rayograms

A rayogram is a photographic image made without a camera by placing objects directly onto the surface of a photo-sensitive material such as photographic paper and then exposing it to light. The result is a negative shadow image varying in tone, depending on the transparency of the objects used. Areas of the paper that have received no light appear white; those exposed through transparent or semi-transparent objects appear grey.


i really enjoyed this process. i loved the simplicity of it and the interesting outcomes.
i collected leaves that were dead and had holes in them and ones which were different widths and transparent in places. the outcome of using these were ace. i really like the black and white how the contrast each other so well.


i really want incorporate this style into my work. the solid black background with the white so strong against it. i want to use the rayogram i did today and have them as my backgrounds for my animation. i want another one maybe with the leaves cut to city sky lines. 


when i design my characters i want them to look like white silhouette people with black stripes on the feet.(adidas)

NOIR
Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasise cynical attitudes and sexual motivations. Hollywood's classic film noir period is generally regarded as stretching from the early 1940s to the late 1950s. Film noir of this era is associated with a low-key black-and-white visual style that has roots inGerman Expressionist cinematography. 


i thought of noir films when i was thinking of the black and white animation, it is a style of film i am fond of. i like that there can be so much intensity with such little going on at times.




films
i looked into films from noir to similar films which silhouetted.


scanner darkly- rotoscoped full feature film.

it looks amazing. the entire film is rotoscoped. the film is shot normally then the affect is added afterwards.

it looks so good. i plan on watching this film.


renaissance- this is kind of the thing i am looking at. i want a kind of negative 2D version of the film.

i like the black, bold colours the way the solid black background brings out the solid white lines and draws your eyes in.


frank miller- noir comic sin city is exactly what look i am going for. i want the 2D characters move and carry less detail. a more simpler yet moving version.