Friday, April 17th

1. What was your stop motion animation about? Why did you choose your video to be about this? 

My stop motion animation was about clothing cleaning themselves off of the floor of a dirty room. The clothing put themselves in a dresser drawer. I chose this because I thought the element of things that don't normally move would be good to represent in clothing because, obviously, clothing can't move on its own. 

2. Was it because it was easy, because it would be fun, or it would be challenging? Explain your reasoning behind your project (and be honest).

Well, I did definitely not think what I did was going to be easy. I knew it would take a lot of time and since I am a perfectionist, nothing is ever super easy for me. I thought it would be challenging and it for sure was, but it was all worth the time and effort because I am really pleased with how it came out.

3. If you could rate your stop motion on a 1-10 scale. 1 being low effort and not very good and 10 being out of this world/mindblowing, how would you rate your project? Explain why.

I would rate mine somewhere between and 8 and 9. I showed people in the class my stop motion and they were really impressed that I was able to make clothing move smoothly into a drawer on its own. The only thing I knocked myself down for was jumping from the floor to the drawer was difficult and I was unable to smoothly put the clothing up into the drawer until it was already in a little bit. I looked fine after I did that. 

4. In hindsight, what would you do differently the second time around? Better lighting? Time management? Explain yourself.

I would make my positioning better. throughout the stop motion, the camera angle would change- probably from me bumping it on accident or pressing the camera button too hard.

5. Explain what makes your stop motion animation unique. How do you believe you thought "outside of the box" on this project? 

My stop motion is different from all the others I've seen. I was able to convey the idea of inanimate objects moving by themselves in a smooth way. The idea of "something cleaning up themselves" is a unique idea that no one ever thought of in the class.

6. What grade do you feel you deserve on this project? Explain your reasoning.

I deserve an A on this project. Not a 100 but definitely an A. I had good lighting, a unique idea, inanimate objects moving, smooth transition of pictures, a wow factor of clothes moving themselves, and the large amount of effort I put into this project. The only thing I would dock myself for is the shift in camera angles.