Film 2: Object

Film 2 went much better than expected. I had known about stop motion in theory, but it was very interesting putting it to practice. Literally, the entire film is I taking a picture, moving things a little, taking another picture, and so forth. From that, I actually created the illusion of motion and it still boggles my mind slightly. Possibly my favorite shot is at the end when the foot steps on the pencil. I was pleasantly surprised at how fluid the motion looked, especially since it was a person moving and not an object. However, there are certain parts I would change. First, I would want better audio equipment to make it sound nicer. Second, the movie moves to fast. I would go back and reshoot it with more pictures for each scene. That way it would give the impression of a pencil walking instead of possibly running. That is also something I want to watch out for in any film I do, especially animation. I have noticed that I will get fixated on a certain point that only amounts to some small number like 3 frames. While I might spend five minutes, possibly longer, I must remember that it is only a fraction of a second. That does not mean it isn’t important, just that I need to add more frames or pictures to it.