To round off my time spent looking at different live art pieces, I checked out some stop motion animation of a classically traditional sense, but on a HUGE sweeping scale.
In both these examples here, the conventional methods of stop motion are employed but the sheer size of them is what impresses most.
Interestingly enough, both are done on a beach, with the sand proving an ideal canvas with which to work. The first video is relatively simple in it's conception, and even in it's execution, requiring a handful of people and just a few hours, showing the growth of a simple pattern on a wet, sandy shoreline.
The scale is certainly what makes it special. Seeing this pattern develop on screen as a digital piece would be boring. but on this scale, against this backdrop, it becomes something much more, showing that while an idea might be simple, the way you present it can make it something truly exciting.
The second is something really special. Shot on location at Pendine Beach in South Wales, it has actually broken a world record for the 'largest stop-motion animation set', with the largest scene stretching over 11,000 square feet. Impressively, it utilizes the sandy canvas, washed up objects, the habits of the beach itself, and even the time of day in order to tell a simple story of a fisherman going about his daily catch.
Simple in its concept, it is quite detailed in it's execution, and the fact that it does what it does so well, on the scale it achieves, is what makes it stand out more than anything. I love how it really uses all the elements available to it to create one big, sweeping piece. ie: how they actually used night to simulate night rather than just flipping a light switch in a studio. The way it uses the resources available is very impressive, and as a result, the story told is perfect for the actual setting, something I wanted to think about myself in terms of where exactly I want to plan my own piece.
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