lynette design

visual design references

I am inspired by the animation of Phip Murray, in an animation called Brace Brace retrieved from http://www.abc.net.au/arts/strange/animations/default.htm

I need to learn more about vector graphics and vector graphics animation style because I haven't got much expereince in vector illustration. I think this animation is beautiful, while being about death and destruction. In my project about the old perth gaol, which has a dark side of imprisonment and death, I need to be able to capture images that are moving but not delibrately gory because the learning tool is aimed at children.

I think the way that she handles subjects like death and war is inspiring for me, because, for example in this still, she uses a vector scene of mountains and animates planes flying across. This is very effective and easy for me to imagine achiving, and gives the sense of menace of the planes. If I can set up becautiful vacor backgrounds and animate small moving parts, I hope to be able to use the reference of this animation which does it so well.


I love the way she frames every scene and every image within the animation so that if i choose one still, every image is visually beautifully framed. I want to think of the framing of my images in my animation, to make each frame, even in-between ones to be striking.


I love the subtle way she animates figures, and then symbolises death with small popies that fade in to represent each soldier dying. I need to find a way to represent the dark side of prision life in 19th centrury Perth, in a simple animation style that is not tacky blood and gore, but just suggestive.

posted by nicole @ 10:39 am