a multi media stop motion film about ear representation.

ear to Stay

In exploring different objects and mediums, we aimed to create a captivating film called Ear to Stay. During the brainstorming process, we looked for common threads in our personal mood boards and attempted to create something new and out of the box. We focused on collage, stop motion animation, and humor to create this film. We had a lot of fun creating a series of vignettes about ear puns. This eventually led to a more cohesive imaginative narrative about ears. Within this story we imagined a time where ears were tired of being taken for granted. They become abducted by aliens and live happily in a new planet where they are free to live their lives without humans.

Part of this assignment was to also present it in a compelling way. We presented our process and video as members of the “Ear 2 Stay Movement” and immersed ourselves in the role of ear advocates. The video, at the end, was a cautionary tale for our audience. Your ears are always listening for you, it’s time for you to listen to them.

Assignment
Go beyond purely digital technology and embrace the DIY nature of experimenting with different materials to create a mixed media film.

Art Directors
Karina Cruz
Despina Nicolaou
Katie Phillips

Tutors
Carlos Padro Ros | DVEIN
Teo Guillem | DVEIN
Bernard Arce
Lucia Colombo

Date
March 2023

final video

Process

Having so much pun!

Finding ways to both play with words and materials.
material scouting

Rummaging through markets for vintage postcards, magazines, and papers.
Collaging

Experimenting with our materials by collage making.
DIY lightbox

Creating a lightbox from scratch to have a controlled environment for our video shoots.
stop motion process

Using an iPhone 14, a stop-motion app and a few versions of a phone stand, we were able to take stable pictures that were strung together into stop motion animations.
earbook pictures

For the Earbook scene, we took pictures of our classmates’ ears and used them to create a personalized touch.
hands on approach

Experimenting with unorthodox methods of scene creation.
digital elements

We were able to put our content together to create the film by using Procreate, Premiere, Photoshop, AI voice generators and deep fake videos.
final presentation

Presenting our film as an ear rights movement set the comedic tone of our project.
creative book

Our final creative book was also a DIY paper collage scanned and used as the background for digital text.