My Overall Review Of the Video

I think, overall, the video was successful. Most of the photos blended together perfectly. I also think the music fitted perfectly with the theme of the video and also the pace of the video. I particularly liked the clip of the cereal progressively reducing until there is an empty bowl left at the end.

However, some of the photos didn't flow together as well as others, which I think slightly lets down the video and also breaks the pace of the video at certain points. For example, the scene in the 'living area' where the art model is on the iPad, and he is playing on a game. I think the photos are very spread out and don't show a fluid motion.

But overall, I am happy with how the video turned out and I think my video meets all the expectations from my pre-production work.

How I Made the Video

My method of creating the animation, was by taking my object and slowly moving it. Each time I made a movement, I took a photograph of it. When finally collating the images together and altering the speed of each photo, you get the effect of the object moving. It can be quite time consuming as the more detail you put into it, the better it looks. However the outcome is worth the time it takes to create.

In some of the scenes, there are some positions I wanted the wooden art model to be placed it that were challenging. This is because the art model was restricted to certain positions. However, this problem was easily resolved by using other objects for the art model to lean on. As long as they weren't visible when taking the photos then it was very helpful for these situations.

When it came to editing, I used Windows Movie Maker to put the clips together and decide on the speed of the photos, and then I moved onto using 'Cyber-link Power-director 12' to improve the videos quality, and add the music.

Story Board

Camera

Access to set: I will always have access to the set 24/7

Appropriate P.O.V: The videos follows the Model-man around. In the eating scenes, the camera is in the point of view of the Model-man while he eats his meal.

Focus: The video is focused 100% completely on the Model-man and this story of his day.

Movement

Walking: The Model-man has different augmentations which makes walking look a lot more realistic

Expression/ Lipsyncing: Model-man does not have a face. You can read the emotions from his body language

Securing Puppets to set: The Model-man has a metal stick and a wooden platform to hold the Model-man up

Construction

Character: Art model-,man (no specific name)

Props: iPad, food, cooking utensils, cloth

Lighting: Natural light (Daylight) Soft warm lamp light (Night)

Sets: Bedroom, living room, garden, kitchen, bathroom

Components of Production

Music: I am using a song called 'All I want is You' by Barry Louis-Polisar. It is a happy gentle song with the use of a harmonica which is perfect for my video.

Format: I am using stop-motion animation. Since my object is immobile this format is needed.