Stop motion

I want my trailer to be playful - although i'm not literally interpreting any of the speech, i felt that the speech itself was encapsulated by a noble britishness. with Britishness as a theme i felt that the best way to keep my trailer fun and lighthearted was through the use of stop motion. Stop motion is also a relatively simple concept which would hopefully keep my trailer bold and clear, below i  have found some examples that are really fun and effective.

 Lost things written and directed by Angela Kohler and Ithyle Griffiths

This film is very fantastical which i think makes the trailer more playful, and there are even elements that i would associate with Britain, the teacups for instance as well as the vintage style. i love the layers evident within this film, the objects themselves are almost characters which further stipulates the playful atmosphere. The film itself manipulates the camera focus and lighting to transition from one background to the next and i love how everything moves onto the frame (they haven't been placed before shooting) they have glided inwards which conveys a fluidity necessary in generating pace. The song for which the film is based really matches the overall style, it is lighthearted and fun. Hopefully i can create this atmosphere within my own trailer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwX7uEiEWx4

created by Max Keily

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nP0cSnJDYWE

This is a viral advertisement stop motion created for ebay. I love the hand drawn homemade style of this video as well as the three dimensional element integrated at the end, its simplicity is what makes it so fun and most importantly its understandable and light. the movement within this stop motion is generally an up down one ( to mirror scrolling) which also ensures the transitions between different pages. its well lit always in focus and isn't as busy as the stop motion above it relies upon the rough sketch style which i like. 

For my own stop motion i definitely want to include a teapot  as an emblem that is undeniably british as well as some toy soldiers bought of the internet that would reference the 1940s, after looking at these two stop motions i would like these soldiers to enter from the side of frame 'pushing' this teapot. the background itself would be still but i'd also like to integrate some kind of moving union jack. Hopefully all of this can be achieved using the same playfulness as these two trailers.