Evaluation

Evaluation

There were a number of issues that I had to face throughout the process of making the animations. 

Lighting was a a major problem for both of the animations I made. The lighting changed as the sun moved around the building, making the set darker and lighter and different times of the day. I tried to resolve this by blocking out as much natural light as possible. This helped a lot as the lighting of the sets was coming from light around the room, which remained constant. 

A lot of time went in to making each character, which is why it was so frustrating when they kept falling apart or crumbling. Another problem with the characters was that they were very top heavy and kept on falling over during filming. The more I manipulated the characters, the more misshapen they got. 

Obviously the main problem I faced was losing all my work and having to start over again. By that time my clay had gone hard and was crumbling everywhere. Even though it was a major setback, I think I resolved the issue well. I used a different method of claymation, and it was a really good effect. Despite these issues I think my final project is actually pretty good.  

I chose to use Windows Movie Maker as I had used it before and knew how everything worked. However, another programme that I could have used was ZU3D which Mandy had introduced us to in her sessions. Even though it was a really good programme to use, and was easy to get around, I did not have access to it at home. I think my animation would have been better had I used proper programmes. It also could have been better if I used a camera on a stand. A problem I had was moving the clay around and then trying to get the camera back in the same place. This made the animations a bit jumpy at times.

Even though it was a really stressful process, when it was all finished I was really happy with my final animation.