Mind of My Own (2020)
Project completed on December 4th, 2020 by Natalie Leroy
Animation for Visual Arts HSC 2020.
Animated by Natalie Leroy. Music by Christopher Leroy.
I take the viewer on a journey through my world. I use animation to distort the everyday and challenge the audience’s conceptualisation of their surroundings. By juxtaposing realistic aspects with the imaginative, I show the interaction of objects and ideas that are beyond the ordinary.
Software used: Premiere Pro and Adobe Animate.
Awards
Selected for Art Express 2021 at New England Regional Art Gallery and Margaret Whitlam Galleries
Best High School Animated Short Film (YoramGross Award) FlickerFest FlickerUp 2021.
Prize for Digital Media at Ascham School 2020.
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Natalie’s Process
This animation took over the course of a year to produce. I received frequent feedback on my work from my art teacher and modified my work accordingly. This can be seen at the beginning and ending. I cut quite a bit from the beginning and also editted the end to have more animation components.
I also worked in collaboration with my brother, Christopher. After finishing my animation, I screenshotted a few frames from each scene and printed it out. I then annotated each frame to explain what music and sounds I would like added. Christopher then made a few musical arrangement snippets for me to choose from and then creatively developed the soundtrack from there.
