Thaumatrope and I-Movie

Another workshop we completed was based around classic "Thaumatrope" animation and creating out our video and editing through the use of the app I-movie. The work shop allowed us to develop our skills such as, planning, organising and preparing. Also the workshop allowed us to apply practical, understanding and certain methods  to solve time based problems. Firstly, we were given a specific brief introducing the animation technique "Thaumatrope". The Thaumatrope is a Victorian method which is made simply with a disk that features different images on each side, for example one side of the disk could be a bird and the other a cage. The disk is attached to two pieces of either string or elastic bands, when they are spun rapidly, the disk rotates and the two images appear combined as one. This animation technique was invented by John Ayrton Paris in 1825 who was an English physician. At the start of the workshop we were presented with a presentation that explored the history of animation which showed me how animation has developed throughout the years and even animated movies use these methods.  

To start the task we were given templates for Thaumatrope that had already had images on them. The two separate images were upside down because when they are combined it gives the successful outcome that the device creates. Also the templates had the same outline for the hole puncher to be measured from because both pieces have to be equal when spun together in order for the device to work. Once we chose the templates we cut them out and stuck the circles together. Then we attached rubber bands to the end of each circle to allow the spinning technique and animation to work correctly. The outcome worked successfully and I repeated the process a couple of times which included my own “Thaumatrope” design.   

After the Thaumatrope workshop we started a new task which was to create an I-Movie.  I-Movie is a video editing software which can create a variety of films including elements such as photos and sound clips.For the task we put into teams and had to decide what topic to choose from which was to either create a film about Andy Warhol or Grayson Perry, to create a film about an artistic process such as screen printing or create a short film about promoting college. As a team we decided to create a short movie about college itself but somehow strangely turned into a movie about kanye West. Also the storyboard was useful as it allowed us to include all the elements that the I-Movie had to incorporate which was:

•Add a video

•Picture

•Theme music or sound effects (built in)

•Voice over

•Sound effect

•Music

•Text

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjbYZlGAhos&feature=youtu.be