"500 People in 100 Seconds!" by Eran Amir
"The Life Size Zoetrope" by Mark Simon Hewis
These two video remind me of one another. They are "500 People in 100 Seconds!" By Eran Amir and "The Life Size Zeotrope" by Mark Simon Hewis, a video we had watched in class.
They both use several different people as a frame to hold the actual picture animation. As the background of people is moving so is the animation.
Although Hewis's piece they use the camera to zoom in to focus on the animation while the background gives a Zoetrope effect Armir piece's animation is done using a program.
Personally, Armir piece is interesting to me, in the way that it has several different narratives going on at the same time. Because you can clearly see the people that are holding the picture and their surroundings along with what is going on with the pictures they are holding. In some of the pictures the people are placed in the same exact place as the person before them, others in random surroundings. The animation also had several different scenes and narratives going on. So it has this story within a story feel.
In comparison to Hewis's pieces Amir's piece had a sense of impulse as Hewis's was planned. Hewis's piece is completely controlled and shows an emphasis on the importance of timing. Everything is synced with the speed of the ride to the narrative of the story.
They both contained sound. One is a narrative the other is a song. The narrative was synced to the animation as the song in Armir's piece played was light and somewhat playful throughout the piece.
I also liked the Amir piece - maybe in part because it wasn't as heavy as the other one. It was interesting - my eyes kept switching between the action in the background and the animation, which looked as fluid as video. In this case it was good to keep the animations simple as not to overload the viewer's brain - it allows you to look away from the photos and not miss anything.
ReplyDeletecomparing the two was a good idea, as they both achieve similar effect while going about it completely differently. the lighter mood of the Eran Amir one is more interesting to me, however the shear pre planning and perfect timing for Mark Simon Hewis' is awe inspiring for me.
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