First lesson in research class

First lesson in research class

This class is, in simple terms, a repeat of last years second semester assignment. This class will last all year but for the first semester, I'll will be answering a research question, along with trials, evidence, experiments, blogging and results.

Today, I am planning what I could be looking into for this year, e.g; What could I be researching into this year?

Last year, I looked into the question, can the body positions of two different characters I created interacting effect how people could view their relationship as? Also, with the side question, are people influenced but the type of relationships they have/experience themselves as what relationship they view the two characters to have?

Next week, I must have a two slide power-point ready about what direction I am thinking of looking into for this semester.

As a starting basis, with my animation work in another class, I'm thinking about experimenting with how to make a film's feel change within one frame/scene. E.g. Having a happy, cute, love filled feeling animation which suddenly changes into a deep, almost sad film with different emotions being brought out to the audience. Simply put as a question. Can I have the feeling of a short film change from happy to sad when review?

Questions I could look at are;
Can I generate two sets of images that create two opposing sets of emotions for the viewer?
Does lighting and angle effect the different moods that contrasting images reflect?
Do the settings effect how the character is viewed, as well as the feeling of the image?

Image from Google images, search bar with 'does colour affect the mood of an image'

I am aware that colours can represent different ideas, feelings, etc, so if I learn and tap into more of this research, I would create a better result and reaction from the audience.

The goal of most directors or writers are to change, challenge or inspire the audience with something. It's to leave them changed from the film or book prior to when they experienced it. Maybe it's to leaving them happy from a good story, or to have them on the edge of their seats, unable to look away, awaiting the next move in the story to occur. Its to provoke a reaction in someway.

I now know that I, for this year, will be looking in experimenting with how to create different moods or ideas with different techniques, e.g. Colour, setting and angles.