Today we explored metamorphosis in animation, and how some animation works are more experimental with how they portray their visuals and narrative compared to more conventional works.
One example work we were shown, ‘Love & Theft’, is an example of literal metamorphosis through the visuals, with no cutting between shots as the animation instead seamlessly flows into itself.
For my current previs work, I am realising my idea will need a lot of thought put into the transitions between shots, so this will be a topic worth revisiting when working on my FMP.
Topic Progress
While I’m still busy with other projects, I did start some research and came across the essay by Gwyneth Jones ‘Wild Hearts in Uniform – the Romance of Militarism in Popular Science Fiction’ that I found interesting and relevant to my thoughts from last week. While quite opinionated, there is some very interesting thoughts on the representation of militarism in science fiction that could make for good frameworks for my own research.