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Showing posts with label Stop Motion Animation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Stop Motion Animation. Show all posts
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Saturday, October 8, 2011
BUMBLE ARDIE
Maurice Sendak has a new book out. I commend him for keeping at it. I haven't had a chance to look over the book for a good judgement YET but as perhaps some of you may have figured out, I won't give you my full judgement of a book anyway... because you know... I'm an author... and that would be bad.
Anyway, this is his new book:
And this is a short film from the old Bumble Ardie:
(thanks to Sheila for the heads up)
I will say this about his work. His art has gotten a little sloppier. Or a lot?
And here's a cool stop motion animation from Sesame Street.
I remember this when I was little. I remember feeling uneasy about it. Isn't that weird? I didn't like its hairdo or the eyelashes or the song it sang. But at the same time I thought it was interesting to look at and I like when it croaked.
(thanks to Sheila for the heads up)
I remember this when I was little. I remember feeling uneasy about it. Isn't that weird? I didn't like its hairdo or the eyelashes or the song it sang. But at the same time I thought it was interesting to look at and I like when it croaked.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Sunday, July 31, 2011
ANIMATION VS. THE STILL PAGE
I'm being swallowed alive by trying to animate little dogs moving their legs in the snow, which you won't notice anyway.
This brings me to a point. I was telling my fellow children's book author friend Julia Sarcone Roach what I was trying to accomplish (she actually knows how to animate stuff!) and she said she doesn't know how she feels about making animations on book trailers, etc. This is because she thinks books have their own rhythm and pacing and animating them is taking away from that. I agree with that completely... in a way. This is why I can't stand what ebooks are doing with things lately. But I feel like book trailers are different. They exist to tease the reader and get them to buy the BOOK. Not the other way around. I consider the two things very different mediums. What I'm doing is taking a page from my book and delving into that world and imagining what it would be like if it came to life -- very much like I would do if I were a kid sitting on the couch and having my parent read to me. I'd always animate the stuff in my head.
So it's my HOPE that my new little project won't be taking away from my books at all! I hope what I"m doing will make people want to run out and buy them.
What I'm doing, by the way, is animating little bits of the book and I'm putting it all together with me doing a reading of the book and I'm going to add real B&W historical footage and photography. Although, I do kind of like these simple little animated bits by themselves.
Anyone have any thoughts about this?
This brings me to a point. I was telling my fellow children's book author friend Julia Sarcone Roach what I was trying to accomplish (she actually knows how to animate stuff!) and she said she doesn't know how she feels about making animations on book trailers, etc. This is because she thinks books have their own rhythm and pacing and animating them is taking away from that. I agree with that completely... in a way. This is why I can't stand what ebooks are doing with things lately. But I feel like book trailers are different. They exist to tease the reader and get them to buy the BOOK. Not the other way around. I consider the two things very different mediums. What I'm doing is taking a page from my book and delving into that world and imagining what it would be like if it came to life -- very much like I would do if I were a kid sitting on the couch and having my parent read to me. I'd always animate the stuff in my head.
So it's my HOPE that my new little project won't be taking away from my books at all! I hope what I"m doing will make people want to run out and buy them.
What I'm doing, by the way, is animating little bits of the book and I'm putting it all together with me doing a reading of the book and I'm going to add real B&W historical footage and photography. Although, I do kind of like these simple little animated bits by themselves.
Anyone have any thoughts about this?
Sunday, May 29, 2011
WHAT ALIENS DO
Artist Ryan Woodward animated a kid's drawing while having her talk about what she thinks aliens do. Really funny and very appropriate for me/my book!
Sunday, May 1, 2011
SOOOO COOL.
I ordered a flip book for myself. I'll let you know what it looks like in person when I get it!
Monday, April 11, 2011
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
STOP MOTION LEGOS SHARK ATTACK... CAR ACCIDENT!
Since I'm on the legos topic, check these out. I love the sound effects!
This one cracked me up.
This one cracked me up.
STOP MOTION LEGOS ARCADE
Since I'm thinking about my childhood...
It has nothing to do with children's books but it's cool looking so there you have it.
It has nothing to do with children's books but it's cool looking so there you have it.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Friday, January 14, 2011
FUN AND SERIOUSNESS WITH STICKY NOTES
I was going on YouTube to show my sister my new B&W little film about birds... and of course I always find something else and get sidetracked (I NEED to get REAL work done here!). Anyway this video is QUITE appropriate! And amazing....
Then, I got stuck watching this:
This is why I love art. These two concepts are both stop motion animation done with sticky notes. Only one is fun and light hearted... and the other is not. The other is serious. It makes you think. It spans a long period of one's life. This is the way books should be as well. And yes, I'm talking about picture books here. Even the very young, I believe, can handle a range of topics and emotions. The trick is to boil it down to something they can handle. Where the Wild Things Are.
This is an example of an amazing book that handles a range of emotions--anger, happiness, sadness... being homesick. And yes, there are almost no words. These two examples of sticky note animation are like good children's books because they are boiled down to the essentials.
Wow. I really got sidetracked today!
Meghan
Then, I got stuck watching this:
This is why I love art. These two concepts are both stop motion animation done with sticky notes. Only one is fun and light hearted... and the other is not. The other is serious. It makes you think. It spans a long period of one's life. This is the way books should be as well. And yes, I'm talking about picture books here. Even the very young, I believe, can handle a range of topics and emotions. The trick is to boil it down to something they can handle. Where the Wild Things Are.
This is an example of an amazing book that handles a range of emotions--anger, happiness, sadness... being homesick. And yes, there are almost no words. These two examples of sticky note animation are like good children's books because they are boiled down to the essentials.
Wow. I really got sidetracked today!
Meghan
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