Assignment #2: Animation

This is the animation I created out of the triptych we made the week before. The base was made from the middle piece of the triptych and I took a couple of elements from the third piece and incorporated it into the animation. I also added a couple more images for the sky and lightning.
In developing this piece, I thought about how bright and open things looked. To go along with the themes and concepts of nature, technology, patterns, man-made, connections, etc. I thought creating a storm and weather for the piece would be fun and interesting as well as fit in with my overall ideas that drove the pieces in the beginning.
As I started the piece- I began with the littlest pieces- the little red bird made of a pomegranate seed, the yellow bird made from my wisdom tooth, and the caterpillar made of a metal gear piece. The trees were built up next and the number of dandelions- made of gears, computer parts, gauze and string with the poppy making movement to conjure the feel of wind and gusts. Finally, I brought in clouds and lightning made of string, metal, gauze, etc. to give a more ominous and powerful feel. I focused as much as possible on the overall atmosphere of the piece.