Below is an image that depicts both the hero (Dr. Foxy) and the villain (The Necerex):
Dr. Foxy/The Necerex
This is a video depicting the way in which these two characters move on screen:
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Essay #1 (Harrison Cummins): I really liked Harrison's hero (he did not post a name for it). At first, I believed that it was a simple stick figure, but once it began to stretch the character became quite dynamic. It makes for quite a didactic view, in that Harrison is always throwing things at you before you have time to consider or process to be an active audience member. Though color and lighting are used very little in his animation, movement is used quite a bit. There is clear parallel movements between his character's arms. Harrison also utilized weight quite well, such as when his hero crushes a villain with his arm, which is clearly a heavy hammer based on the splatter. There is also some impressive utilization of overlapping movements, such as bad guys entering while both of the hero's arms are doing something separate yet simultaneous. Though color is not used much, as I stated before, I like the contrast that is created between the heroes and the villains in this piece based purely on their color. Though this might not seem important, imagine how different it would be if there was affinity among all of the characters instead (ie. if all of the people were light blue, or all of them were pitch black).
Essay #2 (Zack Eisenfeld): I wasn't sure which of the two videos that Zack posted was his, but the first video would not play, so this is a critique of the second video that he posted. Though this animation was quite simple, it did utilize color to define its elements. Though the innocent person is a black stick figure, he could almost be looked at as white, as that is his fill color. In contrast to this, the villain is clearly the villain of this project because his hue is purely red and black, both archaically sinister colors. Though the whole thing is quite 2-dimensional, brightness and saturation are utilized when the building explodes and the fire begins. The center of each flame is more saturated than its red extensions. The text and subtext align within this piece as well, making it clear through both what is seen and what is assumed that this is the villain of the project.
Essay #3 (Kent Engel): Kent's animation is only six seconds long, so it is a bit hard to analyze, but I will do my best. Since it is entirely black and white with no shadowing, the only thing that can be critiqued is its use of movement, which is definitely quite good. Despite this fact, there is absolutely no parallel movements or overlapping movements within this animation. This is partially because Kent sets up a 2-dimensional setting, and has his characters move one at a time within it. It could be argued that Kent used weight however, in that the ripples that are created when his blob moves seem to ebb and flow with each successive frame. This is definitely a didactic view rather than an active one, in that the audience has no time to begin figuring things out for themselves. It is entirely conscious rather than subconscious for this reason as well, in that the audience has no time to think as they are processing what they are viewing.
JAC...
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