http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/05/30/leau-life/
"I wanted to get the feel of water and the emotion of being in it, while capturing the water action moments that are the most fun to draw: jumping, swimming, falling in and climbing out. Because I stuck to these highlights and cut quickly, the film developed a momentum that began to feel almost hypnotic, but happily so. As it evolved it became a celebration of water and summer.
Although the movement is interesting and quite accurate in the video (linked), and the closeup stills look amazing I don't think the creator has been overly successful capturing the fluidity of motion in water. The static frames painted individually although from actual watercolours look very isloated when played back and the motion is somewhat jarring.
I think what I take from this is that strictly hand drawn frame by frame animation isn't always the most successful way of creating a certain aesthetic - which is why I plan to use a lot of mixed media and compositing to create an overall look. This will be richer and as a result more organic even though there will have been more digital input.
"I wanted to get the feel of water and the emotion of being in it, while capturing the water action moments that are the most fun to draw: jumping, swimming, falling in and climbing out. Because I stuck to these highlights and cut quickly, the film developed a momentum that began to feel almost hypnotic, but happily so. As it evolved it became a celebration of water and summer.
The direction I gave Shay Lynch in composing the music was to think about a the cascading epiphanies of Vivaldi. The music he wrote perfectly celebrates the joy of being in water."
Although the movement is interesting and quite accurate in the video (linked), and the closeup stills look amazing I don't think the creator has been overly successful capturing the fluidity of motion in water. The static frames painted individually although from actual watercolours look very isloated when played back and the motion is somewhat jarring.
I think what I take from this is that strictly hand drawn frame by frame animation isn't always the most successful way of creating a certain aesthetic - which is why I plan to use a lot of mixed media and compositing to create an overall look. This will be richer and as a result more organic even though there will have been more digital input.