The group's animation went in an unexpected direction and veered towards a digital cut-out (but still 2D) style. The decision to animate in 2D stemmed from group preference, however the digital cut-out style is new to the group as a whole.
The technique involves scanning in textures and overlaying them on the animation and limiting the colours as well as the movement of the characters to a certain extent. A similar method of using scanned textures is used in shows such as South Park (South Park Studios, 2013).
Animations that use a cut-out style such as in the story world sequences of the Breadwinner revealed difficulties in animating this style in a digital software, mainly in the form of simulating the look and feel of paper and imitating the imperfections one would find in handcrafted animation (On The Set, 2018). These limitations however are arguably counteracted by the benefit of being able to edit frames and do pose to pose animation on a medium that is essentially simulating a straight ahead stop motion medium (The Flying Animator, no date).
The technique involves scanning in textures and overlaying them on the animation and limiting the colours as well as the movement of the characters to a certain extent. A similar method of using scanned textures is used in shows such as South Park (South Park Studios, 2013).
Animations that use a cut-out style such as in the story world sequences of the Breadwinner revealed difficulties in animating this style in a digital software, mainly in the form of simulating the look and feel of paper and imitating the imperfections one would find in handcrafted animation (On The Set, 2018). These limitations however are arguably counteracted by the benefit of being able to edit frames and do pose to pose animation on a medium that is essentially simulating a straight ahead stop motion medium (The Flying Animator, no date).
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| Textures can be still be seen in South Park although it's not animated with construction paper anymore |
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| Using a digital software to simulate a cut-out animation on The Breadwinner |
Bibliography:
On The Set (2018), 'The Breadwinner [An Introduction to the Animation Process]', YouTube, 7 March, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtRM8f-mCTk (Accessed 8 Jan 2019)
South Park Studios (2013), 'FAQ: Do you still use construction paper to animate the show?', South Park Studios,
http://southpark.cc.com/blog/2013/06/10/faq-do-you-still-use-construction-paper-to-animate-the-show (Accessed 8 Jan 2019)
The Flying Animator (no date), 'Cut Out Animation Rages Through the Ages', The Flying Animator, https://www.the-flying-animator.com/cut-out-animation.html (Accessed 8 Jan 2019)
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