Eva Stanistreet Animation

For the first Friday film screening we looked at a selection of films created by the recently graduated undergrads and postgrads. I found them all to be very successful and entertaining, but there were a few I have been particularly inspired by that I'd like to incorporate into my own final film. At first, Maddie's Laundromat 1 , 2 and 3 looks to be a simple yet pretty film about a day at a laundromat, without a complicated or in depth narrative. I watched it initially at the graduate show, but after a second watch I found there was much more going on - the colours, characters and time all tell their own stories that is revealed after looking closer on a second watch. I am particularly inspired by its simplicity - to be able to have a narrative that can be interpreted and thought about well after the film has finished. I also found that the limited use of a 3-colour palette for each time of day's background made each shot very aesthetically pleasing and prevented the f...

During the first week I have accomplished the following : After a week of research, I have established a rough concept for the final film, including which visual medium I'd like to use - a mixture of 2D and 3D. I have based the core idea of the film around the ghaf tree, the national tree of the U.A.E that is surrounded with folklore and mystery. These trees look dead, but are actually living, and live for hundreds of years. I would like to explore the connection with the past and present by combining two narratives that surround this central piece. Researched setting and storytelling methods in films, books, and music videos - Began reading 'The Arabian Nights' - Watched Disney's Aladdin and began reading 'the making of' book - Compiled YouTube Playlist : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxEfVpqUt-NBdI_7HcEJwnh3KoBbFSWDm - Looked at 'Freej' and 'Emara', two U.A.E. animated series Brainstormed character designs using a variety of...

For my externality I am collaborating with screen writing student Asia Goldie to produce a short film entitled 'Extend Your Umbrella'. Asia had written the script, and estimated the film to be about 2-4 minutes. The client requested a similar style to my film 2016 'Waiting for Santa', with simple colours and smooth animation. She also emphasised the importance of facial expressions being very clear in the main character. Below is the storyboard thumbnails I created whilst reading the script. Because the script was so tight, I had cut only one thing out that didn't really fit. Waiting for Santa - Eva Stanistreet 2016 from ECA Animation on Vimeo . I have also begun to experiment with character designs by using shapes as my main inspiration such as for the Old Man, who is very square-based. My animatic is similar to the storyboard as I was happy with most of it. I have sent the animatic to the client and am waiting for their...

In my opinion, our Third Year Exhibition, Lightbox, was a massive success. A lot of work was spent planning and raising funds for the venue, food, drinks and equipment, and took a lot of time an energy. What was probably the most beneficial to the project was the fact that we met up on a weekly or bi-weekly basis to keep updated on what we wanted to do, and how to do so. It was interesting to see how different people had different ideas on how the exhibition could be presented, and so we were able to work together in order to find something that everybody wanted - a space where one could easily display their development or other work alongside a larger screening area. In order to raise funds for the venue, we concentrated on the traditional method of a bake sale. However I pushed for it to be a vegan-specific bake sale in order to be more inclusive and attract people who were interested in seeing how things could be made without dairy products. To promote the bake sales we used conv...

For my work on the Issues of Representation course, I focussed on the topic of masculinity in character design. My essay focussed on how male protagonists are presented in American animation, and for my documentary I wanted to look more into how people perceive certain shapes. I wanted to base my animation on an interview, so in order to do so I interviewed a friend who had nothing to do with animation, and so would know very little about character design. From what I researched about shape theory and what they represented it was interesting to see what similarities and differences his opinions were in regards to said shapes. The interview process was in two parts; I first showed the interviewee three shapes : a square, triangle, then circle. I then asked what shape he related to the most. Originally, I wanted to interview multiple men in order to get a better idea of how men perceive their own, and characterised masculinity. However, due to it being exam season, it was difficult...

For this year's 10x10 project I focussed more on visual development and animation rather than narrative and story, like I did last year. I came in to the project with the clear aim of improving my 3D animation skills, but along the way I also developed my motion graphics and After Effects skills. ECA-Stanistreet-01 from ECA Animation on Vimeo . For the first day I followed a Lynda tutorial in the morning in order to refresh myself on how to use Maya. In the afternoon I chose to create a simple motion based on the lessons I had learnt with the flour sack rig I used in the tutorials. However, I do not feel that this one was a particularly strong piece as the animation feels clunky and rough. For the next day I decided to go back and watch another tutorial and animate to it as I went along. ECA-Stanistreet-02-Harbourne-01 from ECA Animation on Vimeo . Day 2 had unexpected problems as I had completed two films for this day - I completed a Maya animation by following a ...