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Your Name

Gabriel Aronson

Statement of Intent

An animated adaptation of the classic nursery rhyme Jack and Jill with roots in illustration, early animation and cinematic composition.

Field of Study

Motion graphics and character animation.

Focus

1. Parodic cartoons

2.  Old forms of animation.

Context

This piece is a reaction to the tradition of animated fairytales. Practitioners include Lotte Reiniger and Ray Harryhausen. People who have parodied the fairytale include Tim Burton and the Looney Tunes cartoons. Looking at composition in illustration and film: Edward Gorey, Wes Anderson. Looking at praxinoscopes, zoetropes. Drawing from my experiences at Blink Productions. Practitioner: David Wilson. The aesthetics of the flat, in a 3-dimensional world: toy theater, pop-up books? Practitioner: Andrea Dezsö. The history of fairy tales, and the subversive process of breaking down such moralistic tales for comedic purposes.

Methodology

Primary research includes figuring out the logistics of zoetrope animation. Creating a looping animation as a title sequence for the piece. Integrating scanned and photographed textures into the piece. 

Secondary research includes looking at the work of previously cited practitioners, and further research into the world of animation in the victorian and edwardian eras. Also looking at the origin and meaning of fairytales.

Resolution

A subversively funny piece of animation.