Assignment 1: Project Explanation

While brainstorming for an idea for my stop motion project, I was thinking of things I use every day and that I can relate to. Finally I came up using emoji's, while trying to bring them to life. My first step was to draw several of my favorite face emoji's to fit into my stick figure made of pip cleaners. Then I began to assemble objects around my apartment that each of my emoji's could react to. Then, I decided to describe more of what each emoji would be thinking when they saw each object in order to portray the idea better. The materials I used in order to make this project were pipe cleaners, paper and crayons to make the faces, and various other objects like a toy turtle, pizza from a magazine, and a toothbrush, to interact with the emoji stick figure. I also used objects I knew I could manipulate and make come to life along with each emoji. Additionally, I began thinking of ways for the objects to interact with each emoji such as having the emoji eat a pizza, get it's teeth brushed and flossed, and become blinded by the sun. Working intuitively, in this case, was easier and less stressful once I realized what my overall idea for this assignment was. My ideas stayed mostly the same, however, sometimes I would change the object to fit the face better. I also intuitively came up with different ways of how I would make the object move. Overall, I am satisfied with my stop motion project and how nicely it flows into the next scene. I believe many people can relate to these faces when they see or use these different objects. The mood of Emoji's Come to Life is very fun, playful and lighthearted. Most people use a lot of these specific emoji's incorporated in their everyday lives over text, on twitter, Facebook and Instagram. While Emoji's are meant to make boring texts into enjoyable and entertaining texts, my stop motion similarity portrays the same message while taking it to another level.