Inspiration

I've looked at and researched various stop motion animators from all over the internet from amateurs to professionals that make stop motion for a living. They all have a level of professionalism within their work. As I have only experimented with stop motion a couple of times, all of which had flaws and needed improving, I'm hoping to make this project one of my best pieces of work, this has occurred to me as I've been looking at other pieces of stop motion animation which has made me motivated and inspired me to better myself and make it the best it can possibly be.

My first thought when I knew I was creating a stop motion was to turn to one of my all time favorite content creators from YouTube; Pj Ligouri who creates outstanding pieces of artwork in video format with such thought and precision. The Stop Motion Animation he created was in the format of an advert, he used Kettle Chips to create a short story (Here) I'm definitely going to go down the same path as he's displayed in terms of the numerous aspects in this video. For example using the floor as background to create a perspective for the camera as it's in aerial view, this creates the illusion that the subject is moving when it's just down to body movement, for example; moving your legs bit by bit to create the appearance that you're walking. He displays successful precision as the images flow sharply together enough so that it creates a moving image. He also involves other angles, He uses a close up of himself in the beginning to illustrate whats going on to then lead the rest of the video into a story, all of these are things I aim to think about and possibly incorporate myself.

Another example of a perspective stop motion animation: Here, Here & here I really like the way these animations are made and the perspective aspect makes it stand out from all over animations, something I'm really interested in and wish to incorporate.

Listening to music has also played a big part in having inspiration, as music helps create an image in my head and help evolve a story I've found my self spending a lot of time listening to music that could prompt an idea. This morning I listened to a song by a music composer called Kevin Macleod who creates music (mainly background music, instrumentals) used for backing music purposes. This certain song (here) prompted an idea whereby I keep all my original idea noted above, but change the format and create an advert for sleeping pills and the problems with insomnia, because it's a very calming song that seemed to me as if it would relate to that matter and go well with a stop motion. I hope to take this idea further and expand on it whilst continuing with all the pre-production planning.