Angry Chickens Productions » Video/Motion

Mr. Magpie

Aaron Weidele — Tue, 10 May 2011 16:15:38 +0000

Here is my final project for Motion Graphics, Spring 2011.

HD links here: YouTube | Vimeo

Our assignment was to create a music video. I chose the song “Morning Mr. Magpie” by Radiohead, and decided to try my hand at stop-motion animation. This is pretty much my first attempt at claymation. It is also my favorite thing I have done for school, ever!

Here are a few production stills:

The wire armature	Building the legs and feet.
Nearly finished; just before adding the arms.	A closeup of his face. He has coffee beans for eyes!!

Print to Motion

Aaron Weidele — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 09:07:32 +0000

Here is my first assignment for Motion Graphics for Video and Film. We were to take a print piece we had done previously and create a motion graphic from it. I chose my personal identity project from last year.

Print to Motion from Aaron Weidele on Vimeo.

In the personal identity assignment, I created animals and other characters from my initials A.W., so here are a few of them in motion. The animation had to end with the final print piece, in this case the main logo.

The Apple Sequence

Aaron Weidele — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 08:47:14 +0000

Here’s an old assignment from Media Design a couple years ago. I always liked this one, because I personally thought it was pretty funny! I didn’t post this initially but now I am remedying that. For this assignment we were to arrange photos in a way that told a clear narrative. We could take photos ourselves, or we could use found images. I went with the former to tell a story of an apple who meets an unfortunate end. The one thing I could have done to make this piece a little stronger would be to use one red apple and one green, so that it was more clear that the two apples were different characters.

Here is is:

The Pursuit of Fuzziness

Aaron Weidele — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 03:08:38 +0000

Here is the first project from Video Aesthetics and Techniques. It’s called “The Pursuit of Fuzziness”.

The Pursuit of Fuzziness from Aaron Weidele on Vimeo.

For this assignment, we were to go around taking pictures of stuff we thought was cool. Once we had our pictures, we were supposed to find a theme or a story from the photos. I found that I took a lot of pictures of fake animals, and I went from there.

I would say I am relatively happy with this, although I don’t feel like it’s my best work. What do you think?

Video Assignment 2

Aaron Weidele — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 13:44:39 +0000

This is the second video assignment for VP&T. In the first assignment, we were to create a one-minute video with no edits. This time around, we had to create a 30-second video with many edits.

Project 2: 30-second video from Aaron Weidele on Vimeo.

I made quick cuts of stressful things, cutting in an image of a bike rider. (Mark) As the piece progresses, the stressful shots fade away . . .

Also available on YouTube.

Video Assignment 1

Aaron Weidele — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 06:32:19 +0000

Here is the first video for Video Production & Techniques. In this assignment, we were to do a one minute video without any edits. This one starred my mom.

Video Assignment 1 from Aaron Weidele on Vimeo.

A Tale of Two Turkeys

Aaron Weidele — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 04:02:11 +0000

Here is the second video project for Media Design, Fall 2008. The assignment was to adapt an Ellen Goodman column of our choice into an aural and visual adaptation. I chose “A Tale of Two Turkeys.” This time, my mom stars!

A Tale of Two Turkeys from Aaron Weidele on Vimeo.

Read the article here.

The Street

Aaron Weidele — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 03:53:19 +0000

Here is the first video project for Media Design, Fall 2008. The assignment was to adapt a poem of our choice into an aural and visual adaptation. I chose “The Street” by Octavio Paz. This stars my dad.

The Street from Aaron Weidele on Vimeo.