Stop-Motion Animation

Woman Suffrage Throughout History

Victoria Haggins - Wright and Chloe Goodman

   5 Women In History


By: Victoria Wright Haggins and Chloe Goodman

Women's Library is a stop motion film that depicts some influential women in history.  Women throughout history have been constantly overlooked and underappreciated. This film was created to depict five women able to leave a lasting mark in history, while overcoming sexism, racism, and the roadblocks that society continually threw at them. 


This film was designed for anyone who wants to learn more about influential women in history. This stop motion video tells the stories of five different women. The backdrop of the film is a library to depict the concept of learning. The film goes through each woman and displays important parts of their culture in the backdrop. It depicts women who fought in the war, traveled through swamps, and have been discriminated against. “The backdrop of the film is a library to depict the concept of learning. The film goes through each women's life.

Our Tommorow

Jade Vincent and 3 OthersEvan Johnston
Lloyd Graves
Patrick Tibbetts

Our Tomorrow

Jade, Lloyd, Evan,

And Patrick

Jade:

Our Tomorrow is a poignant stop-motion animation depicting a utopian world that rapidly transforms into a dystopian ruin. The animation serves to shatter traditional notions of a bright future, challenging viewers to consider the consequences of their current decisions in order to shape a better tomorrow. 

The stop-motion animation set is crafted from cut sections of polystyrene and painted in acrylic. The modular sections of the city are then mounted with foam pads to a studio made from laser cut cardboard that acts as a light shroud and backdrop. The animation features repurposed LED bulbs as characters, each standing at just five millimeters tall. A pair of needle nose pliers was used to manipulate the characters. 

Through its vibrant visuals and powerful messaging, the animation is a warning to the current generation that our present actions have significant implications for future generations. Our Tomorrow encourages the viewer to be vigilant stewards of the environment and to strive for a society marked by harmony and unity so that all may enjoy the innovative gifts of a thriving future. 

Thursday

Benny Armstrong and 2 OthersVerity Gould
Noelle Aminoff

by

Bean, Noelle, and Verity

Thursday is a stop-motion animation about the overwhelming sensory experiences that occur in people’s day-to-day lives, some of which they may be unaware of, but are still subconsciously exhausting. It is meant to inform people of how seemingly small design flaws such as buzzing lights or seemingly harmless actions such as moving closer to someone on the train can still cause others stress and panic.


The film depicts a generic “guy” going through an average day, but every sensory input is amplified and dramatized to show their increasing level of stress. They start their day by deciding they don’t like the breakfast in front of them and getting on the train where lights flicker and people slowly appear to warp. They go to work where they have trouble focusing due to the sound of their own hands on their keyboard. For lunch, they stress-eat from the vending machine which makes an electronic buzzing noise. They go back to work where a person tries talking to them, not realizing how much pressure they’re under. They get back on the train, where the flickering and warping of scenery has become even worse, and finally they get back home and eat the breakfast they rejected earlier. There is a static noise in the background of the film all the way through, which increases in volume gradually until the very end.