Animation 3 Part 2

Animation 3 Part 2

Image Analysis (Animation 3 Part 2)

Smartphone Addiction - metaphor analysis

Smartphone Zombies - created by Steve Cutts

The image shows that the device is turning us into zombie like creatures like those in the movies just that we don't go around and bite people.

The colour theme is very depressing to fit the post-apocalyptic theme that the image using cold colours and dark tone.

The art style is horrific to emphasis on the zombie apocalyptic feeling. Dark and scary looking humans, the difference between the normal zombie and smartphone zombies is that smartphone zombies has no rotting flesh or bloods but they both produce the same horror feeling.

The focus is on the humans

And the smartphone which is the subject matter

The outcome which is the us the human turning into zombies that is bind to the smartphones. The smartphones is the virus = the issue.

Tied To Smartphone - created by Steve Cutts

Colour theme is similar to the previous artwork because of the theme and it was created by the same artist.

This creates the metaphor that we humans are being controlled by the devices instead of the other way around. The art style creates a kind of feeling that even it doesn't look very real it still gives out the real emotion and message. 

This was the original context in the image where the humans are shown as the superior authority but the real message it that behind us humans there is another authority.

Here the image shows that the smartphone are now in control of us the humans expressing how much we are relying on the technology.

The subject matter of the image.

Smartphone Tied to Hand

The smartphone is seen trying to grab the hand of the user as if like a parasite wanting a host body. This is the simple design and image that points out the device addiction issue that we can't let go of the device that it is tied to our hands.

Infographic Image Analysis (Animation 3 Part 2)

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Image 2

Image Analysis Idea (Animation 3 Part 2)

Based on the previous images analysis a few ideas is generated influenced by the images. Here are 3 ideas:

1. To inform people about smartphone addiction and the dangers of the addiction to society.
2. To show the people what is really happening in reality about smartphone addiction from a different standpoint.
3. To create an awareness about the smartphone addiction to those who are affected and those around them.

Character Design Sketch (Animation 3 Part 2)

Initial design sketch which is the smartphone a character and the antagonist of the animation.

Storyboard Draft (Animation 3 Part 2)


Draft version of the storyboard:

Video Shooting (Animation 3 Part 2)

The beginning process of the animation process is shooting the live video for the animation. After selecting the location and adjusting the lighting we began to shoot.

Scene 1

Scene 2

Scene 3

Scene 4

Scene 5

Scene 6

Scene 7

Scene 8

Phone Transform scene

Scene 9

Scene 10

Scene 11

Animation Process (Animation 3 Part 2)

Inserting the video into Flash first and I lock that layer, later I create another layer above that and draw on that to create the animation frame by frame. There is an onion skin function in Flash which allows me to see frames before and after the frame that I am currently at.

 

This helps me a lot to animate the object because I can refer back to the previous frame without switching frames back and forth which will take an even longer time to finish

After the parts are done, I put them into Premiere to combine them

Once that is done I insert the music into the 1 lengthy video which I compile beforehand.

Animation "Phone Attack" (Animation 3 Part 2)

Using a similar theme of a zombie outbreak the animation is heavily influenced by the Steve Cutts's artwork "Smartphone Zombie"