The above is a well done piece in which the animator creates animations with a really life-like organic feel to them. Some scenes it comes across that the plants are made of some sort of clay, while other times they appear much more robotic or in fact realistic. Regardless, its fairly original and the creative movements of the plants interacting with the rest of the scenery make it so that the animation doesn’t immediately grow dull.
This is an interesting take because it appears that the animator took pre-shot videos of various tree trunks and other natural elements and created a layer on top of them to add a busier, more eye-catching video. The plants and growths work in seemlessly for the most part and really succeed in blending in naturally. Obviously, some of the movements aren’t entirely realistic looking, however, I’m not sure a few were actually intended that way either.
Without a doubt, an extraordinary amount of time was taken to make each of the many scenes that make up the three minute video. Sometimes there are countless small movements all being made at once but at different speeds and different ratios that all add a lot of depth and realism to it.
This week i commented here : http://cwebber25.wordpress.com/2010/03/29/blog-post-9-popeye-the-sailor-man/#comment-54
and here: http://sandyshore2.wordpress.com/2010/03/25/blog-post-8-shane-ackers-9-better-at-11-or-79/#comment-17
