The Brief

Create a series of short animations that show how emotions can be conveyed through body language and animation.

Emotion is an important part of animation and is used all the time whether in feature films or shorts. In animation the actions of a charcter have to be believable and well performed if an animator wishes to get the desired affect from the audience. Using emotions correctly in animation can really make a differance to the quality of the animation.

The Brief:

The challenge is to create a series of short animations that explore a range of different emotions. These animations can be based on exsisting clips from films or you can create your own clips, however all these clips will have to have a clear point and be able to show a different emotion, not all the clips have to be finished with great character design and sets as the shorts are expected to show how you have improved and worked through the animation process.

Target Audience:

The purpose of creating these animations is to help animators realise the importance of emotions in animation, however an important part of creating an animation is knowing your target audience, so that you know what the audience will want to see and what you can include in your animation. The target audience for these animatons will be decided based on the clips you decide to use, if you use exsisting clips (from the 11 second club) all of their audio clips are suitable for any audience as they try to appeal to a wider audince with thier work, however if you creating your own clips then you'll have to decide who your target audience is.

Considerations:

• The shorts should be about 11 seconds long and should improve as you work towards the final short.

• Your final animation should flow smoothly and be well performed, it should be entertaining and intresting.

• The animation should focus on using body language, gestures and expressions to help convey the characters emotions. You should also consider the movement and actions of your characters when animating.

• You should look at how previous animators have used emotion in thier work and how their characters act when displaying an emotion.

• You could use exaggeration in places to help convey the emotion that you are trying to get across.