Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Adam Elliot

  • What is the narrator’s role?
The role of the narrator is to explain to the watcher/ listener what is going on, usually if there is minimal talking and/or it is hard to make out what's happening.
  • Why is the narrator important?
The narrator is important because if he wasn’t there the watcher/listener would most likely be confused as to what’s happening.
  • How can a narrator help in a film?
A narrator can help to explain the movie when the characters aren’t talking or to speak what they are thinking.
  • What is ‘clayography’?
Clayography is a form of animation where they use clay sculptures to animate something.
  • What kind of narrator could you have in your own stop motion?
The kind of narrator I could have is someone who talks to the audience and explains what is going on.
  • Five interesting facts about Adam Elliot
1 He grew up in the outback on a prawn farm
2 He was proficient in high school at Art, English Literature, Drawing, Photography and Sculpture.
3 He loved acting and in his final year of high school won an award, for playing Dr. Watson in the Sherlock 
4 Holmes play "The Incredible Murder of Cardinal Tosca"
5 He was born with a hereditary physiological tremor, and he incorporated his disability into his visual aesthetic with his work.

Animation

This Term in photography we are studying animation. The definition of animation is "the technique of photographing successive drawings or positions of puppets or models to create an illusion of movement when the film is shown as a sequence."

I have done some animation just for fun at home, it isn't long but it's something.