Video Research Pixilation

Sorry I'm Late

This is a pixilation, the reason we have looked at this video is because of the use of the bike. We were worried about how a bike would look lying flat on the floor, and whether or not it would be effective enough, or look like a fallen over bike. In this short it works really well as it genuinely looks like he is riding a bike. We began to suspect that perhaps it was filmed using a green screen, however, at the end it shows a short clip of how they made it, and it was all filmed in the pixielation method.

You and I

Here is another very similar pixielation we looked into, as they also use a bike, however, in this film instead of using a real one they make a fake frame using real tires, giving the impression of a bike. I feel this works really well, and perhaps if using a real bike doesn't work this is always something we can test out. I also like the using of everyday things creating exciting things, like the t-shirts as birds, and the sock representing a dragon, I think if we are to express the imagination of a child this is a technique we could also use. 

Amazon Kindle Commercial

Another pixilation from above, it is interesting to see how this style of animation has been used for main stream commercials, similar to the 1987 film The Way Things Go and the Honda Cog advert, as experimental films find these new techniques and as they can create such exciting visuals, commercial companies want to use them. This is also a useful short as the concept of it is to represent peoples imaginations as they read, similar to our concept of representing a child's imagination. Also it is interesting to see how they have used a bike, and the different ways of sitting on one. 

Bikes Make Life Better

Another member of the group had the idea to incorporate bike tricks like these, as the character reaches their 'teenage stage'. As we had the idea to change the bike into perhaps a horse on a stick when they are a child, showing how vivid their imagination is. However, as they reach the 'teenage stage' they lose this imagination but they haven't lost their fun and thrills in life. We realise this might be difficult to achieve, however, it is worth experimenting with.