http://time.com/5043166/storytelling-evolution/

People need stories, even though we live in a world of vast social media, and sharing of information online, in a way I guess it’s like each individual is creating their own story online for others to see. As we tend to believe what we initially see of someone, for example, a photo, we forget to think rationally about why the persons uploaded this photo, what are they trying to show? I think many young generations including my own, and I would also say I’m guilty of this at times fall under the category of narcissism. Because when you come to think about it properly, what drives a human being to post updates about their life online, or vlog daily, is it a need to know people care? Do you need the self-gratification? Even if you’re not feeling great in real life it’s all abit better because the life you present online is always amazing? These new forms of storytelling I would consider impure and unhealthy, compared to fables that had meanings and messages that are passed down through generations to help teach humans how to treat one another etc. These quick self-satisfying and fake stories are what I feel are slowly driving young people slowly crazy. Yes, social media can be fun, it’s quick (everything nowadays seems to be about speed) and it means you can achieve alot of ‘socialising’ in a smaller amount of time. It also means you can get lost in the world of the internet, where you get sucked into everyone elses ‘lives’ that you forget to live your own for you and not just your posts.
I find it intriguing that in todays lectures, professors and lecturers are having to warn students about the dangers of social media and how this can take away so much valuable time from study. And to think that this was never ever an issue for my parent’s generation is something I’m not sure I will ever understand.
Human ‘s regardless of where it comes from or how it comes to us love to seek out and be given new information, I think the issue is the quality of stories that are somehow replacing ones that should be given more attention is where peoples brains turn a bit mushy. For example on the website above is a fascinating study on how stories have improved communities, ‘Camps with a greater proportion of skilled storytellers, were associated with increased levels of cooperation’.

Control Bear is a beautifully animated short which I find has inspired me in multiple ways, as I’m trying to work harder at the motion and flow of my animating as well as hopefully attempting backgrounds this piece really motivated me. The short yet emotive and thought-provoking piece is the sort of animations that I would really love to create. This works well as inspiration not only for me as an animator but also in terms of the application of animation and movement to create a short fable with a clear message.

 

I am someone who has always been incredibly inspired by sound when it comes to my artwork and animation, some of the more commonly known music that has been used throughout animation is Studio Ghibli’s composer  Joe Hisaishi who is highly acclaimed for his musical abillity to create beautiful songs which fit Hayao Miyazaki’s animations effortlessly. Sound is extremely important throughout film, media, advertisement and animation, it has the ability to change the viewers perception of the visuals due to how the music is making them feel. Below are songs that I consider fitting to the emotions I would like to evoke within my animation, I am aware of copyright but as I am no music producer I hope to find something fitting that is non copyrighted.

But as an example, if I could choose any music I would select from the various songs below. Or if it were possible, to have a composer compose something that works with each scene and the geography within my animation so it is fully personalised.