Project Overview
ART429: Digital Imaging Studio: Conversation | Madison, WI, Sophomore Student September 2024 – December 2024
What: What effect or experience were you trying to create for the viewer of your work?
The experience that I hope to give with my animation is laughter and fun. It's an animation that is based off a podcast that I listen to called Disc Only; a comedy podcast created by four people and basically discuss any topic that comes to mind on the spot. It's a simple podcast, yet there are so many memorable moments from it that stand out to me as really hilarious and I'm hoping to evoke that same sense of humor and joy I receive from listening to it through this animation.
Why: What ideas or concepts were you intending to explore or express by creating this piece? What are the connections between the piece and these ideas or concepts?
I just wanted to transform some of the moments from the podcast into a different setting, which in this case was a commercial and a gameshow. I wanted to elevate these already out there moments through animation by putting the hosts in the actual settings and having them interact with each other in ways they couldn't in the original podcast audio. It was really fun coming up with ideas of how to transform these simple bits of audio into something more cartoony and exaggerated. while also referencing other bits of the podcast in the backgrounds and designs. It's similar to the Creature Comforts shorts by Ardman Animation, that transforms the dialogue into a different context through animals. I took an approach that was more literal with people but chose to elevate the audio through the actions of the characters
