Mario Kart Stop Motion

Real life mario kart

This was a hilarious stop motion. It was obvious the movie was made by 2 random guys, which is why I picked it. Aside from some lighting issues, the short was very very well shot. Extremely creative and entertaining. I really enjoyed this one. The video was created by Simon Lachapelle, a youtuber with a lot of technology and graphics related posts and videos.

Northampton Community

http://vimeo.com/m/42020458

I decided to critique the first community college promo video I found. So, I came across this one for Northhampton Community college, and I was so far from impressed. The video set up was so cliche and basic. Random reals of projects and awful interviews with random professors.  Theres no creativity or uniqueness. The video was created by the Northhampton college communications program. It was just lacking quality and the spark that keeps your interest.

The Lego Movie - Professional stop motion

http://m.youtube.com/results?q=the%20lego%20movie&sm=1

I picked this video because it is a professional stop motion animation done with Legos. Although I know that I can not produce something of this quality because it involves a lot of computer animation as well as stop motion, it was still cool to see what can be done professionally with this tool. Obviously, because it is professional quality there is not much I can critique. The stop motion animation is A+ and the plot looks hilarious, as well as the character development of all the superheroes. I wish I knew how they made some of the characters fly and such. Do they just use fishing wire or invisible line? All stuff to look into. The storywas written by Dan Hageman, Kevin Hageman, and Phil Lord, who also worked on blockbusters like 21 Jump Street and cloudy with a chance of Meatballs. although the film was written for children I am actually excited to see it because it looks hilarious and I'd love to see some of the techniques of making a stop motion.

Student Stop Motion

I decide to post this video because it gave me some good ideas and contained a lot of the same simple stop motion effects that i was planning to use in the first project. For example, the motionless walking, the flying effect, etc. It's all rookie stop motion stuff, but I believe that's the level of product i will be able to produce. That being said, the video was pretty well done. A decent, but random plot, and  very good camera work (minimal shaking, not too jumpy). My only issue is it wasn't very creative, and some of the effects were really random and somewhat pointless, and took away from the video. But, all in all, it was well done to say the least. The creator of the video is just a miscellaneous youtuber, no real background or prevalence.

Ellsworth Community College

This is a Promotional commercial for Ellsworth Community College. To be honest, it is just awful. It was the first video for a community college that I came across. I wish I hadn't. Pointless shots, confusing transitions, and possibly the worst jingle at the end of the video. Maybe I'm being harsh, but I all I learned was two mediocre statistics about the college. The video was made by Iowa-Valley Community College District. They have other college promo videos that are of a much better standard, so I'm not sure why this one was so poor. I choose this video because it has to do with the college promo we have to make, but instead of giving me positive ideas, now I just know what not to do when I create my promotional video.

Gulp. Great Stop Motion Video

This is a fantastic example of stop motion shot with a Nokia N8 by Sumo Science on Pendine Beach in South Wales. Sumo Science is a two-man animation team. They are a huge success online with almost five million hits on their website and winners of the 2011 Young Director Award. I enjoy this video because it is so unique. Stop motion has an endless amount of possibilities, so when I see a creative, unique stop motion, that isn't just legos or action figures, I am immediately drawn in.  Plus, the storyline is extremely fun and creative so I was interested and drawn in the entire time. This relates to our first project because I plan to utilize stop motion to advertise Carroll Community.