Elroy Workshop 1

Today Elroy came in and we did similar exercises as we did in his workshops last year, creating a 21 frame animation on animating paper using a light-box. But this time our work would be pieced together at the end to have an animation of a band playing.

We began with Elroy reintroducing us to the basics, and then explaining the project. Which was to draw and animate one character, who would then be added together at the end of Elroy's workshop. We were also given the option of working on something that could be worked into our client orientated brief. But I think we all wanted a break from that work.

The instructions given were to create a character with an instrument of some sort - or anything found in a band. I went with a headbanger with a microphone and then animate his hair flowing back and forth. I began with drawing the designs, and then sizing it down and to the location it would be in, in the the final collaborations band. From there I drew the key frames, and from there drew the in between frames for it. Looking back now, I wish I had gone with a more detailed design, or perhaps have 2 movements within the animation, perhaps his hand in the air rocking back and forth. I also shouldn't have redrawn the parts of the body that dont move on each frame, and instead, only redraw the parts of the body that move. Then all I'd have to do is overlay the frames together to create the animation.

In the next workshop, I believe we will be scanning the frames in and piercing the animation together.