Craft as Critique in Experimental Animation

2019 ◽  
pp. 45-73
Author(s):  
Lilly Husbands
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Animation

Defining experimental animation: A follow-up

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-31
Author(s):  
Paul Taberham
Keyword(s):  
Creative Process ◽  
Music Videos ◽  
Experimental Animation ◽  
Analogue To Digital ◽  
Unique Relationship

This article offers further reflections on a chapter I published in the anthology Experimental Animation: From Analogue to Digital. I begin by exploring the reticence artists and critics have shown in attempting to define what experimental animation is, and I then offer a way to provide a definition without delimiting what it is or can be. Subsequent to this, three additional traits of experimental animation are added to the original list of defining features that were published in the original article. They are as follows: the subversion of unchecked assumptions about filmic experience, a willingness to potentially alienate viewers, and the application of symbolism in which viewers might not be able to discern the artist’s original intentions. Following this, the unique relationship experimental animation has with the commercial realm (notably in idents, title sequences and music videos) is also considered. Finally, the conclusion points towards the experimental animator’s creative process as a further avenue of exploration.

Abstraction and meaning in the animation of Hong Kong artists

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 123-140
Author(s):  
Max Hattler
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Meaning Making ◽  
Discursive Space ◽  
Moving Image ◽  
Chinese Opera ◽  
Experimental Animation

This article discusses the experimental animation works of Choi Sai-Ho, Carla Chan, Tobias Gremmler and Chris Cheung Hon-Him to probe animated abstraction as a discursive space through which meaning can be negotiated. These Hong Kong artists explore alternative, open-ended and fluid ways of meaning-making that are emerging in response to more traditional modes of moving image storytelling. In developing a narrative-abstraction vocabulary for artists and scholars to work with, what role can the works of Hong Kong artists play in shaping this, and what perspectives can these works offer for such an endeavour? A range of preoccupations with references ranging from spiritual symbolism and abstracted landscape to Chinese opera and Hong Kong architecture bring to light some of those other visions and possible modes of animated abstraction engaged with producing meaning.

Experimental animation and the neosurrealist remediation of popular music video

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-106
Author(s):  
Lisa Perrott
Keyword(s):  
Popular Music ◽  
Performing Arts ◽  
Music Videos ◽  
Music Video ◽  
Popular Entertainment ◽  
Close Analysis ◽  
Art And Culture ◽  
Animation Technique ◽  
Experimental Animation ◽  
Functionally Diverse

Once appearing to function primarily as a commercial tool for popular entertainment, the popular form of music video has recently been exposed by scholars as formally and functionally diverse, with a rich history stretching back decades before the advent of MTV. Animated music videos owe much to centuries old traditions spanning the visual, musical and performing arts, providing performative and material models that inspire contemporary video directors. Experimental animation, surrealism and music video form a matrix of historical and contemporary significance; however, few scholars have undertaken close examinations of the relations between them. John Richardson and Mathias Korsgaard show how music video directors have employed surrealist compositional strategies together with experimental animation methods, thus giving rise to challenging new forms that traverse disparate approaches to art and culture. Building upon their contributions, this article explores the continuity between experimental animation, surrealism and music video, with a view to discovering the subversive potential of this matrix. In order to probe this potential, the author examines how music video directors experiment with animation technique as a means of subversion and enrichment of popular music video. Through close analysis of music videos directed by Adam Jones, Stephen Johnson, Floria Sigismondi and Chris Hopewell, this article charts the continuity of surrealist strategy across culturally specific moments in history, thus provoking questions around the perceived functions of animated media and popular music video.

Development of Experimental Animation through Evaluation of Emotional Movements

2008 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 297-308
Author(s):  
심신해 ◽  
Tae-il Lee ◽  
Sung Hyun Cho
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Animation

scholarly journals Application of Photoshop Graphics and Image Processing in the Field of Animation

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Fan Ye
Keyword(s):  
Image Processing ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Processing Technology ◽  
Short Film ◽  
Color Changes ◽  
Image Processing Technology ◽  
Production Form ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Experimental Animation

With the rapid development of digital art and machine science and technology, the production form of modern animation tends to be diversified, and with the important role of animation color in the animation film foil and rendering, more and more attention was paid by the animation design industry. Computer graphic technology is a new type of artistic creation method, and its birth and development are closely related to computer technology. The purpose of this paper is to make some analysis and induction from the perspective of science and technology and culture and to explore the application of Photoshop graphics and image processing technology in the field of animation. First, the definition of “animation” and the extension of the animation category are introduced. Then, the main functions of Photoshop image processing technology are described in detail. According to the research content, this paper designs a self-made experimental short film “future city.” After the simulation of experimental animation film and the setting and positioning of the experimental scene, Photoshop software was used to show the animation scene. The experimental results show that the color changes in the short film “future city.” After the saturation of sunny scenery is reduced by 3 points and the brightness is reduced by 20 points and the filter, mode change, and color adjustment are carried out, a complete rainy scenery can be obtained. The self-made experimental short film has guiding significance for the creation and practice.

Animation Design and Exploration of Experimental Teaching in Analog Electronic Technology

2012 ◽  
Vol 239-240 ◽  
pp. 1619-1623
Author(s):  
Li Kai Liang ◽  
Qiang Tong ◽  
Yuan Yuan Yin
Keyword(s):  
School Leaders ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Electronic Technology ◽  
Experimental Purpose ◽  
Experimental Teaching ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Important Means ◽  
Experimental Animation

This paper presents a modular experimental animation for experimental course for the analog electronic technology, which is an important means to improve the students' theory and practice. The design includes five modules: experimental purpose,instrument,principle,content and reports.Every module display corresponding content in the form of animation, and modular experimental animation show good interaction and strong operability. Animation design of the experiment has been successfully applied in the Shandong University at Weihai for several years and gets the recognition from the school leaders, teachers and students.

Experimental Animation

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harris Miriam ◽  
Husbands Lilly ◽  
Taberham Paul
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Animation
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