Homework #3 Catherine Sung

Stuxnet: Anatomy of a Computer Virus from Patrick Clair on Vimeo.

http://vimeo.com/25118844

I chose this piece because it was very technical and visually intriguing. It had very smooth transitions from one point to the next and meshed the 3D visuals and typographic motion together very well. It creates 3-Dimensional space and depth with it's transitions, swift motions, and change in views. While the narrator is talking, the pictures and 3D models appear to create info-graphics for the viewer to understand what is going on. There are a lot of 3D models and pictures moving around in this video as well as type that help express the narrator. There's a right amount of visuals as well as type in the video. Because the narrator is talking so much and explaining a lot of complicated ideas, the artist uses only the important words to animate and create pictures to explain the rest.

Homework #3 - Grace Berry

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sMt48jcXTE

I chose this video because for me the animation was very engaging. It is the introduction to a TV show so it used to convey certain necessary information, yet it uses the graphic of the little character to keep it interesting throughout. The character has its own story line through its movements, but interacts with both the character shots that serve as a background and the being slapped on top of these images, in the style of labels printed from a label maker. Though the viewer's focus is generally on the character and his behavior, his actions work to draw emphasis to the text as well. Throughout the piece there is a constant quick shift from scene to scene, following the movement of the man. Because of the constant movement and graphic nature of all of the images used the transitions appear to be seamless. There is also a constant switch of the character ignoring the background graphics and interacting with them, so it isn't always predictable.

Homework #3 Melania Plasko

http://www.crabsalad.nl/temp/project.php?id=212

I chose this piece because it's very colorful - the constant changes of the visuals matched with the voice that shoots along with each screen has an energy to it. The cold color schemes used make it pop and keep it interesting. It combines different forms of animation from what I can tell; stop motion, digital animation, and clips of videos. Each second shows a new clip, but themes are created and repeated through the piece. The speaker repeats the same three words over and over but each clip is slightly different from the one before it; gradually getting more crazy. Reoccurring animated themes: the figure, skateboard, fish, balloon, dollar bill, brain, eyeball. The animated text throughout the piece changes as well - some looks like stop motion, and some looks like digital animation.. It's hard for me to tell how it was done! Maybe paper cutouts and some on-the-computer animations.

Homework #3: Motion Graphics Research

http://www.artofthetitle.com/

Homework #3:
CREATE A POST about a motion graphics piece that uses text as the main graphic elements. Try to find something that has qualities you might want to imitate for Play Gallery's "Snapshots from the Studio" series.
Suggestions: Check out motionographer.com or try searching for "kinetic type"

1) Provide the URL:

2) Describe why you chose this piece.  How is it animated?  What is animated and changing over time?