Period 5-Final Exam

My favorite animated film, as of now, is Big Hero 6.
1. This film has a unique and somewhat genius setting. Never in my wildest dreams, have I ever thought of a world like that. It's extremely creative and full of surprises, since the writers have taken two places, San Francisco and Tokyo, and combined them into San Frantokyo. A place that is somewhat familiar to us all, yet different.
2. This film is hilarious. Beymax, contributing to 90% of the humor, was hilarious. Especially in that one scene where Hiro drags Beymax around the warehouse, while being chased by the man in the kabuki mask. The animators used a series of actions, being squeeezed, tripping, punching the door, and threw them at my face. This made me laugh until my lungs hurt.
3. This film has well-developed, and appealing characters. The obvious example is Beymax. Who wouldn't love a giant, white, marshmallow shaped caretaker? He is funny, kind, and a crucial part in their fighting force. Another well-developed character was Hiro brother, Tadashi. Before he exploded, along with the building, we already felt like we knew the character personally. He was kind, and encouraging to Hiro, and the audience felt that kindness as well.

Your favorite animation is probably the Flintstones.
I chose this answer after my group mates and I discussed about it on the gmail chat function. We decided that since you had such an affinity for the Flintstones when you showed it to us in class, it should be your favorite.

Why do you like the series?
1. I think you like the series because its extremely creative. The inventions were insane and cool, almost predicting future inventions. I felt you were greatly attracted to theses inventions, as was I.
2. The animation is well-developed and detailed, complete with color and sound. The characters were developed. Each character took actions that were predictable to their character so that some decisions won't seem awkward or out of place.
3. The animation is funny. The constant try-try-fail embedded into the plot, as well as random acts of rage and humiliation were extremely entertaining. They catch the audience's attention and keeps them begging for more. 

My best work this year is undoubtedly my "The Evolution of Bubblie" animation. It was well developed and well thought out.It was full of color and entertaining to watch. The story of a young imaginary slime, coming out of his egg and taking on the world (cookie) is fun to watch and interesting. There are some areas I can work on though. I feel that my background could use some work. It could be more detailed, such as clouds, maybe a sun, and some grasses. This would make the animation more realistic. Also, I could add more sounds. My 7 seconds of sound was probably very awkward was there was silence before and after. If I add a sound that takes place through the entire animation and fits with the animation, the animation would be a lot better.

My last animation was "The Evolution of Bubblie". In this animation, a young slime hatches from its egg. Lonely and hungry, he ventures out of his comfort zone and goes to find some food. Suddenly, he encounters a rolling cookie. In one gulp, he swallows it hole. Feeling satisfied and full, the Bubblie begins to evolve into the Big Bubblie. It lives happily ever after.

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What did I do well in this animation?
1. In this animation, I spent more time on details. I tried to make the egg shake from side to side, and fall to the side, as if a real egg was hatching. Also, I focused more on my character's detail and tried to make it look cute and appealing to the audience. In my other animation, I did not feel this was important until I saw other people's animation. This inspired me to work and focus more on details rather than plot. That's why this animation was so short. I feel that the character is very cute and appealing, and the animation was pretty realistic.
2. The animation was self-explanatory. It told everything the audience needed to know. From, "Where did he come from?" to "What is he doing?". Also, the text on screen was left there long enough for the audience to read. This causes no confusion among the audience and keeps them entrapped in the animation. In this aspect, I felt my animation was pretty good.
3. The animation had color, and the color reflected what I was trying to express. The Bubblie was blue. Its eyes were black. Its tongue was red. The grass was green. The sky was blue. All these things have relation to the real world, and gives the audience's eyes something soothing to look at. Personally, I love color, and that's why I went through all the trouble to pinpoint little spots on the animation and give that a color. Color appeals to the audience in a special way that can't be explained by words.