CUT-OUT ANIMATION RESEARCH

Before we started actual animation development we decided to research some cut-out animations to have a deeper understanding of the preparation and development process. It was very hard to integrate our character silhouettes into some very detailed  pieces as it would require many hours and very accurate attention to the cutting process.

"Däumelinchen" by Lotte Reiniger

Lotte Reiniger is known as a very talented  animator which uses incredibly detailed cut-out characters for her animation movies. Of course, this artist was our primary research stirrer as we already knew on whom we depend. The patience of this artist is just unbelievable and this is a good piece of work for the imitation. Our animation will be mostly black&white with some additional colour so this is why we researched Lotte's work as our primary choice.

Some tips for the cut-out process

SOME ANIMATION FOR INSPIRATION

Nice butterfly movement could be used for the bird animation.

very beautiful and smooth animation to consider





By doing research of the animations related to our narrative I found many useful techniques to improve our animation. Many of these works were created with amazing effort. This is why we have tried to make our scene alive with many moving parts. We have also researched some layout examples to enrich our scene.

This animation was created in the Adobe Aftereffects but it still contains nice and attractive paper look
This is a good reference for creating depth into your scene