Unit 33 task 4 self evaluation review of work
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The document provides a review of a stop motion animation project using Barbie and Ken characters. The student believes their animation accurately represented the original storyboard and planning. They were happy with the technical quality, style, and editing of the animation. As it was a solo project, there was no team to evaluate. The student thinks the movement of the dolls looked realistic and human-like. They were pleased with matching the animation to the beat of the music but would improve it by using different characters and backgrounds. Overall feedback on the animation was positive and the student feels it met the needs of the target audience.
Unit 33 task 4 self evaluation review of work
- 1. Unit 33 Stop Motion Animation Task 4 Review of Work Why is it important to evaluate a project? I completed a short animation in stop motion animation using Barbie and Ken characters. I believe it is important to evaluate work in order to think through the process, establish what has been completed and by whom and also to discover the strengths, weaknesses and new experiences gained from each project. It is also important to learn the views of others and establish whether the views, in my opinion are helpful and valid to aid further work, or whether I would disagree with the comments of others. Overall, I think it is important to have this process. How does your final animation compare with the original storyboard/mind map? I think my animation is a good representation of my original storyboard and mind map idea and was better than I thought it would be. I believe this was due to my thorough planning and strong idea from the beginning, as I knew what I wanted to produce and how I wanted to achieve this. I also had a good mix of close up and mid shots to keep the animation interesting. Are you happy with the technical quality (style, visual quality, edit)? If not, what could be improved? I was happy with the technical quality of my animation and believe the style was in keeping with the image of Barbie and I completed the best quality that I could. I added music called Barbie Girl, that was relevant to Barbie and I was happy with the edited version of my animation. Did the team function well? All of unit 33 was completed solely by me. Although it was a vast amount of work in a short space of time, I enjoyed working on this project because it was something that I would not normally produce. I managed to create detailed storyboards and had a clear vision that helped achieve the end result.
- 2. Evaluate your animation’s contribution to the project. What you did well and what could be improved? As mine was the only project and completed solely be me, I believe that the movement of Barbie and Ken was realistic and gave them a real humanoid quality. I had my camera set on my tripod in the same location in a stationery position to avoid any difference to the animation. I think that my not moving the camera gave the animation a better quality finish and it appeared more professional. I also think that by Barbie lying on the floor and swirling 360 degrees to the music matched the impression of the song that Barbie was having fun and wanted to party. I also tried to achieve this by Barbie sitting on the bonnet of Ken’s car. I was also pleased with the fact that Barbie and Ken moved to the beat of the music and when they were talking, I moved their heads from side to side to give the impression that they were talking to ensure it was more convincing to the audience. To improve my animation I would have used a different Ken, as it was difficult to move his hand realistically to the music. I would have also used more than one background, rather than just the pink background, to ensure the audience was more engaged in the animation. Overall, I am very pleased with the end result, learnt new skills in stop animation and enjoyed the whole process. Did the animation meet the audience’s needs? I believe my animation did meet the needs of the audience as my feedback was very positive and they liked my animation. I kept my target audience of 4 – 30 years old in my mind as I produced the animation. Because it would have such a wide ranging age group, I tried to keep my animation fun and happy to give the illusion of Barbie being a party girl. I believe I achieved this through the different camera angles and different amount of scenes, interesting shots of Barbie swapping her clothes and sitting on the bonnet of a car and moving her head to the music when she was talking. I kept the animation within the timescales set out in the brief but felt that I could have produced a longer animation without it becoming boring.