This blog has been created to document the project; recreation of the Pearl Harbour attack. It will include the complete design process undertaken through a twelve week duration.
The brief
Introduction
Just
before 8 on the morning of December 7, 1941, hundreds of Japanese fighter
planes attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor near Honolulu, Hawaii.
The barrage lasted just two hours, but it was devastating: The Japanese managed
to destroy nearly 20 American naval vessels, including eight enormous
battleships, and almost 200 airplanes. More than 2,000 Americans soldiers and
sailors died in the attack, and another 1,000 were wounded. The day after the
assault, President Franklin D. Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war on
Japan; Congress approved his declaration with just one dissenting vote. Three
days later, Japanese allies Germany and Italy also declared war on the United
States, and again Congress reciprocated. More than two years into the conflict,
America had finally joined World War II. – [http://www.history.com/topics/pearl-harbor]
As a part of the brief, an example of previous work was produced to give an insight of the type of animation required. Looking at the example it has enabled us as a group and individually to start thinking about what style we would like to go down.
The example given showed great animation skills but there were some aspects that could have been improved. Parts of the animation were of a lower quality of work than others and didn't hold much standing to the message of the animation so were redundant. The movement of the models were rigid and didn't flow smoothly.
From reading the brief and viewing an example it has shown the amount of work needed to complete such task, this will then be discussed by the group and a work chart drawn to maintain a constant work flow throughout the duration of the project.
