Thursday, November 10, 2011

Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea

Hayao Miyazaki's Ponyo will be my last addition to this blog.  The movie was released in 2008, and it was one of the most beautiful animation I've ever seen.  Not just beautiful, but it has a good story too. Without further ado, here is some of the screenshots:


The above pictures shows that the town they live in is quite a lovely town.  The sun is shining brightly, the trees, the rocks, the houses and the seas looks so bright, so high in saturation.   It is like having a peaceful and happy life.  Noticed that blue and green are dominating the images above.  They seem to be giving out a cool and friendlier color.  We don't see a lot of highly saturated red or yellow or orange to keep us alert.  The blue and green help us feel easy and relax.


The next one is where the father break his promise to go back home and meet up with his family.  He spent the night on the sea with the rest of the ship's crew.  The father and Sosuke decided to use morse code to speak to each other.  They uses the light in the house and in the ship.  Then the father tries to apologies to his wife by using all sorts of beautiful light that is available on the ship.  This scene was quite captivating, as there was suddenly a bright light in the middle of a dark sea.


The last image that I want to talk about is the one where Ponyo finally escaped his father place and tries to see Sosuke.  The ocean started to rise, waves are racing each other to hit the land and the storm is getting heavier.  The people of the town are getting afraid of the tsunami.  The colour is starting to desaturated in here.  It become a lot more grey, and the we also feel that something dangerous is happening or about to happen. 

Lastly, I would like to say that this colour class I have been attending is quite good.  I never actually spent so much time paying attention to colour.  I believe with the right understanding and careful choice, I could hopefully produce a good film in the future.  It is not just about how good the animation or the drawing, or the rendering or the modelling are; every aspect has its own part and importance.  Finally, thank you very much for the attention for all this time.  Have a good day. :)

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