Visual Language: Ryan Woodward

Thought of You is something that I have looked at before because I think that it is a wonderful piece of animation that demonstrates good use of the 12 principles of animation and I also find the aesthetic of the animation very beautiful. However, I have come back to this animation because I want to focus upon how the animation deals with the movement of the human form.

First off, the drawings within this animation are beautiful, despite the fact that are simple, the lines are very strong and you can tell that the artists was very sure of his line work, which makes the drawings very clear, which in turn makes the movement of the characters very clear. Speaking of movement, I feel that the movement of the characters has been captured very well and I really like how the space has been used for this animation. Although the characters move all over the page, there is a very strong sense of rhythm to the animation and each movement blends into the next in a smooth, flowing fashion.

The style chosen for this animation is very simple, there isn't much detail to the characters and the background is very plain and doesn't change much. The focus within this animation has been put solely on the movement of the characters. The drawings themselves are also very simple, to the point where the very basic lines have been left in and the characters have no detail, not even feet or hands half the time, yet the movement is still very clear, which goes to show that it is the shape of the movement that needs to be captured rather than the detail of the models in order for the animation to work.

I also really like the way the artist has chosen to use only two different colours whilst creating this animation and I would really like to try this myself, as I find the aesthetic very appealing. This animation is a great example of movement through a space and capturing the essence of that movement. Line making is something that I should focus upon when creating my own life drawings and committing to a line is something I should work harder on within all of my drawings, as this animation demonstrates how effective confident mark making is at helping a piece of work clearly present an idea to an audience.