Flip-Book Project Comments

Chris - I liked how you used a silhouette of a man as your character; it made if feel real, but like a cartoon, fitting with this project. He seems to be eaten alive by the cloud and then end and I was wondering if this was one purpose.

Erin - My favorite part of your animation was the circles that go up the page, and the transformation to a bird and then a tree. Good use of the flip-book transformation idea.

Maria - I really liked the classic use of the stick figure motion, like when the character is on the skate ramp. It calls to mind the common form of flip-book animation which is the stick figure on post-it notes.

Brian - Good use of storyline. Love the colors of the music notes and the idea of them being dissolving objects that we can actually see.

Juan - Your piece did well in getting a message across to the viewer, although I am not sure what that message is meant to be. I like how there are only 3 colors; this also seems to help the message get across because the color was obviously thought out to emphasize certain elements.

Cody - Your animation was my favorite. The small figures make it seem like they are more integrated with the media, coming to life from the text on the page. The writing on the edge of the pages added something to the notion of using multiple pages and the sparing use of color really made things pop.

Sabrina - Liked how the bucket empties the water into the scene! Like Cody's, this seems to help it seem like the animation is more a part of the book, coming from the pages.

Kimberly - Liked yours, but I wish you had done more with the writing of the text! This was probably the most interesting part because it was text overlaid on the text of a book.

Arielle -  Your animation also used a text as an animation, which I really liked, but it was hard to tell what you were trying to write. The letters should have held for a few frames longer so that the transitions didn't happen so quickly.

Michelle - This is the perfect medium to have a person live in a fantasy land! Love the writing of your name at the end of it; makes it feel like you are more connected to the piece.

Lauren - I like your spray can character! Wish he had been brought back at the end. The graffiti characters were really well done and work great with the text on the book pages.

James - The flowy brush strokes were what really made this animation for me. Your scenes did seem to change rather quickly and I wish you had held onto one idea for longer.

Nakota - Your animation did something that no other animation did: perspective. The use of the landscapes really helped with the notion that the people were walking about on the plane, and that some people were on different planes.