Revised Proposal

Here is my revised proposal taking into account what I plan to change and what research I will be conducting due to the change in direction previously mentioned.

What was your subject research at Level 4?

My subject research for level 4 was: how is gender and indifference portrayed in animation.

What was your subject research at Level 5?

How have environments been used in animation to represent the uncanny and psychological concerns.

What research needs to be undertaken into the general and specific contexts of your practice?

I will be researching into the history of stop-motion animation and CGI to see where they started and if there are any over laps that I can use to compare the two techniques to see if there is any benefit to hybridisation or the pros and cons of using a specific method.

What approaches will you take and what processes, methods, materials and tools are to be involved in research into your practice?

Aside from all the books/dvd’s/videos/articles that I have in store to read. There will be extensive research into the techniques and also where practitioners hybridise both animation styles. Through Lynda and digital tutors I will learn any techniques that I do not already know such as CGI character rigging.
 The animations will include:

two identical animations where one uses stop-motion where the whole process will be done by myself as well as a CGI version of the same animation where I can compare and contrast both methods in order to assist with my theoretical approach to my subject.

What preparation or investigation do you need to undertake for your creative practice to take place?

I will be using various talks that I have attended to better inform my practice. I will also use tutorials with tutors and on-line tutorial databases such as digital tutors so I can not focus on how I can create these animations but rather ask why we use certain methods along the way. I will be having a one to one session with my tutor to understand CGI texturing techniques which is something I am not completely comfortable with which might create some possible opportunities to use more appropriate methods to achieve the right aesthetics. So the aim is to be competent enough to focus more on comparing the two techniques to support my theoretical work more efficiently.

What research do you need to undertake regarding who your creativity is for?

I will need to research into what job opportunities (if any) are specialized to the two techniques but also hybrid animation and to see if there are any examples around that have different demographics. Also through my primary and secondary research I will be able to grasp where this synergy is best used and to what extent it effects different people

Perceived problems or difficulties

With other COP modules I need to be careful not to lose my footing and keep true to my original topic and not to go on a tangent too much. Also with the time scale if I don’t budget my time I might not be able to learn fully what methods and techniques I need to use which could be detrimental to my outcome.

PRIMARY SOURCES OF INFORMATION

Description & Location - List at least 3

Survey on social media gathering information on peoples opinions on my chosen topic.

2 animations using physical and digital assets

Experiments of different techniques needed to complete the animations such as: lighting, camera angles etc.