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Research on Muybridge to help me understand how gif are made. The way he created a gif in 1886 is very different to how we make them today but the information found about it was very interesting. The research gave me the idea of creating a mini story through a series of a 🤬 book. The story I created was a thing I used to do when I was little which I then used in my 🤬 book.

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This is my gif I have created using photoshop where as the other gif I had created I used an app which shows a difference. On photoshop, there are much more options to create it however the gif maker didn’t. This didn’t make a huge difference to the overall gif between them but the work behind the photo was different.  I like how my turned out and I have learnt from the experiment that photoshop is the better way of creating a GIF as it gives it a better finished look and thats also what i would do differently.

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This was the other gif I created by using a gif maker. As said on the first gif, I explained that the work behind the gif was different to using photoshop and this app. They still both work really well but I much prefer photoshop and it just looks more sharper.

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Here I created a post-it 🤬 book. I found this quite difficult as the sometimes it wouldn’t work how I wanted it to but it finally worked. I created different 🤬 books but this one appealed to me the most. What I found difficult was to come up with a different picture each time to create a movement which is why I also attempted many different 🤬 books. I found this book better than the other ones due to how it moved when I moved it to create the picture video.

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Research about stop frame animation to help me understand more about the task and to help what to create.
ARTISTS -

Ladislas Starevich

Henry Selick

Tim Burton

Nick Park

Ray Harryhausen

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This is my practise stop frame animation. The way the animation turned out was surprisingly really well considering it was my first time properly using iMovie. Although I liked the way the animation turned out, I would change the fact that the some sound effects didn't really work with some of the movement. Also I need to cut the end of the sound effect because it carries on the footstep sound. I have learnt how to cut the sound tracks down for it to be in time with the animation. Also how to speed up or slow down each clip which has helped so much on the understanding of iMovie.

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Here I am showing what I viewed to help me understand the technique and steps on the use of iMovie. This helped me understand more further into how to use it and a step by step talk through on what goes next. Watching this was very useful and a very good explanation on how to use it.

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This is the photo 🤬🤬 book I created using my own photos I took and created a scene of movements. The photos that I took were good and worked well however I didn't print the photos big enough for it to work🤬 as well as the as the post it note would. This made it harder to work and not to look as good as the previous one. I found that the photos were good as they did create a movement however when printed it wasn't as good. Muybridge inspired my choices as he took photos of a horse moving which so I took multiple photos of a person walking.

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A graphic in the GIF file format that creates the effect of animation by rotating through a series of static images.

A loop is a complete cycle through all of the images in an animated sequence. An animated GIF can be set to loop once, infinitely, or somewhere in between. Some publishers have limits restricting the number of times an advertiser’s banner is allowed to loop.

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This was my final stop frame animation which I was really happy with how it turned out considering that I didn't know how to use iMovie or even know what stop frame animation was. The process of making the animation was very difficult, not so much taking the photo or coming up with the idea but making the music track to play in time with the animation was extremely difficult but I made it work eventually. What I had to do was copy and paste many times for it to be in time with the song and either speed or slow it down as well. I would like to improve the photos I took as they weren't really like the ones I took in a studio but it still worked.

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Squash and Stretch -
The most important principle is "squash and stretch", the purpose of which is to give a sense of weight and flexibility to drawn objects. It can be applied to simple objects, like a bouncing ball.

Anticipation -
Anticipation is used to prepare the audience for an action, and to make the action appear more realistic.

Staging -

This principle is akin to staging in theatre, as it is known in theatre and film.

Straight Ahead Action and Pose to Pose -

These are two different approaches to the actual drawing process.

Follow Through and Overlapping Action -
Follow through and overlapping action is a general heading for two closely related techniques which help to render movement more realistically, and help to give the impression that characters follow the laws of physics, including the principle of inertia.

Slow In and Slow Out -

The movement of the human body, and most other objects, needs time to accelerate and slow down.

Arc -

Most natural action tends to follow an arched trajectory, and animation should adhere to this principle by following implied "arcs" for greater realism.

Secondary Action -
Secondary Action: as the horse runs, its mane and tail follow the movement of the body.

Timing -

Timing refers to the number of drawings or frames for a given action, which translates to the speed of the action on film.

Exaggeration -

Exaggeration is an effect especially useful for animation, as animated motions that strive for a perfect imitation of reality can look static and dull.

Solid drawing -

The principle of solid drawing means taking into account forms in three-dimensional space, or giving them volume and weight.

Appeal -

Appeal in a cartoon character corresponds to what would be called charisma in an actor.

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Very good understanding

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Good comparative analysis of the two different programs you used. However you could write a brief comment on how successful you think the visuals of the GIF is. Do you like/dislike it? What have you learnt from your experiment? What would you do differently?

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Good GIF. Better comments, describe your creative choices linking to any research material you have looked it. What have you learnt from your GIF experiments

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Good. Maybe include some comments about any ideas that it might have given you?

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What was difficult about it? Why didn't it work? What was better about this 🤬 book than your other ones?

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The photos were good? What was good about the photographs? What inspired your creative choices? Good analysis on the size and scale of the work and how it affected the final outcome.

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Good. Maybe include some research from actual artists and animators who use the technique?

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What inspired your creative choices for the practice? What did you learn?

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Good reference to show your skills development

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This is my contact sheet of my photo 🤬 book that I will print out and cut to make the mini 🤬 book.