Eva Stanistreet Animation

During the first week I have accomplished the following : After a week of research, I have established a rough concept for the final film, including which visual medium I'd like to use - a mixture of 2D and 3D. I have based the core idea of the film around the ghaf tree, the national tree of the U.A.E that is surrounded with folklore and mystery. These trees look dead, but are actually living, and live for hundreds of years. I would like to explore the connection with the past and present by combining two narratives that surround this central piece. Researched setting and storytelling methods in films, books, and music videos - Began reading 'The Arabian Nights' - Watched Disney's Aladdin and began reading 'the making of' book - Compiled YouTube Playlist : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxEfVpqUt-NBdI_7HcEJwnh3KoBbFSWDm - Looked at 'Freej' and 'Emara', two U.A.E. animated series Brainstormed character designs using a variety of

For my externality I am collaborating with screen writing student Asia Goldie to produce a short film entitled 'Extend Your Umbrella'. Asia had written the script, and estimated the film to be about 2-4 minutes. The client requested a similar style to my film 2016 'Waiting for Santa', with simple colours and smooth animation. She also emphasised the importance of facial expressions being very clear in the main character. Below is the storyboard thumbnails I created whilst reading the script. Because the script was so tight, I had cut only one thing out that didn't really fit. Waiting for Santa - Eva Stanistreet 2016 from ECA Animation on Vimeo . I have also begun to experiment with character designs by using shapes as my main inspiration such as for the Old Man, who is very square-based. My animatic is similar to the storyboard as I was happy with most of it. I have sent the animatic to the client and am waiting for their

In my opinion, our Third Year Exhibition, Lightbox, was a massive success. A lot of work was spent planning and raising funds for the venue, food, drinks and equipment, and took a lot of time an energy. What was probably the most beneficial to the project was the fact that we met up on a weekly or bi-weekly basis to keep updated on what we wanted to do, and how to do so. It was interesting to see how different people had different ideas on how the exhibition could be presented, and so we were able to work together in order to find something that everybody wanted - a space where one could easily display their development or other work alongside a larger screening area. In order to raise funds for the venue, we concentrated on the traditional method of a bake sale. However I pushed for it to be a vegan-specific bake sale in order to be more inclusive and attract people who were interested in seeing how things could be made without dairy products. To promote the bake sales we used conv

For my work on the Issues of Representation course, I focussed on the topic of masculinity in character design. My essay focussed on how male protagonists are presented in American animation, and for my documentary I wanted to look more into how people perceive certain shapes. I wanted to base my animation on an interview, so in order to do so I interviewed a friend who had nothing to do with animation, and so would know very little about character design. From what I researched about shape theory and what they represented it was interesting to see what similarities and differences his opinions were in regards to said shapes. The interview process was in two parts; I first showed the interviewee three shapes : a square, triangle, then circle. I then asked what shape he related to the most. Originally, I wanted to interview multiple men in order to get a better idea of how men perceive their own, and characterised masculinity. However, due to it being exam season, it was difficult

For this year's 10x10 project I focussed more on visual development and animation rather than narrative and story, like I did last year. I came in to the project with the clear aim of improving my 3D animation skills, but along the way I also developed my motion graphics and After Effects skills. ECA-Stanistreet-01 from ECA Animation on Vimeo . For the first day I followed a Lynda tutorial in the morning in order to refresh myself on how to use Maya. In the afternoon I chose to create a simple motion based on the lessons I had learnt with the flour sack rig I used in the tutorials. However, I do not feel that this one was a particularly strong piece as the animation feels clunky and rough. For the next day I decided to go back and watch another tutorial and animate to it as I went along. ECA-Stanistreet-02-Harbourne-01 from ECA Animation on Vimeo . Day 2 had unexpected problems as I had completed two films for this day - I completed a Maya animation by following a

This semester I decided to audit a 3D Animated Design course in order to improve my 3D modelling and animation skills. I was able to learn more about how to create models and textures using Maya, Photoshop, and Substance Painter. Before we began our project, we were assigned to create a 3D model of a plastic water bottle. It allowed me to refresh my skills using Maya as a 3D modelling tool. Final render of the water bottle 'Real Life' photo of water bottle Proportions of the water bottle based on the photo For our first project, we were assigned the aquatic nation of Ingermanmore, a collective of Nordic, Russian and Baltic cities. To begin our research our group looked for information about the culture, history, and climate of the region, and thought how we could apply it to the Maglev train that would connect these areas many years in the future. Using the website Pinterest, we were able to collect a variety of inspiring images and references that allowe