Metamorphosis Animation

P1T9 Metamorphosis from Kapaa Middle School MEDIA on Vimeo.

In our new GT project, we are creating a metamorphosis animation. This means we are turning one thing into another. For example, we could turn a human into a cat or a lion into a cat. The goal of this project is to make a creative story using various types of animation. It must be original and it must capture the audience’s attention. We also have to use audio sound effects and music correctly. The types of animation we can use are White Board, Stykz, PhotoShop, and Stop-Motion. Using these three animation types, we will create a story that can capture the interest of the audience. In the story, one thing must turn to another through the metamorphosis process. In one of our story ideas, our character changes both physically and mentally. However, in the story we chose to do, Ashley changes only physically.

My teammates are Ashley and Shaday. Our focus statement is 'Ashley Becomes Coordinated'. Ashley is our main character and she starts off as a waitress who losses her job due to her clumsiness. She desperately wants her job back and when she has no hope of doing so, she turns into a cat. Then realizing she can teach herself how to be coordinated. She trains herself and works hard which eventually pays off. When she finally thinks she's ready to talk to her boss again, she poofs back into a human, then rushes off to the restaurant of which she got fired. Her boss gives her one more chance and she proofs she can do her job right. In total we have 6 scenes. In the first scene, like I said before, Ashley is a waitress and she's doing her job normally until she accidentally trips over her foot. She spills the food and to make it worse, on the customers. In the next scene, her boss is furious and fires her in an instant. Ashley loved that job and really wants it back but her boss just wont listen. In the third scene, Ashley goes home and suddenly turns into a cat. She then gets the idea of teaching herself how to be coordinated.

Our finished product was actually not that bad. I liked it and I think our results were pretty accurate. We didn't go above and beyond with it but I do think we met the standards at least. Most people seemed to vote 3 for us but a few voted 4. Hopefully no one voted 2. We worked really hard on it and again, I think we got what we deserved. Even if we did run into a few bumps here and there, like our whole project being deleted twice, we did make it in the end. Our only projects with filming outside of school was the clothes. We didn't want it to look weird like we were wearing the same shirt each day. Other than that, this project was pretty perfect. I'm not surprised that our message was voted the lowest. It was a little confusing in certain parts. I think our story was pretty original. I think our main reason for getting the idea was the opportunity to throw food on people. Although I'm not sure how we got the idea exactly, I did enjoy putting this project together and I'm happy with our final video.