Dewdrops, Let Me Cleanse
In Your Brief Sweet Waters
These Dark Hands of Life
Beginning the project, I was drawn to this particular haiku with its serenity accompanied by a touch of violence. As I continued to work with it, I was constantly reminded of a thunderstorm (the source/reason for my animation sound) with unassuming rain that can be transformed into a destructive storm. After composing a list of words, my best tools were primarily chosen from the word "cleanse" as well as the implications of the second line (i.e. Sponge, washcloth, steel wool, etc...) Due to this, I tried to emphasize this through the creation of my marks. Shown below are the linear progressions of each of my final three marks used in the haiku Flash animation. (Also Shown: Tool Documentation, Storyboard and the final edited animation).
Tool Documentation:
In Your Brief Sweet Waters
These Dark Hands of Life
Beginning the project, I was drawn to this particular haiku with its serenity accompanied by a touch of violence. As I continued to work with it, I was constantly reminded of a thunderstorm (the source/reason for my animation sound) with unassuming rain that can be transformed into a destructive storm. After composing a list of words, my best tools were primarily chosen from the word "cleanse" as well as the implications of the second line (i.e. Sponge, washcloth, steel wool, etc...) Due to this, I tried to emphasize this through the creation of my marks. Shown below are the linear progressions of each of my final three marks used in the haiku Flash animation. (Also Shown: Tool Documentation, Storyboard and the final edited animation).
Tool Documentation:
Storyboard:
Condensation (Line #1):
Refresh/Brief (Line #2):
Tool: Steel Wool (taken from the first line of the haiku)
Final Mark with added text. I chose to highlight the word that was trying to be communicated by increasing the size and emphasizing the meaning of the actual mark.
Hands (Line #3):
Hands (Line #3):
Analog Shapes as well as more iterations using a different ink that, in turn, developed more visually interesting marks than the ink I had previously been using.
Final Animation:
(Please excuse the technical issues that accompany exporting and uploading that undesirably alter the animation). Sound = Rain Storm, Green Powered.
(Please excuse the technical issues that accompany exporting and uploading that undesirably alter the animation). Sound = Rain Storm, Green Powered.
Untitled from Bethany Ediger on Vimeo.
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