Adventure Option 5: Surrealist Stop Motion Animation ???

I have question marks listed by Adventure Option 5 because I have trepidation taking on a stop motion animation considering the tedious process. I was unable to shoot a film that I conceptualized a while ago, but haven't shot a frame of it. My idea stems from the backstory of a dog I adopted but had to rehome. He and his brother were rescued from a landfill at 6 months old, and had the scars to show it. I thought he'd had found a forever home with me, but at the end of the day, this dog was meant to be an outdoor dog. He was so used to being outside where everything is fair game to chew or go potty on. We did tons of training and tried for 6 months, but I realized I could not offer this dog the life he deserved. He needed to be out and free and I couldn't provide that for him. Returning him to the rescue was a very low point for me, feeling I'd failed him. My heart ached that I had become a person I used to judge. I hated myself for months, until one day I heard from the rescue that he was adopted by a family who had other dogs and lived on 600 acres of land. Although the guilt will always be there, he found the life he so desperately needed and that I wanted for him. This stop motion animation will take place in a mini landfill that consists of all the items this dog destroyed in my home. The landfill will also consist of all trash that is accumulated from making the project. The film will be accompanied by a microfiction about a dog laying in wait for a forever home. The dog will be made from wire and moveable toy bulldozers and construction workers will be my main props. Sounds of loud bulldozers and construction work will be my atmospheric soundscape. I am doing a research project on Martha Colburn and she is specifically mentioned in this assignment. I hope to take some inspiration from her work and apply it to my own!

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  1. HumanPerson851March 23, 2021 at 2:10 PM

    I think this is a really cool idea. It would definitely be worthwhile even if your worried about the stop motion.

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    1. kissincousinsMarch 23, 2021 at 3:14 PM

      Thank you so much! I think this will also help me let go of some of my guilt as well.

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