Improved contextual

1. FMP Contextual
Research
Amy Watson

2. Genre to which I intend to focus on
Animation

3. Practitioner No.1
Ray Harryhausen

4. Ray Harryhausen
Harryhausen was an American
animator well known as the
mastermind behind the creation of
Dynamation: a form of animation
embedded in the stop motion model
animation legacy.
Most of Harryhausen’s animations involved special effects that
brought more of the stories to the screen, and his work has
become one of the most inspirational legacies in the world of stop
motion.
After his death in 2013, he has been
recognised as one of the mainly
inspiring legends of the genre in the
minds of those who wished to pursue
a similar career.
His characters for
the animations
have been made in
full detail to make
them more realistic
looking, possibly
to tell the story in
more detail.

5. His Most Famous Works
As shown within these shots of animation, the
most intriguing factor that is shown in this
particular style rather than other stop motion
animations such as Morph from Aardman, the
characters seems to have been moulded and
sculpted into what seems to be the most
closest to looking like realistic characters, like
they are indeed real life events. I feel like this
will be a great inspiration factor for my project
in a way where I will actually use real objects
for the base of my characters.

6. Practitioner No.2
Nick Park

7. Nick Park
Nick Park is an animator
working for the famous
Aardman company, who are the
masterminds behind most of the
best animations today. Nick is
even the mastermind for some
of Aardman’s most iconic
productions: Wallace & Gromit,
Creatures Comforts and Shaun
the sheep, all of which are
highly success full, and that
Creature Comforts and two of
the stories of Wallace and
Gromit achieved oscars for best
animated film in 1990, 1994 and
1996.
Before working for Aardman, Park began
the production for A Grand Day Out but only
in 2 years he managed to make the first 10
minutes. When Park began looking for a job,
Aardman hired him and offered to help him
complete his production whilst he worked on
other projects.

8. His Most Famous Works
These are his best creations and
his brilliant imagination was
highly responsible for these
creations coming to life. I will use
plasticine like these figures, but
mainly for eyes and mouths for
my characters as since my
characters are real life stationary.

9. Practitioner No.3
Art Clokey

10. Art Clokey
Clokey was the mastermind
behind one of the most
unforgettable stop motion
characters ever made: Gumby.
Similar to Morph, Gumby was a
one coloured simple designed
character with not a lot of detailed
features, and that the character
resembles like that of a person.

11. His Most Famous Work
nic children stars. Similar to the last explanation, I will use plasticine to make the mouths a

12. In Terms of Theory
y and the uses and gratifications model to verify the hopeful outcome thanks to the produc