revised animation

Revised animation from johnna pasch on Vimeo.

animation

animals as novelty from johnna pasch on Vimeo.

FINAL ANIMATION

explain hierarchy of and relationships between the communication channels. what takes priority, if anything, and when does it do so?

With my animation I believe that the imagery has the most hierarchy. The visual effect give you the feelings that are felt when watching this. The music adds to the setting also, but is not as strong as the imagery. The text added to the animation helps to clarify what the imagery is trying to say. It puts the viewers mind in the right place to be prepared for the visuals that follow the facts.

why you used the media/production techniques you utilized. what did that rendering style or formal approach add to your story?

I chose to do stop motion because I felt I could capture the moment with more detail in a photo than i would have in a video. Plus, due to time I was not able to get video footage and be able to edit it in time. I wish I would have had more time to learn a new program such as aftereffects, but it did not work out this way so I chose to do photos in flash which is something I am more familiar with.

what, if any, new things did you learn through this process? was it more difficult to orchestrate things with all your options open?

With this project I learned how to take the elements such as timing and framing and make them into a animation that makes sense. I also feel with having my options open I learned how to limit myself to reality. Due to the time factor, and programs that are unknown I learned how to create something that is more realistic than a "big idea".

Final project beginnings!

* chosen project and why. how will this project work better in your portfolio than the other option?

I have chosen to go with the data presentation. I plan on making a commercial with stats on abandoned animals due to impulse buying. I feel this is an important issue in our society right now. I feel this will work better than the other option because I have been dealing a lot with humor with this project and this will show the other side that it can take. A more serious, factual side to an animal like my ferret. I think it would also be a good experience to deal with a subject that could create controversy. It will show that I can design for humor and for important social issues.

• the purpose of the work. why does this piece of graphic design exist? what is it supposed to do?

This piece is going to be designed to send a message out to viewers to not buy pets on impulse. It is supposed to make people realize that a pet may be so cute in the store, but they are going to be a responsibility for the pets lifetime. People buy or give pets as gifts and do not think about how many pets get abandoned to do lack of interest after time.
• context for the work. what surrounds it? where or when does it appear? is it stand-alone or does it require a presenter, what else is on that channel? etc.

The context for this would be like a public service announcement. It would appear during any normal commercial time. It could be on any channel. It may be played more on channels such as animal planet. It may also be on channels such as discovery, national geographic any channel that supports animal rights would most likely play it more often.
• audience description. who are they and why are they watching

The audience could be anyone who is watching tv at the time. It will effect the animal lovers more than the non animal lovers. It would hopefully make a person who is considering a pet think about the responsibilities of the pet they may be deciding to bring to the family.

-Four million cats and dogs—about one every eight seconds—are put down in U.S. shelters each year.

- Pet care Advisor for Purina, Shivaun Statham, says the company is drawing attention to the issue now because many of the pets that are bought as Christmas presents every year inevitably end up unwanted in animal shelter

- Statistics from the Auckland SPCA that show more than 1000 newly abandoned animals were collected in December 2008 alone.

- When you hear of people who plan to give a pet as a gift, please take the opportunity to educate them. Animals cannot speak for themselves, but you can be their voice - and convey the message that pets aren't disposable; they need love and commitment their whole life.

- Pets should never be an impulse purchase. Individuals and families thinking of getting a pet should research, prepare and then, when the time is right, seek a pet who realistically complements their lifestyle, schedule and energy level. Many people do not have the time, energy or money to care for a dog over the long term. A new owner may enjoy the animal for a few weeks, but then resent the gift once the novelty wears off, and the cute puppy starts growing into an active, needy, larger dog.

-Also, discourage parents from giving pups and kittens to their children as gifts. While children can help with some age-appropriate responsibilities, pets require adult caretakers. Remember, even bright youngsters typically don't have the strength, attention span, self-discipline and physical strength to care for a dog...or even a cat. Older children typically wind up redirecting their attention to friends, school, social activities and eventually dating and planning for college. Unlike with other holiday presents, owners cannot just pop in a fresh battery or put the pet away in the closet after the novelty wears off. In nearly all cases, one of the parents becomes the primary caretaker, doing the feeding, walks, litter scooping and all of the other chores the children once promised to do themselves.

-Furthermore, "pets as playthings" is the wrong message to send to children. Pets are living beings who require substantial time and daily care, plus expenses for food, obedience training, vet bills and occasional petsitters or kennels. Children get bored with gifts, and it's heartbreaking when families grow tired of the growing dog. Studies show that too often the gift puppy is given up within the first year, starved for training, socialization and affection. Regardless of what parents tell children and neighbors, the reality is that too many wonderful dogs go unadopted at shelters.

Pups between the ages of 7 to 14 months often wind up at shelters or at the vet for euthanasia, because the owners did not train them, resulting in "behavior problems." Even worse, some owners dump unwanted pets on the road or in the woods, where they cannot survive on their own, since dogs and cats are domesticated animals that depend on humans for care.

According to the Humane Society of the United States, most puppies and kittens born in the United States never reach their second birthdays. They die from being hit by cars, euthanized by owners, starving or being injured in fights with other animals, or taken to shelters or pounds, usually before age two.

As noted by the Pet Action League, the months following the holidays will be very busy for rescue organizations. Many of last year's holiday puppies and kittens are now up for adoption. It is tragic how many poor animals wind up abandoned.

reference: http://www.paw-rescue.org/PAW/PETTIPS/DogTip_giftpet.php

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0911/S00047.htm

narrative summary

My sound effects that I added information to the narrative to make it more interesting. I feel like they give it a sort of humor. If you were to have the ferret dancing with no music it is cute, but not as funny v.s. him dancing to a rap song by run DMC.

The short sound marks give it quick effects to re enforce the objects the viewer is seeing. The music is set to give the viewer something funny to listen to while the ferret is dancing.

With this form of communication it allows the user perhaps think on a different level and can move around in the narrative vs just watching a movie clip from beginning to end. They can sort of pick their own narrative.

The user of my experience can discover small “ah Ha” moments while navigating through my piece. It forces user to want to click on anything that may do something whether or not it really does. Since I know what has an action once clicked it is interesting to watch someone else who has no clue what to click do this. Even if its that they click on a different area of the object than I would have. Its funny how everyone thinks different.

tyler

sound choices

31 Mr. Big Top (Doug's Tune) by user9452548

All The Small Things by user9452548

Ferret-1 by user9452548

Ferret by user9452548

Na: Final progress and summary of animation

ferret progress 2 from johnna pasch on Vimeo.

final ferret from johnna pasch on Vimeo.

The top video is second to final version, the bottom is the final version.

animation process

these are my trial and errors of trying to get ferret paw prints :)
Story board with original animation mixed in
action trials

NA: Nouns/ Verbs

Noun: Ferret

Verbs: Scurry, Smuggle, hide

Noun: Food Pellet

Verbs: Pour, fill, consume

I have decided on these words. I have also already been thinking of numerous materials to use to create them. I most likely will work with stop motion photographs instead of digital type.

Dino Love

Dino Love from johnna pasch on Vimeo.

Storyboard point of view 1...and 2

This is what I have for the point of view from my perspective of feeding meeko. It starts off with me waking up the clock looking a little fuzzy because its that first "I wanna sleep more" visual you get when you look at your clock in the morning. I walk into the room and start the process of feeding the ferret. I think the timing is really good, im not sure if the walking into the room is understood in those two photos...I was also concerned that just taking pictures and not hand manipulating them like most of the people in the class was too boring. Im kinda starting to thing the colors of the slide, the bowl, and the cage itself add good colors to make the photos visually interesting without any manipulation. 

this is my 2nd point of view from the ferrets perspective as if the camera were placed on top of his head. I still have a couple frames to figure out. I think the second frame should be a blurry photo of me walking in the room to show the ferret too has just woke up. I also need a frame of me pouring the food into the bowl and what it would look like to the ferret. Still kinda stuck on what else to show. Hmmmm open for suggestions!!!!!!!:):):):):):):):):):):):):)

media options

New activity~!

I decided to pick a new activity because mario was going to be a lil too difficult for me to focus on 1st person and 3rd person...so I went with something more simple, feeding my ferret. Here are my story boards!!

Mario Storyboards

narrative activity perspectives

Very long but hilarious mario video

Idea for Narrative project 1

I have decided to choose the game Super Mario Brothers. I have a couple ideas on what actions I will be focusing on. My first thought is to capture Mario getting a mushroom and growing to a larger, more super size. I also thought of him going down a tube and into another world. I initially thought of summarizing a whole world or level, but the thought of taking a small action and making it in stages seemed more interesting and doable.