My evaluation for Unit 53 - A Splash of Colour.

1. A SPLASH OF COLOUR
EVALUATION
Abbey Woods

2. TASK 1
We had to research 3 traditional moving
image techniques.
I chose to research; zoetrope,
phenakistoscope, thaumatrope, kineograph, and
Eadweard Muybridge.

3. TASK 1 (2D ANIMATIONS)
 Next we had to choose 3 of our favourite 2D animations.
 I chose: The Lion King, Aladdin and Cinderella.
 The Lion King – I like this movie because I find the fact that it was hand-drawn very interesting.
Also because the colours used are very warm and bright; I have very find memories of watching this
when I was little.
 Aladdin – I like this film because it shows people of all shapes and sizes; something that I think is
very important for children to see. Also because the characters are fun (especially Genie).
 Cinderella – One reason why I chose this animation is because when I was little, I played Cinderella
in a school production and watching the film reminds of it. The other main reason is because,
Cinderella is a dreamer, just like me.

4. TASK 2
 We had to create two ideas to storyboard, and choose one to take
forward.
 Because the theme was colour, emotion seemed like a good idea to
use. We could interpret the theme however we wanted, as long it revolved
around colour.
 Using 20 photographs, we had to then create an animation based on
colour.
 Finally, we had to add at least one sound.

5. TASK 3
 For task 3 we had to investigate how certain sounds are made; we
watched a Youtube video about Foley and how people in the industry
create sound effects for film/television.
 We then made a list of our own personal favourite sound effects.
Mine were; the Doctor’s sonic screwdriver and creaky doors form
basically any horror movie.

6. TASK 4
 Overall, the photographing took me around an hour, and the
drawing about 3 hours; it took me quite a while to colour them all in.
 Each frame of the animation is between half a second and a
second long. All together there are 22 frames.

7. INITIAL IDEA
 At first I had 10 ideas for my animation, but after thinking all of them through, I
narrowed it down to two.
 My two ideas were; nail art and word association.
Nail Art: I would create nail art for each finger nail, link each colour to an emotion, and
then use an emoji to represent it. This was my main idea until I ran into difficulty with the
camera.
Word Association: I would write different emotions and colour them in with matching
colours. I used this idea after I ran out of time for my first idea.

8. FINAL OUTCOME
 The planning for my second idea went quite smoothly; I created a
storyboard and started the drawings.

9. CREATING THE
ANIMATION
I had never used Photoshop before so I had
trouble figuring it out.
But by reading the hand out we were given
carefully, and with Jen’s help, I eventually created the
animation.

10. FUTURE PROJECTS
As this was the first project of the course, I was unsure on how to use
certain programmes, but as we progress through the course I am sure
that I will become more confident with using them.
Also for future projects, I will make sure all my equipment is in
working order so I don’t have to change my idea(s) again!