Music Animation Thoughts

Olympics 2008 Monkey Movie - BBC Sport
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I chose the animation “Olympics 2008 Monkey Movie.” I found this to be a very cool animation and when I was watching it, it reminded me a lot of my younger years. When I was young, I loved playing video games with my brother, and for some reason, this animation reminded me a lot of that. Between the music and the event taking place, it all seemed very “video game” like.

I thought the music was perfect for this story. It was definitely a different style of music (something I am not used to), but I still found myself interested in what was going on. I think my favorite part was when the monkey and the pig meet. The music starts to sound very much like a video game and this is where I think it first reminded me of one. Looking at the music overall, I think they did a good job. It fit exactly how I would have imagined it to.

The timing of the animation has a lot to do with the music as well. Certain parts need to be timed perfectly with the music to get the full affect, and I think that this was done just how it should have been. The music starts to pick up as the journey goes on, which I thought was smart. This made me more eager to see what would happen in the end. If the music was dull the whole time, I don’t think I would have been so tempted to watch the entire thing through.

Before I wanted the animation with music, I wanted it on mute. I wanted to compare the animation with and without music to see if there is a big difference, which there is. I had a very different feeling about the story when I watched it on mute, which I thought was very interesting. I never thought music would have such an affect on a piece of work. After watching this, I was thinking a lot about the idea of music in any type of scene, whether its real or animated. Music has such a huge impact on the way someone interprets what is going on, and can be the difference between a good and a great scene.

Now that I have made an animation with music, I don’t think I will ever want to make an animation without some sort of music or noise in the future. It adds so much to a video, making it so much more exciting for the audience.

Lastly, looking at just the animation (not music), I would say they did a great job with techniques, angles, colors, and perspectives. I knew exactly what was going on during the entire story and the different perspective and angles gave it depth and meaning.