Trash Replacement Animation
Jeremy Pappas (BFA Experimental Animation)
Project Description
My project is a replacement animation that is meant to raise awareness about
waste and ocean pollution in local areas. The idea of the project is to get groups
of people to gather as much trash as possible from beaches and then later put
these individual pieces of garbage under a camera and take pictures for the
animation. This type of animation is a rapid sequence of individual images that naturally create movement. Moreover, this collection of images would eventually turn into a film that could be screened on a large scale publicly. As these
thousands of images of trash flash across the screen sounds from various
commercials would play along with other audio that depicts the nature of
consumerism. Additionally, I imagine the animation to appear in a square in the
centre of a typical 1920x1080p screen with a backdrop of a timelapse of the corresponding beach where the trash was gathered.
The filmmaking process could be presented as a group project where some
people are in charge of getting the garbage while others are in charge of
animating the subjects under the camera. This would definitely increase
production speed.
I am hoping to use this experimental animation technique as an alternative to the typical corporate animation that you usually see in environmental PSAs. I feel like this project is a great way for experimental animators and people who care about the ocean to collaborate and raise awareness. This project is pretty straightforward and animation experience is not necessarily needed to assist.
There are options for whether you would like to collect the subjects for the piece or help work under the camera in production. Moreover, people with little
experience in animation can work under the camera as this replacement technique is very streamlined and simple.
Impact
The main impact I would like this project to accomplish is displaying the true scale of waste to the general population. Rather than just telling people not to litter or to recycle, this film will simply display the impact of our modern way of life. Additionally, this film is not just putting the blame on individuals but rather
criticizing where our trash ends up and how companies make endless amounts
of unsustainable packaging.
Jeremy Pappas (BFA Experimental Animation)
Project Description
My project is a replacement animation that is meant to raise awareness about
waste and ocean pollution in local areas. The idea of the project is to get groups
of people to gather as much trash as possible from beaches and then later put
these individual pieces of garbage under a camera and take pictures for the
animation. This type of animation is a rapid sequence of individual images that naturally create movement. Moreover, this collection of images would eventually turn into a film that could be screened on a large scale publicly. As these
thousands of images of trash flash across the screen sounds from various
commercials would play along with other audio that depicts the nature of
consumerism. Additionally, I imagine the animation to appear in a square in the
centre of a typical 1920x1080p screen with a backdrop of a timelapse of the corresponding beach where the trash was gathered.
The filmmaking process could be presented as a group project where some
people are in charge of getting the garbage while others are in charge of
animating the subjects under the camera. This would definitely increase
production speed.
I am hoping to use this experimental animation technique as an alternative to the typical corporate animation that you usually see in environmental PSAs. I feel like this project is a great way for experimental animators and people who care about the ocean to collaborate and raise awareness. This project is pretty straightforward and animation experience is not necessarily needed to assist.
There are options for whether you would like to collect the subjects for the piece or help work under the camera in production. Moreover, people with little
experience in animation can work under the camera as this replacement technique is very streamlined and simple.
Impact
The main impact I would like this project to accomplish is displaying the true scale of waste to the general population. Rather than just telling people not to litter or to recycle, this film will simply display the impact of our modern way of life. Additionally, this film is not just putting the blame on individuals but rather
criticizing where our trash ends up and how companies make endless amounts
of unsustainable packaging.
