Here is the final product for my metamorphosis project. I received a lot of great feedback at the in-progress critique: about music, timing, linearity, etc. In the end it became clear that the movie didn't come across how I wanted it to.
Unfortunately, the movie as you see it now, is much the same as it was. Many of the suggestions I received concerning timing (among other things) were completely valid, but it wasn't feasible for me at that point to be able to change much of that. (If I try to slow things down for instance, by lengthening clip time, the animations loses the illusion, and becomes jumpy, and I didn't have the time to go back, and create more frames to stick in between the ones already there) But I will take the classes' comments into future projects I do.
The movie is, however, now a completed product. The two parts now line up, and a basically uninterrupted transformation takes place. The music is different now as well, which I think changes the mood of the piece dramatically. (For better or worse? What do you think?)
I spoke to Endi today about my project and got a much better understanding of his comments during critique, as well as a good context to look at my film in. It is clear to me now that if the viewer is aware of the assignment, after about 6 seconds into the film it is quite obvious where it is going, and how it will end. It lacks any form of unpredictability, it proceeds in a very linear fashion.
It also lacks . . . Intention? Perhaps? There isn't an explanation for why this transformation has taken place, or even a hint that there might be one. (This is probably because there isn't, or at least I can't think of one)
In the end, this project was a long experiment. Painful though it may have been, I did learn a lot from it though, and I still get some enjoyment from the final piece. (Even though, it is not the piece it could have been)
