Final Evaluation Term 4- 14/11/12

Year 9 Creative Media Animation – Term 04 Mr Andrews

Task 4: e-pub, commentary and poster self-reflection and evaluation:

Part One: Discuss your feelings about the e-pub, poster and commentary task:

1.    Are you satisfied with the final result?

Yes, I am satisfied with the final result of my e-pub. I am actually proud of it and found it one of the more enjoyable tasks this year. I also think I was more successful with this task as I was more passionate about it.

2.    Did the e-pub require more/less time than you originally thought?

The e-pub required about the time I originally had but if anything more. Writing the directors commentary was the most time consuming part but making the actual e-pub with photos and everything did not take much time at all.

3.    Would like to change any aspects of your final project (layout, links, images, video and audio content, colour scheme etc)?

I would have liked to have had more time with my final project. I think if I had more time to progress and work on my e-pub I would have done a better and more sophisticated then I did. I would have liked to have written more information and have done each section better so the layout was clearer and information was easier to find.

4.    If you could start the project again what would you do differently?

If I had the opportunity to restart the project I would have put a copy of each scene on each page that did not have a directors commentary recorded over the top of it and then on another page or section I would have put more information with the scene that did have the directors commentary recorded over the top of it. I would have also put another media box on each section with the small piece of music that went with that particular scene and why we chose that piece of music to go with that scene.

Part Two: Respond to each of the following dot points (using complete sentences or paragraphs). You should include as much detail as possible in your responses.

1.    Discuss whether your e-pub and poster have turned out the way you pictured them?

My e-pub turned out the way I wanted it to but my poster did not. I envisioned my e-pub being the way it was with that background and that layout. With my poster I would have liked to have it more sophisticated with more information.

2.    Explain whether your e-pub and poster clearly depicts the style of your animation and describe some specific design principles that you have used to achieve this;

My e-pub and poster depict the style of my of my animation very well. They portray the message of it being a kid’s film with the bright colours and understandable music. The simplicity of the e-pub and poster is effective in attracting the younger audience. More importantly the main message which is to “Never Give Up” is portrayed.

3.    Describe any problems or technical difficulties you encountered while creating your director commentaries in GarageBand. These may include; sound or video issues, corrupt or missing files, difficulty using the iBooks Author or GarageBand software, problems importing/exporting files, etc;

Whilst making my animation I encountered the technical difficulty of not being able to loop my video while my audio was playing. As each of my scenes were very short they did not play for long enough to match the time I wanted to speak for. This was a problem that I wasn't able to overcome as I was not able to loop it.

4.    Did you have all of the necessary resources to complete your e-pub and poster or did you have to create new materials?

I had all necessary resources to complete my e-pub as I had access to a laptop every night and all the programs that I needed on the laptops.

5.    List the steps you used to plan and develop your project;

I firstly wrote the commentary for my scenes which made it a lot easier to complete my e-pub. I then dragged each scene into Garage Band and recorded the audio to go over the top. Then I dragged all those scenes into my e-pub and pasted the required information on the section for each one. I also did many screen shots that I also put on the sections for each scene. Then I made my poster and also dragged it in to my e-pub. Finally I did many final sections and edits to my e-pub which then made it complete and ready to hand in.

6.    Did you use content-lists, flowcharts or other documents during the planning process;

I only used one of these planning devices to prepare and plan my e-pub. This was a content list of the summaries and information about each of the scenes.

7.    Clarify any time-management issues you encountered during the creative process and describe the steps you took to improve in this area;

I did not really have any time management issues with this task except from missing the first lesson. But I then overcame this by learning very quickly and asking around for what we had done and help when required.

8.    Discuss whether you undertook adequate and detailed reflection throughout your project. i.e. Have you provided enough evidence to support your work? (Look back at your blogs and think about whether it looks like a whole terms worth of work);

I did not complete many reflections throughout this product as I did not have much time. But I did make sure I was persistent in uploading my updated work as a second back up device. I think I did upload a sufficient amount of information and evidence to support that I had completed what I had completed with my work. I also think the amount of reflections I was able to complete was a sufficient amount for the amount of work we completed in class.

Final Directors Commentary

Directors Commentary

Introduction:

This is the introduction of our film “Never Give Up”. We chose to do the introduction like this as we thought it was creative and would enable a good first impression. We chose the natural brown colour as the books cover as the animation was set in a natural environment, which was the park.  The purple trim was chosen as it attracts both boys and girls, which is our target audience. We used black and white writing is easy to read and then we decided to make it shade in to give it a bit of class. This scene means a lot to Georgia and I as it was our first time animating something like this. We had to solve the problem of keeping the book in the same position after gluing which we did by moving the book as little as possible when we decided we wanted to glue something down. To animate this scene we had many practices to make sure the final scene we put in our actual final movie was of high quality.

Scene 2:

Scene 2 is the complication of the story. At this point of the animation the boy has just bought his balloon and then the dog with the lead comes and trips him over. We decided to put the complication close to the start of the animation, as the rest of the scenes are ways in which he try’s to fix the problem and get his balloon back. We chose to have the dog as the problem as it was another character in our film and it suited our target audience. Children are interested little animals such as cats and dogs and this would then attract them to our film. This scene was filmed with simplicity as it was very plain and was filmed from a level angle. We had to solve the problem of getting the lead around the boy’s legs without him falling over. This was hard as it was a very small gap where we had to put the lead for our fingers to fit. We overcame this by using a toothpick and dragging it around slowly without it braking.

Scene 3:

This scene was one we had to add in as we realised we missed the boy sitting up from when the dog tripped him over and he let go of his balloon. We added this in as it made the animation as a whole make a lot more sense. This scene was filmed from ground level as we were looking at the boy as he stood up. This scene was also very simple as it was a last minute add in. This was one of the problems we had to solve and we did by luckily by having enough time at the end to film it.

Scene 4:

Scene 4 was the start of the complex scenes. In this scene Georgia and I had to use fishing line to make the balloon float through the sky. This was very difficult, as we had to hold the fishing line and move it a tiny bit and try and take a picture without it moving. We ended up doing two of these scenes as the first one was a bit dodgy and was more of a learning experience. If we had more time to complete our animation I think we would have liked to have shot this scene again and have made it even more precise and smooth as it would have made the animation as a whole better quality.

Scene 5:

This scene is when the boy is walking along and discovers that the balloon has got stuck in the tree. This scene is one of the smaller but more complex scenes. Scene 5 was the scene Georgia and I used Photoshop to insert a light bulb. We decided to do this as instead of the character just looking up at the tree we really wanted to emphasise the fact that he was thinking. After he had thought of solution of how to get the balloon out of the tree he then walked off towards to the left to find what he needs.

Scene 6:

Scene 6 is shot at a medium eye level height. This scene is the scene Benji has his first attempt at throwing the ball at the tree to get it down. This attempt is a fail with the ball rebounding and going off the set towards the camera. The boy then also goes off the set towards the camera to retrieve the ball. We used the technique of using fishing line as an invisible support for the ball. This scene was difficult as the person holding the fishing line had to try and only make very small movements and keep it still when taking the shot. This scene also took a few practices to get it of a high quality.

Scene 7:

This scene is Benji’s second attempt at throwing the ball at the tree to try and retrieve the balloon. He fails this time as well with the ball rebounding off the set. With this scene we used the same technique as scene 6 by using the fishing line to support the ball while we took the picture. This scene was also shot at a mid angle level and is a small scene which is pretty much a replica of scene 6.

Scene 8:

This is scene 8 one of the final scenes that Georgia and I produced. In this scene Benji decides he is going to give up and forget about his balloon as much as he does not want to. His body posture also contributes to making the audience aware of the way he feels. He sits down on the ground between the two trees (the tree where the balloon is stuck and another tree) and crosses his arms. This scene then leads onto the next scene which is where Benji begins to cry. This scene is shot at a mid range angle and is very short.

Scene 9:

This scene is just a follow through scene after scene 8. Benji now begins to cry in this scene and bends fully over to express his full emotion. This really lets the audience know that he is really upset at this point in time and is on the verge of giving up. But this is when the solution arises and it happens naturally. The wind blows the balloon out of the tree that is when we used the technique of fishing line again to help support the balloon. Benji then turns towards his right to discover what has happened and that the balloon has now come down beside him. This scene was shot at a mid angle range the same as all the other scenes. We chose this mid-angle range as it displayed simplicity and this contributed towards out target audience understanding the animation as a whole better. Scene 9 is the last scene of animating with the actual clay figures and set as the credits and the closing is displayed in the brown book.

Credits:

This scene is the final scene of our animation. In this scene it is pretty much a finally with someone closing the book as if it was a storybook and then the credits appearing. We decided the book idea would be a good starting and finishing point for our animation “Never Give Up” as it would start and end on the same note. This scene meant a lot more than any of the other scenes to Georgia and I as it was our final scene we had to produce after 2 terms worth of work. Finishing this scene was such a stress relief for Georgia and I knowing we had completed everything we needed and all we needed to do now was put it together with a soundtrack. With this final scene we really brought the whole animation clay feel back down to Earth as it was again the book idea. The idea of the credits we thought of to combine the ideas of the book, animation and also bring in the aspect of it being similar to a movie.

Started EPUB- Never Give Up

More Work Completed

Directors Commentary

Introduction:

This is the introduction of our film “Never Give Up”. We chose to do the introduction like this as we thought it was creative and would enable a good first impression. We chose the natural brown colour as the books cover as the animation was set in a natural environment, which was the park.  The purple trim was chosen as it attracts both boys and girls, which is our target audience. We used black and white writing is easy to read and then we decided to make it shade in to give it a bit of class. This scene means a lot to Georgia and I as it was our first time animating something like this. We had to solve the problem of keeping the book in the same position after gluing which we did by moving the book as little as possible when we decided we wanted to glue something down. To animate this scene we did have many practises to learn hoe

Scene 1:

This is scene 1 of our animation. It is the first scene of actual animation with our clay man. This scene is not that well done, as it was our first scene we completed and did not have time to re-shoot it before the due date.  We used different skills to shoot this scene such as making our character move smoothly and changing the colour tone to make it look like it is the middle of the day. We chose to make the scenery very plain so our target audience would focus on the characters and what they are doing.  This scene means a lot to us as directors as it was the first scene we have ever shot using this type of animation in out lives. We filmed this scene from a level angle as it also made it simpler.

Scene 2:

Scene 2 is then the complication of the story of our animation as the boy has just bought his balloon and then the dogs lead comes and trips him over. We decided to put the conclusion close to the start of the animation, as the rest of the scenes are how he try’s to fix the problem and get his balloon back. We chose to have the dog as the problem as it was another character in our film and it suited our target audience. Children are interested little animals such as cats and dogs and this would then attract them to our film. This scene was filmed with  simplicity as it was very plain and was filmed from a level angle. We had to solve the problem of getting the lead around the boy’s legs without him falling over. This was hard as it was a very small gap where we had to put the lead for our fingers to fit. WE overcame this by using a toothpick and dragging it around slowly without it braking.

Scene 3-4:

This scene was one we had to add in as we realised we missed the boy sitting up from when the dog tripped him and he let go of his balloon. We added this in as it made the scene make a lot more sense. This scene was filmed from ground level as we were looking at the boy as he stood up. This scene was also very simple as it was last minutes add in. This was one of the problems we had to solve and we did by luckily by having enough time at the end to film it.

Scene 5:

Scene 5 was the start of the complex scenes. In this scene Georgia and I had to use fishing line to make the balloon float through the sky. This was very difficult, as we had to hold the fishing line a tiny bit and try and take a picture without it moving. We ended up doing two of these scenes as the first one was a bit dodgy and was more of a learning experience. If we had more time to complete our animations I think we would have liked to have shot this scene again and have made it even more precise and smooth as it would have made the animation as a whole better quality.

Scene 6:

This scene is when the boy is walking along and discovers that the balloon has got stuck in the tree. This scene is one of the smaller but more complex scenes. Scene 6 was the Georgia and I used Photoshop to insert a light bulb. We decided to do this as instead of the character just looking up at the tree we really wanted to emphasise the fact that he was thinking. After he has thought of solution of how to get the balloon out of the tree he then walks off towards to the left to find what he needs.

Scene 7:

Scene 7 is shot at a medium eye level height. This scene is the scene Benji has his first attempt at throwing the ball at the tree to get it down. This attempt is a fail with the ball rebounding and going off the set towards the camera. The boy then also goes off the set towards the camera to retrieve the ball. We used the technique of using fishing line as an invisible support for the ball. This scene was difficult as the person holding the fishing line

Work I completed in todays lesson 30/10/12

Directors Commentary

Introduction:

This is the introduction of our film “Never Give Up”. We chose to do the introduction like this as we thought it was creative and would enable a good first impression. We chose the natural brown colour as the books cover as the animation was set in a natural environment, which was the park.  The purple trim was chosen as it attracts both boys and girls, which is our target audience. We used black and white writing is easy to read and then we decided to make it shade in to give it a bit of class. This scene means a lot to Georgia and I as it was our first time animating something like this. We had to solve the problem of keeping the book in the same position after gluing it whilst animating this scene that we managed to overcome.

Scene 1:

This is scene 1 of our animation. It is the first scene of actual animation with our clay man. This scene is not that well done, as it was our first scene we completed and did not have time to re-shoot it before the due date.  We used different skills to shoot this scene such as making our character move smoothly and changing the colour tone to make it look like it is the middle of the day. We chose to make the scenery very plain so our target audience would focus on the

Notes 30/10/12

On Poster put:

• Title
• Release Date
• Main Character (featuring)
• Director, creator name
• Rating (G, PG, M, M15+ etc.)
• Tease the audience
• Remember colour attractions mood
• Target Audience 
• May make/produce more than one poster 

Directors Commentary:

• Make sure you target it at the right target audience
• You can do two different directors commentary (one for kids, one for adults)
• Basic commentary and then written under the screen.
• Write script first 

 

Progression this lesson. 29/10/12

This lesson I started making my poster for my animation. As last lesson I was away I need to catch up but hopefully that won't take to long.

Final Essay- FACTORY

FACTORY ESSAY

Miwa Matreyek is a well-known Multimedia Artist who has created many brilliant and meaningful animations over the years. In 2004 Miwa Matreyek made an animation by the name of Factory. This animation has been viewed by many people around the world today and is known for its complexity and detail. One of the messages that can be gained from this animation is the realisation of how much machines and factories do today and how much we rely on them to live our everyday life. When the viewer realises this they have the feelings of sadness and regret running through their mind. The audience would not have received these emotions and realised the message of the animation if it weren’t for Matreyek’s detail in the lines, textures in the tones and complexity and persistence with the shape throughout the animation. Factory is an animation, which makes people today realise what is happening in this modern world and brings them back to reality.

Detail of the lines in Miwa Matreyek’s animation, Factory, is the first way the audience realises the true message of the animation.  Throughout the animation the lines play a very large part in drawing the attention of the audience to the focus or dominant object in the scene. For example as shown in scene one of the animation, there are men walking through the door into the factory. The lines that are bringing your attention to this are the two parallel lines on the sides of the opening into the factory as they lead to the walking men and the line on the roof of the building in the bottom right corner of the screen. The line on the roof on the bottom right corner of the screen also brings your attention to the focus of the scene as it leads to the men walking in. Please refer to screen shot 1 for more evidence of this. Through line is the first way Miwa Matreyek conveys the message of this animation to the audience as shown above. But she also does this through the texture in the tones of the animation.

The tones in the animation Factory are another way Miwa Matreyek uses to convey the message of realising how little humans do in society today. Factory is a black and white animation that is contrasted in between with many shades of grey. As shown in screen shot 3 of the animation, which is from scene 3, all the white things in the shot are machinery and are things that do work. This machinery in white can all work by itself and is programmed to do things without the help of manpower. All the black things in this particular shot of the animation are things, which do not do anything and require manpower to work. For example the white machinery that is moving by itself and the black keyboard on an old fashioned computer. The keyboard requires a human to operate it but the white machinery does not. A large difference in tone is another way Miwa Matreyek effectively helps the audience realise how little humans do in society today and another element of art, which corroborates this, is shape.

The complexity and persistence Miwa Matreyek had with shape while making the animation Factory takes a very large part in giving the audience the true message of the short film. The shape in this animation is very geometric and symmetric. By it being very geometric and symmetric it makes the viewer realise how perfect everything is and realise that its all been made by machinery and in factories. An example of this is in screen shot 1, scene 1 of the animation where you can see in the shape of the factory building the men are walking into. You can see how there is not one bit of the shed that is not symmetric or geometric. You can also see this persistence and detail in the shape of the factories in the background. Even though these shapes aren’t rectangular or square they are shapes that are all symmetric and pretty much perfect. Through complexity and persistence in shape of the animation Factory, is another way Miwa Matreyek gives the audience the feelings of regret and sadness and helps them realise how much society today relies on machinery, factories and technology.

Miwa Matreyek’s animation Factory is a short film that gives its audience the realisation of how much today’s society relies on factories, machines and technology. She does this through the detail in the lines, textures in the tones and complexity and persistence with the shape. All of these three elements of art contribute to the viewers getting the feelings of sadness and regret, which also leads to them receiving the main message. Miwa Matreyek’s animation Factory is a very meaningful and brilliant animation that society should be made to watch today.

Appendix

Screen Shot 1:

Screen Shot 2:

Essay Planning

Planning:

Introduction:

-       Introduce the animator.

-       Introduce the animation.

-       The animation Factory makes the audience realise how much today we rely on machinery and technology to live our everyday life.

-       Feelings of regret and sadness.

-       The reason the audience got these emotions/feelings and got the message of the animation was because of the amount of work Miwa Matreyek put into line, tone and shape in the animation.

-       Conclude the intro and link to first paragraph.

Paragraph 1- Line

-Emphasise the amount of detail Miwa Matreyek put into lines.

-How they play a very large part in the animation and why they are important

-Example

-Link to next paragraph.

Paragraph 2- Tone

-       How tone makes the makes the audience realise the key message of the animation.

-       What tones are in the animation.

-       How tone helps trigger the audiences emotions.

-       Example.

-       Sum up the paragraph

-       Link to next paragraph.

Paragraph 3- Shape

-       How shape contributes to the trigger of the audiences emotions and how it helps convey the message.

-       About the shape in the animation what is similar about all of them (geometric, symmetric)

-       Why this conveys the message and the feelings of regret and sadness.

-       Example of where it does.

-       Sum up paragraph

-       Link to conclusion

Conclusion

-       Say what message and emotion the animation triggers and gives the audience.

-       How it triggers these emotions and this message.

-       Example- line

-       Example- tone

-       Example- shape

-       Concluding statement

DAIJ Sheet

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Describe, Analyse, Interpretation, Judgment

Before starting the DAIJ Process, answer the following questions to get started:

• What is the name of the artist who created the animation?

Miwa Matreyek, a Multimedia Artist created the animation.

• What is the name of the animation?

Factory

·       When was the animation created?

The animation Factory was created in 2004.

Describe: Write what you see (the visual facts).

• List the literal objects in the painting (trees, people, animals, mountains, rivers, etc.).

The objects in the animation are factories, men, smoke, air balloons carrying ships through the sky, a hand, computers, machines and large spanners.

• What do you notice first when you look at the work? Why?

The first thing I notice when I look at this piece of work is the colours and shades. I see the black and white colours.

• What kinds of colours do you see? How would you describe them?

I see the colours black, white and grey as these are the colours of the whole animation.

• What shapes can you see? What kind of edges do the shapes have?

I can see the shapes on the defined outlines of the factories. These shapes are symmetrical as the building are equal on both sides. The artist has used geometric shapes to show the audience that its very industrial and congested.

• Are there lines in the work? If so, what kinds of lines are they?

The artist has used lines with in the video to bring the audiences attention to the moving object or the most important thing in the animation at the time.

• What sort of textures do you see? How would you describe them?

The sort of textures in this animation are very rough and defined. These textures also are very up and down left and right. By this I mean that it is giving a very serious and perfect affect.

• What time of day/night is it? How can you tell?

As the animation is black and white you can not exactly tell what time of day it is, but as it is a factory and theres are objects flying through the sky I am assuming its day. There is also smoke rising and you can only see this during the day.

• What is the overall visual effect or mood of the work?

The overall mood of this animation is a very serious, focused and repetive. It is serious as the people are always doing there work and movements are very straight to the point. It is focused as the people working look like they are concentrating so hard that nothing could disrupt them. Lastly it is repetitive as the movements in the animation just go over and over again. For example, the machine going up and down, the people walking in and the lady tying on the computer.

Analyse: Mentally separate the parts or elements, thinking in terms of textures, shapes/forms, light/dark or bright/dull colours, types of lines, and sensory qualities. In this step consider the most significant art principles that were used in the animation. Describe how the artist used them to organize the elements.

Suggested questions to help with analysis:

• How has the artist used colours in the work?

The artist has used the colours black and white in the work to keep the mood serious, focused and bland. These colours suggest that this isn’t a very exciting place to be and is boring.

• What sort of effect do the colours have on the animation?

The colours have a large effect on the animation, as they are a large contributor to getting the mood across to the audience.

• How has the artist used shapes within the work of animation?

The artist has used shapes in the animation to also convey the very serious mood across to the audience. When you look at the artwork within the animation what you see is the shape of the buildings and the factories are very symmetric which is making the shape of this animation also geometric. This conveys the mood of seriousness across to the audience as you see how defined and straight to the point the animation is.

• How have lines been used in the work? Has the artist used them as an important or dominant part of the work, or do they play a different roll?

The lines have been used in the work to draw the attention of the audience to the focus of that particular part of the animation. The artist has used the lines not as a dominant part in the animation but as more as a contributor to help the audience see the dominant part of the animation.

• What role does texture play in the work? Has the artist used the illusion of texture or has the artist used actual texture? How has texture been used within the work.

The artist has used real texture in the animation to put a more realistic effect to the animation. The texture is not an illusion in this part of the film it is more actual texture. The texture has been used within the work on texture on the sides of the buildings and the smoke rising in the sky.

• How has the artist used light in the work? Is there the illusion of a scene with lights and shadows, or does the artist use light and dark values in a more abstract way?

The artist has not used light at all throughout the animation. You can tell this as there is no shadow and the brightness of all the animation stays the same throughout the whole film.

• How has the overall visual effect or mood of the work been achieved by the use of elements of art and principles of design.

The overall mood of the art would not be conveyed if it weren’t for the elements of art and the principles of design.  The lines have been used in the animation to get the audiences eyes to the dominant thing in the picture and the shape has been used to also get the mood across.  The colours of black and whit really contributed to the seriousness of the whole film and lastly the texture has been used to make it look more realistic.

Interpretation: An interpretation seeks to explain the meaning of the work based on what you have learned so far about the animation, what do you think the artist was trying to say?

• Was the artist making a statement in this work? What was the Statement?

The statement the artist is trying to convey the statement of how much todays society is being taken over by machinery and technology.

• What do you think it means?

I think that machines are now doing the little things that we used to use manpower to do. But what am I’m trying to work out is this pure laziness or is it technology improving?

• What does it mean to you?

This animation actually shows me how little we do to contribute to the things that we are producing in this world. This is a bit depressing as you actually realise once we have a machines to do everything, what are we going to do?

·                         How does this relate to you and your life?

This relates to me in my life as I have realised how my school life s changing. It is changing as we use to use pen and paper with now computers and now we are using ipads.

• What feelings do you have when looking at this animation?

When I watch this animation it makes me feel depressed and sad. It makes me feel like this as I have realised how everything is so easy and boring now.

• Do elements within the animation represent other things/symbols?

Only some elements within the essay represent other things. Such as the tones of black and white contribute to the depressing feelings the audience gets from watching the animation. Another element within the animation that represents another thing is the shape. The shapes in the animation are all perfect and geometric. This gives me the impression that now every thing is so perfect because it has all been made by machinery where as when humans made it, it was never perfect and more smooth.

• Why do you think that the artist chose to use this style of animation and make these kinds of artistic decisions?

I think the artist chose this style of animation and made these kinds of artistic decisions to make sure she got the point across to the audience that she wanted to. She chose the colours and tones to show how with factories the earth is all pollution where as with people it’s a colourful and happy place. The shape also contributes as it shows how perfect everything is now.

Judgment: After careful observation, analysis, and interpretation of an animation, you are ready to make your own judgment. This is your personal evaluation based on the understandings of the work. Here are questions you might consider:

• Do you think this work has underlying value or worth? What value have you found in the work? (For example, is it a beautiful work of art, does it convey an important social message, affect the way that people see the world, make insightful connections, reaffirms a religious belief, etc.)

This piece of work I think is of high value as it tells the audience a very important statement. It is an amazing work of art that everyone should watch and interpret. The way the artist gets the message across by using the elements of art helps viewers to connect with the animation.

• Do you think that the work has a meaning for others? (Do you feel that the work communicates an idea, feeling or principle that would have value for others?

Yes I think this part of work has a meaning for everyone if they interpret it properly. This piece of work you really have to think about to realise its true meaning and understand what message the artist is trying to get across.

• Does the work lack value or worth? Why do you think this is so? Could the reason you find the work lacking come from a poor use of the elements of art?

I don't think this animation lacks value or worth one bit. For me this animation was really useful as I actually realised how little we do in this modern world. The elements of art are used extremely well in getting the message of the animation across to the audience, as the emotions they are portraying are really easy to interpret.

• Could the subject matter be unappealing, unimaginative, or repulsive?

The subject matter of this animation may be unappealing because it is a sad and depressing thing that technology is doing everything today. But in the perspective of the elements of art being bad they are definitely really good and a lot of hard work has been put into them which you can see simply by watching the animation.

• Rather than seeing the work as being very effective or without total value, does the work fall somewhere in-between? Do you think that the work is just o.k.? What do you base this opinion on? The use of elements of art? Lack of personal expression? The work lacks a major focus? Explore your criticism of the work (s) as much as you would any positive perceptions. Realize that your own tastes and prejudices may enter into your criticism. Give your positive and negative perceptions.

I personally did not understand the work at all at the start. But once I watched it a few more times I realised what the animation was about. I realised that all of the elements of art were very big contributors to the animation. I thought this animation wasn't that great at the start because I didn't understand it. But now I do I actually quite like it.