Experimental Animation Memory https://youtu.be/ZAhLMWeAyE0
I used pictures as the main subject, and coupled them with hand-painted accessories to show a person’s life. The short video chooses various objects with Chinese characteristics that represent different periods of Chinese history. They are set around the photographs. I made the decision to use the image of wrapping a baby at his/her birth and then unfolding it to represent how the baby is swaddled. Then the scene switched to the banquet for the child’s first year birthday. I picked the picture of one-year-old catch because it has Chinese characteristics. One-year-old catch is an activity in which various items are set out in front of the child's first-year banquet for the child to nab as they please. Paper money, an abacus, paintings and calligraphy, a football, a flute, and marbles and rattles with Chinese characteristics and historical significance are the props I've chosen. The photos gradually changed from showing babies to showing children while being surrounded by these childhood mementos. Later, the childhood accessories were scattered and replaced with the records, tapes, PHS, and film negatives that have close relations with middle school students. With the addition of these objects, the image in the center of the scene has evolved from a young child wearing a red scarf to a high school student sporting a variety of uniforms to a college student, and finally to a young couple getting married after graduating from college. The scene outside has changed to include wedding accessories like ribbons, after which the petals gradually vanish into the background of calm and are replaced by work and daily life until old age. Older people often surround themselves with entertainment, such as chess sets and bird cages. The picture then gradually turns black and white. It shows the process that people get aged. In the end, a white cloth is used to cover the whole picture, which implies the end of the film.
2022