Noelani

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Noelani Renderos W4 – SP Outline

Journal Entry - Week 4 (short paper outline)

The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926) by Lotte Reininger

I was actually introduced to this film for the first time in middle school. It captivated me from the intricate details of the paper puppets to how expressive the movements and story telling was. I also love Reininger’s use of color and the style of the puppets themselves.

Introduction:

  • The Adventures of Prince Achmed by Lotte Reininger is a retelling of one story from a collection of Middle Eastern folktales called, “One Thousand and One Nights”

Elements I will be researching/talking about

  • The influence of the Bauhaus movement and Chinese puppet theater on Reininger’s work
    • Her early career – pre-animation
  • Public response to the film as well as current political events
    • Reininger’s style – expressionism vs realism
    • Distributor issues
  • Her contribution to innovations in the multiplane camera and cel animation
    • led to the multiplane camera, solidified by Disney

Noelani Renderos W3 – Prompt 2

Journal Entry - Week 3

The main reason studios based early animated films on print comics was a lower financial risk. Printed comics like Felix the Cat were already increasingly popular and therefore recognizable to the general public. Creating animated films was expensive so if the audience was already available, they were more likely to turn up a profit than if they used all new characters or stories. The character’s familiarity also ensured that people would respond better to seeing a medium they did not have much. if any, exposure to beforehand.

Another reason animated films were based on comics was because of the visual aspect. Comics are a series of sequential drawings made to tell a story just as films are a series of moving photos. Since most animators were former illustrators and cartoonists, animation essentially created a smoother transition from one scene to another.

Noelani Renderos W1

Journal Entry - Week 1

My name is Noelani. I picked this course because I feel that in order to be a good artist/animator/etc. you also need to know the history and advancements that have been made within art that brought us to where we are now–technologically or technically. The type of animation I’m most interested in 3D animation. As an artist who works solely in 2D, learning who 3D can and has been incorporated could help my own process in my own projects. I currently majoring in Animation and Motion Graphics at BMCC and plan to finish my BFA in Illustration at another college. My career goal is to be a concept artist and illustrator. I really see myself working in pre-production for films and games.

For some facts, I enjoy watching animated movies, nature documentaries, anime shows and reading manga. I’m very interested in mythology, culture and history and that inspires a lot of my art. I have a pet gecko named Redtop who is almost 16 years old. I also love fashion and like to dress up when I can.