Animating my Cannibal

During this lesson I worked on creating my cannibal using animation-ish. First I had to upload my image, using my usb, into the program. I worked about 20 minutes on outlining his shape, and the majour lines of his body, club and spear. As soon as I finished redrawing him, I will upload it.
Also when the drawing is complete, i will colour it in with the paints that come with the program. After this, I plan to open the picture in photo shop and add ogre skin, wooden fixtures and others. This will give him a more menacing and realistic look.

Jeffery Dahmer Animation Ideas

There are two animation types in which I am considering for the Jeffery Dahmer verse. Either completely animated or similar to a show called 'Angela Annaconda'. They have an animated body and an image as a head with small amounts of animation included. It id quite effective and unique. I really like the concept and think that it will really catch the attention of the viewers.
Image of Angela Annaconda and her friends:

Crazy Eyes Idea

As stated below, I plan to have Jeffery Dahmer's eyes roll around in his head when he dances into the film. I have done some research upon what crazy eyes actually look like. They turned out to be exactly what I imagined, big bulging eyes, slightly red or yellow and either really large or really small pupals rolling all around the surface area of the eyes, not symmetrically.

Straitjacket and Prisioner Uniforms

 Straitjacket
A straitjacket is a garment shaped like a jacket with overlong sleeves and is typically used to restrain a person who may otherwise cause harm to themselves or others. Once the arms are inserted into the straitjacket's sleeves, they are then crossed across the chest. The end of the sleeves are then tied to the back of the wearer, ensuring that the arms are kept close to the chest with as little movement as possible.
Images of straitjackets:

Prisoner Uniform (old fashioned)

A prison uniform is any uniform worn by individuals incarcerated in a prison, jail or similar facility of detention.

 Images of Prisoner uniforms:

I plan for within my animation for Jeffery Dahmer come onto the screen dancing in either a straitjacket or an old fashioned prisoners uniform. I think that I will use the straitjacket because it will give me the ability to make his eyes roll around in his head so he appears crazy. Therefore adding to the affect of the final film.

Who is Jeffery Dahmer

Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer (May 21, 1960 – November 28, 1994) was an American serial killer and sex offender. Dahmer murdered 17 men and boys – many of whom were of African or Asian descent – between 1978 and 1991, with the majority of the murders occurring between 1987 and 1991. His murders were particularly gruesome, involving rape, torture, dismemberment, necrophilia and cannibalism. On November 28, 1994, he was beaten to death by an inmate at the Columbia Correctional Institution, where he had been incarcerated.

Therefore he is a cannibal. He will fit in well with my video clip

Information from : Wikipedia.com

Image of Jeffery Dahmer:

Jerky hand movements

When I talk about 'Jerky hand movements' or 'twitching' in my written story board I mean that he should make moves like the music group 'JGeek and the Geeks' in the video clip Maouri Boys. The dance move that I intend to be included within the animation clip is at 0:31. Skip to the right time in the Link below:

Maori Boys by JGeek and the Geeks

Back Ground

For my animation I believe that I should not have a background to clutter the screen and take the attention off what is ment to be focused on. So a white back ground would be simple and perfect for this project, however if i have time, I may include a floor, not coloured, and shadows of the items on the screen.

Theatrical Dancing

I mentioned previously in my worded story board about the cannibal to begin theatrical dancing throughout the video clip. I found an example of what I mean on Youtube and have added a link below. It is, from what I believe, a couple dancing around their kitchen, however if you skip to approximately 0:40, you will see the idea I have roughly. I would particularly like my animation to be a faster theatrical dancer and dance all over the screen. Please click the link below and skip to 0:40 to understand my definition of 'theatrical dance':

Theatrical Dance and movements

Normal Shuffling

This is basically the idea of shuffling. It is very quick, which possibly be difficult to animate, however I am up for the challenge. Shuffling is a quick dragging or scraping movement of the feet in dancing. It is a particular hard skill to master. See below to see one of the dancing types in my music videos:


Shuffling

Cannibal by Ke$ha

Below is the link to the song in which i have decided to make my music video to. It is up beat, interesting and open to many options. It is these three reasons in which make it the perfect song to have my cannibal dancing along with, other than the fact that it is a very catchy song. Click on the link below to listen to Ke$ha's song:

Cannibal by Ke$ha

Stickman Animation

This quick film I found on YouTube is a perfect base for my shuffling cannibal during the my animation. This flip drawing is of a stickman dancing. It is a little bit jerky but I believe that I can smooth it out a little bit when I properly animate it. Click on the Link below to view:

Animation Shuffling by Jennakarlie9091