When I watch an animation I am usually fixed on the movement and style of the characters. Unfortunately, I do not recognize music and sound effects as another important aspect of the work. For some reason I just naturally embedded the music and sound effects into the work that I am watching. The list of animations presented this week revolves around a piece of music. The music, the tempo, and the lyrics are what make the story, while the animation carries out a supposed meaning of the song visually. I found that all the animations were amazing in their own right but based on versatility I found the Monkey Movie the most inspirational.
What I liked most about the Monkey Movie is that the storyline and overall message stuck within the cultural lines of China. They have such a rich culture that one can draw from ancient stories and their style. The basis of the story is that the characters are located at different spots and come together at the Beijing’s Olympic Stadium also known as the “Bird Nest.” They go on an epic adventure to reach this place to represent their section of China in the Olympics.
The animation has a wide range of different mediums within it. The background has a realistic look with the mountain ranges and panning valleys. The characters had a two dimensional appearance within this three dimensional world which was intriguing to look at as they interacted with other two dimensional characters then getting hit by a three dimensional bolder. Some elements of the story have a collage look to it. For example, the water in the passage where the dragon was leaping each wave had a popped out appeared because of the drop shadow effect that was applied to it.
The music was just as eclectic as the animation mediums. In the first instance of the animation you are given the clue that the story takes place in China because of the traditional music but then as the main character becomes more active the music is mixed with a wide range of techniques found in other parts of the globe. A heavy beat is added from what I could decipher seems to have picked up the lyrics to follow more of a rap style. The soft of the traditional music and the heavy beat of a rap or hip-hop song are then slowly integrated with a techno gaming like sound that loops in the background. As a viewer, I saw this as a way to symbolize the integration that occurs at the Olympics. Countries from all around the world come to compete against each other at this event. The same type of thing occurred for the creation of this project. The combination of different mediums and sound styles within this animation made the viewers want to watch over and over again the catch the different aspects that are within this project and how they successfully fit together as a whole.
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