After being assigned to watch ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’ orchestra piece, we were asked to take a psychometric test to determine which team player suited each other. Unfortunately I didn’t attend the teamwork session so I took the test independently. The test resulted in me being The Whistler which I was happy with. The Whistler isn’t a leader but is the vital ingredient in the orchestra, they are the most memorable piece to the puzzle. In this case, the whistler is someone to rely on with ideas and solutions.
In class, the team developed a flipbook storyboard inspired by ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ a children’s book, written and illustrated by Eric Carle. Although I wasn’t present, the teamwork was fantastic and the storyboard created became very helpful guidance for my independent flipbook.
Flipbook animation was one of the first forms of animation, it is created using a sequence of images that are rapidly flipped through, giving the illusion of an animation sequence (What Is a Flipbook Animation? (with pictures), n.d.). Flipbook animation is a cheaper solution when animating, it is also a great way to visualise the animation before enhancing them digitally.
Above is a flipbook animation showing the first scene of the team storyboard, this was designed independently. This flipbook shows the caterpillar entering the screen from the left side and a piece of cheese entering from the right side. Having the cheese come in from the right emphasises the movement of the caterpillar coming towards the cheese. The caterpillar then curls itself around the cheese, entering and exiting the holes of the cheese before moving on.
This method of animation is very time-consuming and can consist of many mistakes. The flipbook created above includes 37 pages and took roughly an hour and 30 minutes to develop for only seconds of animation. It is not my preferred method of animating but it was definitely an experience learning the technique.
References
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly – The Danish National Symphony Orchestra (Live). (2018) www.youtube.com. Available online: https://youtu.be/enuOArEfqGo [Accessed 16 Mar. 2023].
What Is a Flipbook Animation? (with pictures). (n.d.) Musical Expert. Available online: https://www.musicalexpert.org/what-is-a-flipbook-animation.htm [Accessed 16 Mar. 2023].