A Snow Story [in progress] from Elizabeth Daggar on Vimeo.
Here are the bare beginnings. (And more Ravel, as it happens.) For context, see this post and this post.
A Snow Story [in progress] from Elizabeth Daggar on Vimeo.
Here are the bare beginnings. (And more Ravel, as it happens.) For context, see this post and this post.
e daggar art: THE MUSEUM 
I think what you’ve done so far is beautiful – I can’t wait to see what it turns into. And I love the Ravel – it’s one of my favorite pieces. Hearing you explain how you do the drawings and animation is fascinating.
It brings to mind a long story I made up ‘on the spot’ for my son over a few weeks of bedtimes – he was only 3. The very first scene is in a thick, snowy wood. I hardly remember any of it, but your animation sparked that scene back to life.
dw
Thanks so much, DW. It’s nice to hear that it sparked that memory; maybe you will remember the story. I can’t wait to see what it turns into as well!
I found that piece and listened to it. It’s so interesting how much difference in instrumentation can make. I admit, I rather missed hearing piano keys, which is my strongest association with Debussy. Thanks for the head’s up!
the short video looks great! I like how the birds are flying through the trees. It really does look like a lot of work though. Can you tell, how many pictures you drew for this one minute?
Hi, and thanks! Well, there are three layers of foliage (dark trees, middle trees and the very small undergrowth trees in the back) and the snow-ground. The rows of trees each consist of about 3 drawings all pieced together, then backgrounds erased in photoshop. Then there are the birds. The birds are made of of about 8 drawings each to get their wing cycles. It’s all layered together in After Effects, where i also added and animated the falling snow, made up of a lot of dots drawn on the computer. It’s time consuming 🙂
Yes, the woods look a bit lonesome and the tune is a bit melancholy, but lovely.
It’s temporary music, while I work on it. There is much yet to do. Thanks for visiting!
Well, Ravel is hard to beat, FaurĂ©, and you probably know already, there’s an electronic version of Debussy pieces, done in the ’70’s, must have been one of the first all-synthesizer albums, by a musician Tomita, called “Snowflakes are dancing”