Researching Animations [2D]

Unexpected (2D animated short film)

This animation was made by using Flash and After Effects. I like the simplicity of the story and included in the short time to tell the story we also get to imagine the back story of how the money got there and the thoughts of what happened to it when the character returns to collect his hidden ill-gotten gains. The characters have been had-drawn, one assumes by using a graphics tablet and then importing the files into the aforementioned software programmes to animate the characters.

24 Animations in 24 Hours - Short animated Flash films all created in one day

These quick-fire selections of animations were made in a 24-hour period. What has impressed me with the animations is that some a very basic but are still able to tell a story. I have found this to be very inspiring as some of the image used are from the web and have been used to create the animations. If I am to pursue the idea of making a 2D animation I will have to strongly consider how I am going to achieve it by using original drawings.

Passenger

The use of the lighting within the scene helps tell the story. The house is well light and colours are used to make it appear that this is a safe environment for the character. The character is in bright colour throughout which ensures that the viewer follows her journey as the viewers focus is mainly on her. As she travels on the bus the other characters, as well as the scene, is dark signifying that she is in a dangerous place. The use of the darkness and light has inspired me and if I am to use this method of telling a story I shall be looking at using dark and light contrasts throughout.

Tarboy

The story and the way that it is narrated for this 2D animation is one that impressed me the most. It has encompassed all the elements I like from the other 2D animations I have viewed and have found this an inspiration in which I may consider when making my final decision over which format to choose when producing my final project.

These animation which have been created in Flash have all captured me in some way or another. What I like about them, in some cases, are the characters have been created using shapes as opposed to being hand drawn. It is this aspect that I will look into in regards to creating characters and also scenes to see if it is a style that I feel I could work with. I shall have an attempt at making a basic animation in Flash and creating a character before deciding if indeed it is a software package in which I wish to use.