ken’s voice and personality, an apt medium. The rationale
“ I can imagine a grey old man, who is very set in his ways.”
“He sounds sad and lonely, a bit of a nosey parker. There’s not much going on in
his life.”
“He’s the kind of guy who has had sadness in his life, does he have net curtains?’
“Is he very old and a pit purvy?!"

Positive feedback on the work:
The students liked the animated letterpress.
“It suits his voice, we like the fact you have created laughter in different ways.” (exclamation marks and ‘ha ha’s’) It looks hands on but also professional.

Areas to improve the work:
Can colour be a part of the work? (I explained why I didn’t want to add this,
as a contrast to Delyse’ s animation)
Does the email interface have to be there at all, isn’t digital type enough of a contrast? This is a good point and would allow the words to flow more.
The rollered ink sequence at the end of the animation is not effective at communicating the end, it almost signals the beginning (white page syndrome).
Perhaps the rollered ink can be shot underneath a glass panel so it blots out the screen?

We discussed audio, the students liked the idea of the writing and pen nib scratching into the paper to give a different dimension to the work.
Generally the students enjoyed seeing the work, especially notebooks and poured over the work after the lecture and were keen to discuss their own work in a more open way. We also discussed ‘happy accidents’ the students work in this way a lot, I was saying to them that I also enjoyed this and being open to the opportunities of work improving when experimenting.

Summary of work to progress this week:
1 letterpress animations include:
Countdown sequence/in a mug/just /an ordinary/mug/yeah/I know it is
2 Rough plan for poster (using photocopy paste up)
3 Amend animation (TAS narration)
4 Shoot TV screen for end sequence
5 Shoot rollered ink under glass for end sequence