As we are gliding above the realistic and compelling 3D world that advanced technologies build for us, the traditional hand-draw animations have been discretely pushed away from our sight.
I once took an introductory animation class in ECU as an elective. The workload required for projects made a painful mark in my memory, regardless that they were just small just projects. Still, the course is rewarding as allows me taste a little bit the glamour of traditional animations. As i dipped my head into sheets and sheets of paper, drawing it frame by frame, there is something fascinating: lives sparkle the moments when the lines flow, shapes vary, and when I flicked the drawing…
Then I start to see that 3D animation, with however appealing looks, exciting effects and fancy camera angle, it by no means can replace the traditional animations, just like digital color photography is not able to drive the black & white film photo to extinct.
Ryan Larkin‘s short animation Walking simply stunned me when it was shown in the class. Quite strait-forward, it is about people’s motions of walking, but there are much more than just that…… ( you tell me)
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(I can’t post the video, but here is the link: http://www.nfb.ca/film/Walking or, try the other link)
http://www.nfb.ca/remote/player/popout/313/?ct=0
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The short film (made in1969) achieved great success when Ryan was still a very younger animator. He was immediately regarded a raising star, a genius in the animation industry. After he continued to make another few amazing works, life for him, however changed dramatically…
There is a documentary animation film made about Ryan. Interpretation opens for you.
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