myblog | Peter Wood | Activity https://myblog.arts.ac.uk/members/23046454/activity/ Activity feed for Peter Wood. Sat, 09 May 2026 18:33:37 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 0860814ab47024ce67864bd5e41f12b2 Peter Wood wrote a new post on the site 23046454's blog https://23046454.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=101 Thu, 07 Dec 2023 09:54:42 +0000 Animation has been used as a medium for nonfiction storytelling almost since its inception. The very first use of animation for documentary purposes is in the 1918 Windsor McCay film ‘The Sinking of the […]

]]> 0 95b883d3dc099874356950c2b1d0bff1 Peter Wood wrote a new post on the site 23046454's blog https://23046454.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=99 Thu, 30 Nov 2023 12:43:19 +0000 The opening of Waltz with Bashir uses a rich audio tapestry to set the scene. Thumping techno plays in the background as the snarls and pants of the dogs come into the fore and carry the sense of danger from the […]

]]> 0 d3342b676abca3571a1dc03f4506e6de Peter Wood wrote a new post on the site 23046454's blog https://23046454.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=89 Thu, 30 Nov 2023 12:08:48 +0000 In terms of animated style and finesse, Waltz With Bashir takes a very different approach to other, more cartoon-oriented studios such as Disney. In Waltz you don’t find exaggerated cute facial features or […]

]]> 0 ac3eafb451f090512519e5ef79fe7459 Peter Wood wrote a new post on the site 23046454's blog https://23046454.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=86 Wed, 29 Nov 2023 13:15:37 +0000 Waltz With Bashir primarily uses two main color palettes, to describe different types of sequences during the film. For action sequences, deep reds, golden yellows and blacks are used, whereas during the more […]

]]> 0 fbc9979d043e490e06ffacd32aa458a9 Peter Wood wrote a new post on the site 23046454's blog https://23046454.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=83 Thu, 23 Nov 2023 09:03:37 +0000 In his paper, Waltz with Bashir (2008): Trauma and Representation in theAnimated Documentary, Joseph Kraemer uses the visceral opening scene of Waltz With Bashir as an example of how the film highlights the […]

]]> 0 7d60adfbce8235116b4a232498bf5491 Peter Wood wrote a new post on the site 23046454's blog https://23046454.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=65 Thu, 23 Nov 2023 08:00:45 +0000 Here we have a great example of follow through on the carrot, which flies through the air. As it lands, it has a slight springy quality as its momentum is transferred into the snow.

Here is an example of […]

]]> 0 951b0530d2e3142ac0940dd9b0db5f84 Peter Wood wrote a new post on the site 23046454's blog https://23046454.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=63 Thu, 23 Nov 2023 07:38:51 +0000 In his piece Screen Memory in Waltz With Bashir, featured in Film Quarterly, Vol. 63, No. 3 (Spring 2010), Garrett Stewart breaks down the stylistic decisions that director Ari Folman and his team made when […]

]]> 0 719a2b4e193939a8d99c75c2bd5a9631 Peter Wood posted a new activity comment https://23046454.myblog.arts.ac.uk/2023/11/01/waltz-with-bashir-opening-scene-analysis/#comment-3 Fri, 17 Nov 2023 15:09:44 +0000 Hey Sarah thanks for the comment, this is a great idea and it hadn’t occurred to me, shall do so!

In reply to - Peter Wood wrote a new post on the site 23046454's blog The opening scene begins with this shot of the street. Immediately striking is the colour palette, which consists of desaturated greys and […] ]]> 9a8e5e42efc8e4d7f7f1ab3d3ec950cb Peter Wood wrote a new post on the site 23046454's blog https://23046454.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=7 Wed, 01 Nov 2023 16:35:04 +0000 The opening scene begins with this shot of the street. Immediately striking is the colour palette, which consists of desaturated greys and blues in stark contrast against a lurid golden sky. This […]

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I chose to analyse this stop-motion animated short because it is quite unique insofar as it is comprised of only a few elements. The entire film takes place on a square plane which rocks back and […]

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