Project03: Pixelation| W.I.P.

Posted on by Sammy Liu

Our creative process/brainstorming

We initially took inspiration from music videos that used pixilation/stop motion, such as OK GO’s ‘End Love’, ‘Last Leaf’, and Bombay Bicycle Club’s ‘Home by Now’. Choosing music was the first step; we wanted something punchy and energetic to match the pixilation style. We decided on Time Voyage by Just A Gent because it both had a punchy beat and title/lyrics that alluded to a story. In fact our storyline was inspired by the title: a sci-fi space journey telling of an alien abduction.

Prop Making
We scripted the making of the props to be part of the film. It was a challenge to figure out the shots while also actually needing to complete the props. We used cardboard, tinfoil and construction paper as the main materials, and ink and sharpies to draw and color.

Filming

We had an extremely ambitious trip – to film on the busy streets of Sham Shui Po. It allowed to overcome our fears and insecurities of doing art/drama in public.
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We got a lot of stares from people in cars and buses that passed by, however, even with those many distractions we carried on persevering as a group; discussing and coming up with solutions to unpredictable problems.

Chandi Marsh
Sydney McPherson
Wendy Kong
Claudia Lau
Sammy Liu
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Project02: Cut-out Animation| W.I.P. 1 | Inspiration and Hot Chocolate

Posted on by Sammy Liu

To start off our idea, we looked at some of our favourite concepts and vibes.
We decided to dive right in with a Deep Ocean concept, the protagonist being a girl with some typical Disney scenery and ‘magical girls’ vibes like in Bee and PuppyCat.

We used platforms like Pinterest and Instagram as well as They Drew as They Pleased – Volume Four Concept Art Book for inspiration and to create our desired mood-board for our scenery and character.

Having found a relaxed setting in a lush cafe near SCAD (:9) We brainstormed for our own possible scenes, actions, storyboard and character designs, accompanied by a sick spot of hot choco.

This is our very first rough sketch of a potential storyboard: Where it starts off with our protagonist’s point of view > cutting into a scene where she is sinking into the DEEP.