Explore - Pixelation, Final animation, Plastic Surgery

This is the final animation for the Pixelation task. While it was finished I ended up making many mistakes as well as forgetting my brief. My main problem was that i used the burst function on the camera (as you hold the button down it will take a constant stream of photos) which caused a very blurred line between film and pixelation. We were asked to do the photos in twos, so two photos for every frame, however i forgot this and used the burst function as my friends just did the actions because it was easier to get the action across to them. I did use the normal pixelation process for some parts on the animation but on ones instead of twos, one photo per frame, these scenes definitely fitted the briefs directions more concisely as it had the jerky appeal of pixelation but because i didn't have any way of steadying the camera the jerkiness was almost too much. Because i didn't put it on twos the speed of the  ones was too quick as well causing an inconsistent flow in the frames, because the burst caught so much information in a short period of time. In reflection it was a poor decision as it didn't fit with the requirements and it caused an unfortunate pacing which didn't feel like a pixilation. I thought that my story also didn't use enough of the concept of pixilation, which is the interaction of people with inanimate objects brought to life by the animation. In reflection i think the story could of finished on the close up of the face which was when the animation mostly used the burst feature. In some scenes i forgot to move props and people holding things would sometimes get caught in the shot so i also should of redone those shots and organised my set better. I also needed to cut out some scenes because i put the camera portrait and not landscape thus having to remove the scene where the infected eats the body and walks away, as well as the foot tripping. Another problem was when i started to do the pixilation, i decided to do it outside, where a bag floating through the wind would seem natural however it had began to rain which unfortunately caused me to have to go indoors, causing the bag floating through the air looked unnatural.

Unfortunately for a first try I'm disappointed in my self and personally want to redo the whole thing, following the brief properly but i don't think it will happen because i don't think anyone would be willing to wear the plastic bags as it results in sweat and almost suffocation, if i do get a chance to redo the pixelation i might have to rethink the way i prepare and come up with a different variation on the monster transformation, improving on the location and keeping my props out of sight.