Week Two

Abstract Animation. The art of the times and animation as a form of expression. Cool looking without a storyline.

During class we will view the works on the following links. You may want to go back and check these out again.

Oskar Fischinger - An Optical Poem 1938 for MGM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=they7m6YePo

Oskar Fischinger - Early abstractions.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrZxw1Jb9vA&list=PL4CD0A710D9801329

Oskar Fischinger - Bubble and Scratch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IuWE1z4-vI&list=PL4CD0A710D9801329

Norman Mclaren - DOTS  1940

http://www.experimentalanimation.co.uk/animations/dots-2

Inspired by Oskar Fischinger - Composition in Blue and Green - 2000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw1qmBdWbTo

The Joshua Light Show - Liquid Loops - 1969 

Live projection performance on an overhead projector using oil, water and glycerin. Light artist: Cecily Hoyt. Originally recorded on 35mm film.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TW733Ut5zE0

Takashi Ohashi -  Kou Kou - Japanese Abstract Animation

http://www.cartoonbrew.com/shorts/kou-kou-is-fantastic-abstract-animation-from-japan-80092.html

Found Object Animations.

Saiman Chow, Sean Dougherty, Chad Colby - Change: The Happiest Stop Motion Video Ever

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOMFod_Qnhg&list=PL7825AD8DCCCFFB5C&index=16

Peter Gabriel - Big Time Music Video - Directed by Stephen R. Johnson 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBAl9cchQac

Evangeline Teves - Experimental FOund Object Video - "Packing Up"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gc68r1kBklk

Quaife - Deus ex Machina

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xT_KQ5Eatsc&list=PL7825AD8DCCCFFB5C&index=8

The Ways Things Go - This is not an animation, but it certainly has a timeline and a production pipeline. There is a full length 29 minute version available if you are brave enough. It is worth the effort.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXrRC3pfLnE

Stuff VS Stuff

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDoFneDJVjM&list=PL7825AD8DCCCFFB5C

Skittles Commercial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ua9a7-PnHUU&list=PL7825AD8DCCCFFB5C&index=15

Sesame Street Nuts

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8_bt9Dai3o&list=PL7825AD8DCCCFFB5C

TV Bumpers & Outro examples

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=vYLdDfe_IV4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=n48m1WKFu6c

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Es7D9qsgSTU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrUfMqRlYpk&list=PL1E07466EC10E6C81

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWu0bzzP3wA

Homework: Due week 3

Read up on Oskar Fischinger and be prepared to talk about him and his peers. 

For our first project we will be creating a "Found Object Stop Motion Animation" between 15-30 seconds in length. You may only use 5 objects. You may use any software tool you like. You may NOT tell a story.

See the following link and look at some Still Found Object art.

http://www.google.com/search?q=found+object+art&hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=0_JiUe-VA6bw0gG0i4GACw&ved=0CD0QsAQ&biw=1024&bih=595