When it came to this assignment, I had a very clear vision of what I wanted my stop motion animation to look like. After doing some research, I was very attracted to the flat illustration style videos that were very colorful.
The concept for this video came purely from my imagination. I wanted to use bold and bright colors, and I immediately was inspired by the bright color pallets of a swimming pool. I wanted to use shades of blues and incorporate a pop of red. A lifeguard/swimmer diving into a pool seemed simple and very doable considering my tools and skill level.
I cut the figure and water out of construction paper. Each piece that needed to move in separate directions were all detached from one another. While shooting from above, I took a sequence of images, moving the pieces slightly between each frame. I finally edited the images together into one video. Overall, the final product is something I am incredibly proud of.