Process Notes...

step by step..

drew the tree on acetate

scanned into photoshop

used brush tool

did the same thing here

 select the background colour

another background

third background

forth background

all four background looks like mountain...

used shape tool to make sun...

put hut on the right place

copy and paste tree, changed the opacity..

put characters...

here you can see how I have moved the character by using selection tool..I had to select each and every character to move and it took me very long but I liked it because I knew what I was doing..

this is the screen shot of movie maker software that I have used for my animation...you can see that all the slides that I have used for the animation, I had to put them in right order and drag them onto the story board..I also dragged the music on story board and set it for 30 seconds...

here you can clearly see the setting that I have used...I set most of the slides for 00.33 seconds and the one I wanted for longer I set them on different settings...

after doing all this I then realised, my animation is over 30 seconds so I stared to work on it..first of all I looked for the slides that I could take it away...still it was over 30 seconds so I then changed the settings of the slides...before it was 00.47 seconds and then I changed it to 00.33 seconds and then finally I managed to finish everything is 30 seconds...

these are the characters that I have used...I drew them on a piece of paper and then I used acetate to trace them...I wanted to get perfect outline so I used permanent marker pen to draw them and then scanned it...

Fial experiment....

I drew a tree on acetate and then scanned it and then I used photoshop to colour it...I just used normal brush tool...once I done with that I then started doing the background because I wanted to make my animation in colour rather than black and white otherwise it would have been boring...as you can see I have used different colours for the background and it looks contrasting...

I set the character where I wanted and then I saved each file as JPEG....I used normal selection tool to move the character...I have put all the slides in order so that you can see how the animation has been done..

These are the slides that I used for the animation...

Another Experiment...

this is another experiment that I did and again I prefer using Movie Maker software..I am definately going to use this technique to make my final outcome..

Music and Dance...

Music and Dance...

Maasai music traditionally consists of rhythms provided by a chorus of vocalists singing harmonies while a song leader, or olaranyani, sings the melody. The olaranyani is usually the singer who can best sing that song, although several individuals may lead a song. The olaranyani begins by singing a line or title (namba) of a song. The group will respond with one unanimous call in acknowledgment, and the olaranyani will sing a verse over the group's rhythmic throat singing. Each song has its specific namba structure based on call and response. Common rhythms are variations of 5/4, 6/4 and 3/4 time signatures. Lyrics follow a typical theme and are often repeated verbatim over time. Neck movements accompany singing. When breathing out the head is leaned forward. The head is tilted back for an inward breath. Overall the effect is one of polyphonic syncopation

Eunoto, the coming of age ceremony of the warrior, can involve ten or more days of singing, dancing and ritual. The warriors of the Il-Oodokilani perform a kind of march-past as well as the adumu, or aigus, sometimes referred as “the jumping dance” by non-Maasai. (both adumu and aigus are Maa verbs meaning "to jump" with adumu meaning "To jump up and down in a dance" Warriors are well known for, and often photographed during, this competitive jumping. A circle is formed by the warriors, and one or two at a time will enter the center to begin jumping while maintaining a narrow posture, never letting their heels touch the ground. Members of the group may raise the pitch of their voices based on the height of the jump.

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Masai people dancing..

 

Here I have found some beautiful pictures of Masai people dancing..

here is the actual video of masai people doing their traditional dance....

Story Board...

Story

the story begins with lady Masai who's in the slum ( house )...she is pregnant and giving birth to a baby..ther is another lady whos looking after her and her husband is waiting outside the slum...there are some more mens who are sitting on the grass and waiting outside...they are all worried and thinking what is going to happen..after sometime they here a voice of baby crying and they get up...husband gets really exicted and he is very curious about what is going on inside...and then the lady comes out  holding a baby in her hand...she pause for a bit and say's "it's a boy"....husband gets so happy and he hold his child in his hand and all the other mens starts dancing...they do their traditional dance there...they make a straight line and start jumping in the air one by one randomly...they sing at the same time they dance..


they do this traditional dance in many ceremonies and this is one of them...they show their happiness, their emotion in this way...


its basically another way to express their feelings....

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