Concept Research

The Natural vs The Artificial

When doing additionally research for some more ideas on how to better represent the concept I was going for with my animation, the idea of kick starting the creativity of someone, I wanted to see what in addition I could add as a secondary idea. When I thought I’d gotten a good amount of representation of that idea, I next decided to look at the possibility of a spin off theme of artificial vs. natural. The reason I decided this was because of the thought of the basis of creation, which is just the evolution of our natural surroundings. Essentially, I thought about the idea that the first things to be created were not manufactured but just came to be naturally overtime.

With that in mind I looked more into the created vs. the manufactured and I believe I have found some additional support to the idea of the boxes vs. wooden mannequins. First, is the idea of making the box people’s appearances more artificial, so I’ve been experimenting with the idea that in order for the boxes to move they are in a sort of metal exoskeleton. I found the idea of the box people moving just by sliding the edges of the boxes along one another as too simple and kind of boring so I think adding this metal framework will not only add to the created vs. manufacture idea, but also add to the visuals as well. The same goes for the mannequins, who in opposition to the box people are made of wood, a natural material, just like a real artists mannequin. I’ve more ideas I’ve been mulling over however none of them has felt as strong as this idea of the created vs. manufactured.

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