BSA1 Animation Liam Haggerty

Pre-Production story prototype ten's newfound friend malfunctions, try's to repair it, ten uses his own parts and subsequently becomes void so the friend try's saving him. this will be shown in short animations that reflect the montage and other scenes in wall-e  characters the character mainly focused on will be prototype ten, which is a 3d character i have made for my animation papers BSA225 and BSA226. the friend robot will be number 2, a older model of the same robot programs  animation will be done in Maya and edited in after effects, sound will be done in pro tools  techniques The techniques I will be reproducing include the use, and mixture of character body language, expressions (which will be done in Maya) and sound design (that will be done in pro tools) but still maintaining a mechanical aspect, also possibly including lighting and music to convey emotion and personality in a character. 

animation from the 1990's a bugs life/antz (1998) a bugs life made by Pixar and Antz made by dream works are both 3d animated films that share a very simuler premises, this lead pixar/disney to believe that one of there former animation directors Jeffrey Katzenberg had stolen the idea and reworked it as he had created dream works after leaving. even though both films were  in the same year they are both considered successful     gorillaz (1998) gorillaz is a virtual band that consists of four animated members, Russel, Murdoc, noodle and 2-d, created by Bamon Aldarn from the rock band blur and Jamie Hewlett who was the comic artist behind the character designs, Bamon and Jamie formed the band in response to what they where seeing on MTV at the time because they believed it was all just senseless, mindless music videos.   perfect blue (1998) directed by satoshi kon perfect blue is a psychological horror film about a pop star getting stalked, told from multiple...

the hill farm the hill farm was a 1988 uk animated, non narrative short film with no dialog made by Mark Baker, this short film took him 3 years to make and is about the lives of a pair of farmers, however since it doesn't have a traditional story/ it dosent have a narrative it is open to many possibility's, this works well with it also having no dialogue as it opens up the use a variety of new things for comical effect to which it does. the hill farm won best animated film from the BAFTA (British academy of film and television arts).

Reservoir Dogs Reservoir Dogs, directed by Quentin Tarantino was a non-liner film that popularized the genre back in 1992, the films premise is the conflict between a group of thief's who just pulled of a diamond heist, but poorly due to a tip to the cops, and they believe one of them is a rat. the films success can also be attributed to its editing leaded by Sally Menke, which there is plenty of as to make the non-liner storytelling coherent, and from then on she has edited many other films directed by Tarantino such as kill bill, pulp fiction and inglorious basterds non-linear storytelling is something that often can be done poorly without proper editing or purpose, the most common examples of this is when a film shows the"false ending" at the beginning of the film for no explored reason, and often can be seen through as no film would end in such a way, but when done well it can be a interesting film style to watch, reservoir dogs did it well in that the film jump...

a live action film where CGI detracted from the story the mummy Returns: the scorpion king in a attempt of making a CGI half man half scorpion the mummy falls short when the scorpion king arrives, a moment that was suppose to be threatening is just strange due to its un-canniness   a live action film that the CGI was seamlessly integrated and enhance the film Jurassic park: dinosaurs  the CGI in this movie seamlessly integrates with the film as at no point do you stop and think that it is fake, you subconsciously know that the dinosaurs are not real, obviously because dinosaurs are extinct, but because the CGI is done so well you allow it to be reality in the film.

Blair witch project the Blair witch project is a found footage horror film made in 1999 and was directed by Eduardo Sanchez and Daniel Myrick, the films premise is a student film maker, her ex boyfriend and his friend are making a documentary on the myth of the Blair witch, only to fall into trouble themselves. my opinion on the film  being one of the first of its kind and causing a chain reaction of subsequent found footage horror films may lead most to think its a great horror film, however the key to horror films is horror and this film doesn't pull it off(of course what scares people is subjective but this is my perspective) , at no point was i scared or even had a feeling unease and even at some points the film was laughable in how the characters jumped between being crazy and (attempting to be) rational, i think the films popularity purely derived from its marketing campaign and new film style. marketing campaign the true success of this film can be attributed t...

Run Lola run run Lola run is a German film made in 1998 and directed by tom tykwer that explores the concept of the "butterfly effect" on the events a couple / Lola and Mani go trough on the day where Mani needs to transfer stolen money his boss, but loses it, the film goes through 3 possibility each having a minor change that creates a flow on effect to both other people (shown though a photography montage) and themselves. the movie revived 28 film awards and nominated for 19 one of these awards was for best cinematography which can be seen through how the movie uses multiple filming techniques, such as when the first change occurs in each "reality" that causes the flow on effect in the film, is done in animation almost to hint at "this is where a change will occur" since the animation is surreal like the concept of the butterfly effect having that massive of a effect on the characters lives. another film technique run Lola run uses is montage, but ...

Richard William's the thief and the cobbler / Arabian knight Richard Williams is a well known animator of Canadian/ British decent best known for his work on who framed Roger Rabbit and the unfinished film the thief and the cobbler. this was a animated film in production that Richard had been working on for over 25 years however through many hardships and miss-organisation it never got completed, Warner brothers, who had funded the film for part of its production took the rights to all the work that had been made up to that point and made another film out of it Richard Williams wasn't experienced in making feature length films, only ever making short films about a generalized topic, this caused him to over do the productions time to create, always adding things and changing the story, which would be near impossible to deal with, not just for the animators but for the story to make sense with the conclusion, planed/story boarded, but the thing was there was no story board n...

tale about the cat and the moon (1995) directed by Pedro Serrazina, his first short film Tale about the cat and the moon was a black and white animation based of a poem about the personified relationship between a cat and the moon ghost in the shell (1995) based of the manga that shares the same name Ghost in the shell (1995) directed by Mamoru Oshil is a cyberpunk anime about a cyborg policewoman hunting a criminal called the puppet master. ghost in the shell was one of the first Japaneses animated feature films to have large success in western country along with other films, such as akira or tv series like dragon ball z. James and the giant peach (1996) the James and the giant peach film directed by henry Selick was the film adaption of the book by Roald Dahl done in both stop motion and live action film, the stop motion was reminiscent of the nightmare before Christmas as the director of that film had help produce this one/ Tim Burton. mike Judge mike judge is a animator, ...

the tick (1994) the tick was a experimental tv animation adapted from Ben Edlund's absurdist superhero comic that ran as one of the "Saturday morning cartoon's" for children involving satirical humor of a un-ideal superhero the critic (1994) the critic was a animated tv series about a disliked film critic created by the same writers and producers as the Simpsons/ Al jean and  Mike Reiss and produced by James l brooks, duckman (1994) created by everett peck and based on his pre-existing comic duckman is a animated tv series aimed at adults but used anthropomorphize animals such as many children cartoons, and it plays of this co contrast where the main character duck man, is a private detective who is opinionated and maniacal at times. the big story (1994) the premise for this short stop motion film is Kirk Douglas an american actor arguing with his younger self, created by tim Watts and David Stoten, film directer Quentin Tarantino like the film so much he re...

the Simpsons The creator of the Simpsons Matt Groening was ask to make a animation based of his "life is hell" comic strips however he would have had to give up the rights to the comics in doing this so he instead used a new idea ,a animation based on a family called the Simpsons. the Simpsons first aired on the Tracy Ullman show and from then on became the longest running animated TV show. cartoon network cartoon network is a TV Chanel that hosts and has hosted an array of cartoons that are aimed towards children, it was launched on October 1, 1992 and has persisted through till today. batman: the animated series this animated tv series created by waner bros and originally airing on fox kids was a adaptation of the comic book character batman from dc/detective comics and was often described as ither the best or second best animated tv series (second to the Simpsons)as it has received may awards such as its 4 Emmy's and its prime time Emmy award for outstanding an...

British new wave British new wave was a film movement stared by a group of film makers who struggled to get their films shown in commercial circuits and wanted to make films without the restrictions that come with government funding, an example of this is the film funded couldn't have violent or anti government themes, these films where based on more realistic events and people often involving aggressive young males, this movement was also called the free cinema manifesto due to it freeing the restrictions most films encounter. themes these films used alcoholism broken marriages violence  adultery the generational gap loneliness unwanted pregnancy's racism  working class citizens its influence on modern films its that realism and the lives of regular people are plausible in creating a film, also it is possible to create films that dont need outside funding and allow for creative freedom.

New German cinema new german cinema, also known as the oberhausen manifesto was a film movement that stared in 1962 when a group of film makers created a new concept for German films that was in contrast to the consistent string of what they considered bland idealistic films that were caused from the depression of ww2, where most film makers wanted to avoid any darker tones that could hinder audiences, the film makers that followed the oberhausen manifesto made their films with more "artistic expression" and didn't cater to what sort of film would earn the most. the themes used in these films are of contemporaneity issues further pushing the opposition of idealistic films due to the depression of modern life in Germany at the time.

Motion capture Motion capture was created from the attempt at making rotoscoping(animating over top of film) easier for the age of 3d animation, this involves a mo-cap actor wearing points/dots that are identifiable on a computer as said parts they are attached to, and as the actor moves the motion of the dots are identified as moving, and are adapted to a 3d character. uncanny valley  the "uncanny valley" was a theory put forward by roboticist Masahiro Mori which stated that if something appears human but acts unnatural, unlike a human would it can cause unease in people witnessing it, since humans have good perception in identifying emotions and what generally looks like a acting normal the abnormality that can be caused in the production of motion capture, realistic 3d animation or robotics is very easily recognized.  

Dogme 95  Dogme 95 was a concept invented in 1995 by two danish directors who wanted to return films to there purest form, removing excessive technology from the filming process that they believed tarnishes genuine creativity. this became a "manifesto" with a set of rules that need to be fulfilled for a film to be considered Dogme, this was labeled as the Vow of Chastity.  the vows Shooting must be done on location. Props and sets must not be brought in. If a prop is necessary for the story, a location must be chosen where this prop is to be found The sound must never be produced apart from the images or vice versa. Music must not be used unless it occurs  where the scene is being shot The camera must be handheld. Any movement or immobility attainable in the hand is permitted. The film must not take place where the camera is standing ; shooting must take place where the film takes place The film must be in colour. Special lighting is not acceptable. If...