The Life of Death- A Review

The Life of Death: a review

Story:

The story of this short 2-D animated piece was about a spirit of Death of the forest slowly growing to love a beautiful doe and become friends with her, which she then has to teach Death that dying was essentially a part of life. Essentially, this story was to teach the viewer that even though Death is inevitable, as long as one makes their life a memorable one, it could be a happy one.

Process:

It appears as if this animation was made using Photoshop, evidenced by both the background, the look of the characters, and even the movement is somewhat similar to my own animation made primarily in photoshop. Perhaps Adobe Premiere was used to help finalize the project, as the quality of 'The Life of Death' was very well done for a student animation. It appears to have the flow of hand-drawn animations like that of Beauty and the Beast as well as the Lion King, with detail not only given to the characters, but to the entirety of the environment as well.

This story was told through the observant eyes of the viewers, watching a somewhat unusual tale of friendship unfold in front of them.

Elements I would take from this would be the ability to add detail to background, as well as having an outline, as it made everything feel smooth and flow easier, while this project could probably do better at attempting to move the Death character, as some scenes like at the beginning when he was floating, it felt a bit awkward when he moved.

Conclusion:

This was a well-created, student made project that I hope I can one day aspire to. This has movie quality and it drives me to try and create more beautiful animations. This project also reminded me of why I want to be an animator, to not only teach others a moral of the story, but because I want to give life lessons I've learned to others and inspire others to do the same.

"CGI 3D Animated Short HD: "The Life Of Death" - by Marsha Onderstijn." YouTube. YouTube. Web. 09 Mar. 2016.