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Pixellation Pitch - New Idea

So after rereading the project guidelines and re-listening to my section (Pixellation 5), I've decided to go a different route.

I just came across a glow-in-the-dark spin art at a thrift store the other day, so I plan on on scanning in and taking still images of the rotating/streaking paint images to create the background plate.  The different images will probably be rotating, changing opacity, and shifting blending modes to create a variety of different backgrounds.  

A small, rubber stick figure will drop from the top of the frame to synch up with the noises.  This will be done by taking one still picture of the figure and then parenting his arms and legs to bend when he lands.  He will then look around and begin to rotate, examining the colorful world he fell into.  This will be the pixellation loop - approximately 8 frames, looped and repeated as he rotates 360 degrees.

As I begin working, I will most likely adapt and change this idea.  I am still trying to figure out how to create more textures/elements and add them within the scene.

Pixellation Pitch

For my pixellation project, I am planning on taking digital photos of a toy and animating a dance cycle. The toy is a small, wirery creature that can bend easily, so it should be fairly easy to create a pixellation sequence to animate. I will shoot the creature on a green screen, then use the magic eraser tool to get rid of most of the background plate and probably use the magnetic lasso tool to get clean edges. I'm also considering one clean roto, then one smudged/blurred roto, so I can layer the two animations in After Effects and play with the blending modes to get an abstract image.

This creature will be dancing over various grungy scenes that I will create in photoshop. The backgrounds will be blended, smudged, and morphed into one another to create a constantly changing and evolving environment.

I'm not yet sure how this will fit into the project as a whole, but I'm hoping that I can adapt it to fit with my section of the project.