animation throughlines

after viewing examples of animated art, it is clear that animation is a beneficial tool when it comes to new media. one of the first big questions i think of that can easily be turned into a throughline is what are the benefits to animation? what effect does movement and sound have on the viewer when trying to convey a certain concept? does it become easier to translate your ideas, or does it make it harder?

animation may prove to be beneficial in many cases such as political statements




while animation allows an artist to directly say what they are thinking, it may also be important to touch upon the question of what can be said with just movement. the stop animation artist who was shown on our class blog used alot of claymation, without a narative. i think that while these works do not speak for themselves;not having a narator telling a story like in the videos above, allows the viewer's mind to be open to many more interpritations, and possibilities. these endless posibilities of interpritation are exremely prevelant in "vicious 516's" clay animation work.

a third "big question" to ask about animation would be similar to the age old queston of what is art. is stop animation a fine art? when does it become a "fine art"...and when does it not become a fine art? any kid on the street get an animation program and take the time to make great stop animation videos...does this mean it is or isnt "art"?