Todays post will receive several updates as I analysis more of the the above.
This first video I will be targeting is Jackie Wilsons bizare Claymation video "Reet Petite"
From the start I find this video bizarre. I'm drawn to like it in the way that it follows the pattern of the music (the way the claymation plays in time with the music is quite something). However I find it context to the song it is rather random.
The song itself doesn't really lend itself to the idea of animation, but this might be what makes it such a good music video, the cross between bizarre and sense contradicts one another throughout the song, therefore leaving an odd memory. The mind trying to work out what the eyes have just seen.
This video however does lack some elements which could keep me interested for longer, more variations in scenes, while the continuity was good, and there were certainly a few different camera angles, having more changing scenes may have fitted with the feeling of randomness, again re enhancing this bizarre random message which would stick out and last longer in the memory.
The quality of claymation wasn't exactly the best, but for keeping in rythme to the speed of the song I thought it did quite well. In away it could be argued that by having the video not so smooth and slightly jumpy in places it imitates the vocal style of Jackie Wilson, who from the song above clearly sings in a rather dramatically changing pitch tone and tempo.
Overall this video gives me certain ideas for my own stock motion video.
Might clay be too much of a challenge?
Perhaps finding some kind of moveable, pre made doll may be easier to animate in my time frame.
If nothing else this has at least given me an avenue of research to explore.
The song itself doesn't really lend itself to the idea of animation, but this might be what makes it such a good music video, the cross between bizarre and sense contradicts one another throughout the song, therefore leaving an odd memory. The mind trying to work out what the eyes have just seen.
This video however does lack some elements which could keep me interested for longer, more variations in scenes, while the continuity was good, and there were certainly a few different camera angles, having more changing scenes may have fitted with the feeling of randomness, again re enhancing this bizarre random message which would stick out and last longer in the memory.
The quality of claymation wasn't exactly the best, but for keeping in rythme to the speed of the song I thought it did quite well. In away it could be argued that by having the video not so smooth and slightly jumpy in places it imitates the vocal style of Jackie Wilson, who from the song above clearly sings in a rather dramatically changing pitch tone and tempo.
Overall this video gives me certain ideas for my own stock motion video.
Might clay be too much of a challenge?
Perhaps finding some kind of moveable, pre made doll may be easier to animate in my time frame.
If nothing else this has at least given me an avenue of research to explore.
