Character Ideas

My character ideas for my production were to have Sir Isaac Newton in one scene and William Tell in another, i managed to get a good drawing of Isaac Newton but due to that fact that william Tell is a fictional character i had no reference for a drawing so i used a stick man instead.

Change in idea

After trialling my time-lapse I decided against it due to the fact the camera i was using was too sensitive to light and the candle shot was too blurry and flared. I have decided to make an animation based on the fact that Apple seeds contain cyanide, i will make a short animation approximately 1-2 minutes long in Adobe Flash CS5.

Soundtrack production.

To produce the soundtrack for my animation I will record an original guitar track on an acoustic guitar I will record it to my MacBook and add a drum track over the top

Why I have chosen Time Lapse

I have chosen to use time lapse because i think the way that it shows time passing is much more powerful and effective compared to moving image. For me the best part of a time lapse animation is a gradual changes in light. Also i think clouds look really aesthetically pleasing in time lapse because if you are to watch clouds normally the movement is minimal where as in time lapse the movement is very quick and it flows. I have chosen to do a cigarette and a candle because i am able to link meaning to them (fires) also i think the comparison of the speed at which a cigarette diminishes compared to a candle will be powerful and could prove how quick a fire could start.

Pictures of my ideas

Inspiration

The videos that inspired my use of time-lapse are mainly time-lapses of cityscapes. I think aesthetically the time-lapse looks better that a moving video due to the fact that the stills camera seems to react better to light and the colours are more vivid (depending on the resolution of the stills and video cameras). 

Video: Vancouver City Time-Lapse

Video: Toronto Time-Lapse

Animation

 I got my idea after studying different time-lapse videos and i thought that time-lapse of candles work well, after that i thought of a fact that I could link to my animation, i chose the cause of house fires fact due to the fact i wanted to make my animation serious and give the audience something to think about, after id come up with the original idea I decided to add a cigarette to the animation also.

Equipment needed

Equipment needed to complete my time-lapse -

• Candle.
• Cigarette.
• Camera or iPhone with time-lapse app.
• Editing software.

Idea for Time-Lapse

My idea for my time-lapse is to film a candle and a cigarette and present the time-lapse along side facts about fires caused by cigarettes and candles.

Candle - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnkPT5txRuc

Cigarette - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CH1RxtwcZk8

Ideas Blog

Edit:
Tuesday 15th February 2011

Ideas-

Time-lapse of a candle burning, facts related to house fires cause by candles

Time-lapse Equipment Needed-

• Candle
• Edit software
• Camera

Time-lapse of a cigarette burning\

• Candle
• Edit software
• Camera