{"id":418,"date":"2018-03-26T04:03:20","date_gmt":"2018-03-26T04:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardy-lavoie.com\/?p=418"},"modified":"2018-11-11T04:04:50","modified_gmt":"2018-11-11T04:04:50","slug":"module-4-stop-motion-animation-pt-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardy-lavoie.com\/?p=418","title":{"rendered":"MODULE 4: STOP MOTION ANIMATION PT.2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reading and Writing<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Chapter 6<\/em>:<\/p>\n

\"alexey-ruban-103990-unsplash\"\u00a0This chapter dives into the quality that sounds adds\u00a0when applied to a video or animation. One thing that popped out to me right away was the notion of leading your video with sound. Honestly, when I storyboarded the ideas for my video, I knew that music would be in one of them (and ultimately, the one I went with). But, I didn\u2019t go into that process with music in mind. That was the first creative edit I had to make in order to plan the way in which my animation was going to take shape.<\/p>\n

I was also really interested in the way the chapter went into diegetic and non-diegetic sounds. Honestly, I don\u2019t work with sound at all in most creative endeavors, and never realized how literal and non-literal audio are in categories of their own. I went in just kind of think \u201csound is sound\u201d and really had to re-frame my thinking when choosing how and when to use these two types of audio and the effects that it will have on the project as I move through it.<\/p>\n

The rest of the chapter seemed pretty straightforward to me and covered things like sound effects, music scoring for films\/videos and the importance of timing. I\u2019m really glad I did the reading before starting any filming because has shaped my thinking about the applications of these qualities as a part of the planning process. **EDIT<\/strong><\/em>** Now that I HAVE finished the video, I am even MORE thankful that I read this first. It would likely be a totally different kind of video if I hadn\u2019t.<\/p>\n

Chapter 7<\/em>:<\/p>\n

\"Disney-Movie-Mistakes-Beauty-Beast-Painting-Age.jpg\"The one thing I love about this book, is that after reading a chapter like \u2018Design Wonderland\u2019, I really feel like I could jump into any type of unexplored creative endeavor with ease. It makes me feel confident, despite having no previous experience creating physical or social laws for a place that doesn\u2019t exist.<\/p>\n

But enough about that, I bet you\u2019re wondering why I used an image from Disney\u2019s Beauty \u00a0& the Beast here for this section. Well, it\u2019s my earliest recollection of catching an issue with continuity, and it made me angry. If the Beast had been cursed for however many years, there is no way that his portrait would look the same then as he did in \u2018real life\u2019 when the curse is broken. This chapter touches on the importance of sticking to the rules that you create for yourself because no one wants to be caught out of line in their own made-up world.<\/p>\n

I particularly felt more connected to the section about motion graphics and brand identity than other parts of this chapter. It just felt more applicable to the type of work that I do, and the real-world implementation of motion graphics. However, this section was REALLY short when I felt it could have an entire chapter dedicated solely to it, and that was a bummer.<\/p>\n

Research to inform<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Audio Example<\/em>:<\/p>\n