Tuesday 25 November 2014

Alight by Jason Keyser


Alight is a short animated story of two elements who are in love but can't touch due to their nature. When i stumbled across this animation I was really pleased that I found an animation that contained the elements as characters and that were part of a fictional storyline, as other videos I had researched were all about the cycle of life or water but in a factual sense, which were offering me no kind of inspiration at all.

So, inspirational wise...

To begin with I really love the aesthetic of this little animation, in particular the aesthetic of the characters. If I'm going to get even more specific it's the way that Keyser has managed to create the texture on the water character. After my Interim Crit, this was something that was suggested I try to do and at first I was worried about how and if that was possible but now I know it is and that it can be achieved well, it has made me more determined to try it out.

Another thing that appealed to me about this animation is the simple design of the characters. After seeing this animation I have realised that my water character is quite similar to this one. It has made me think about ways in which I can make my water character posses the attribute of water a little more by thinking carefully about how water moves, and whether or not I should have my water character constantly morphing, similar to the water character in Alight. 

ALSO, I really like the tones achieved using digital paint within this animation, which has inspired me to experiment more with my own digital work.


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