Monday, 14 November 2016

Abuse Poem

Now i have established my piece will be around the abuse dogs suffer i created a poem with the knowledge i have researched, with this being the script for my FMP piece i would need it to have a powerful meaning which will shock and horrify but also enlighten the intended audience to the abuse animals suffer!

I also contacted a professional voiceover and explained what my poem was based around. With my surprise they gracefully offered to voice it free of charge since it is a subject they hold dear themselves!

I believe the poem i created delivers a shock factor and expresses the deep research in to this subject.

I like to place my love in people; My trust is easily earned But please, Don’t take it for granted As it’s a bond that’s easily burned. They say I am man’s best friend I’ll have to sadly disagree, What type of friend chains me up… And then abandons me. I’m pacing around, Scared and confused. Why chain me up, Feeling cold and abused? Just bring me inside, Let me lye by your feet. Even after all this wrong, It’s still you I want to greet. I like journeys in the car I don’t mind the back seat, As long as you don’t leave me To painfully overheat. I hear the door opening And hesitantly wait to see, If I’m greeted by my loving owner Or the monster who’s violent to me I like to play and prance around You’ve got to understand, But one paw out of line And I’m shown the back of your hand. You grabbed me by the tail While I struggled to break free. All I could think was: “Please don’t do this to me!” My bed is a cage Which consists of one thing, A muzzle for me, So I cannot complain. Lucky few have a decent home Many of us are left alone. The pet you see before you, a time ago stood tall Now I’m very lucky to even stand at all Now you know my situation See it from my view. I just can’t stand the pain again Neglected, battered and bruised What’s next for me? Animal experiments were suggested, More pain, ending in death Just for cosmetic testing As an abused animal I scare quite easily But there is one thing which undoubtedly petrifies me. With the eerie sound of chopping steel My heart begins to race and it all becomes real Decapitated and hung up on show This is how I die, Then eaten during a festival.

Friday, 11 November 2016

coyote video



I came across this video and it really struck a cord emotionally. Its a strong message with a horrifying video and supports my project to the upmost!

Thursday, 10 November 2016

Animating to poems



This is the type of animation i am aiming to achieve as my final piece, Hand drawn animating to a poem. Although this poem is a little depressing as you watch and listen it gives me a good insight to how to approach it, the sound and the animation are in sync and it works well.

This animation i absolutely love! the cartoon animation is really thought out and intertwined with the poem it really draws you in and makes you watch it.

Tuesday, 8 November 2016

Camera angle from animal point of view

I found this image which shows the vision of dogs and how their eyes are positioned to look straight ahead.

This is called a field of view, what humans and dogs can see through their eyes and this is essential to my animation and how my camera view shows the story through the eyes of the animal.

It is also suggested when dogs commonly tilt their heads its to adjust their eyesight and also their hearing.

How Dogs see


In order to create my animation and give it the effect of seeing my story through the eyes of the animal i researched in to how Dogs see and i found quite a fascinating video.

This video shows how dogs see colours, many would believe dogs can only see black and white and no colour but they can in fact see a variety of colours just not the primary red colour. This greatly reduces the colour dogs can see.




Monday, 7 November 2016

Questionnaires

I constructed a Questionnaire to gain other opinions on my subject to see how many would agree with my views and how many would support Tigers being hunted for skin, fur and medicine.
From my findings i discovered all shared my beliefs and thats really interesting.. If so many agree how are these companies and market thriving.

Animal hunting animation



I cam across this animation created by a studio in China called Sophie Animation LTD. I looked deeper in to this piece and the Animation studio and i reached out and contacted the studio. Basically asked what their inspiration was and how the piece came to be

Contacting PETA



I have reached out to PETA a company dedicated to stopping the abuse to animals in America but specifically asked for information on how they handle investigations towards abuse on animals.

Dog abuse videos


i found this article on the PETA website and also in the Daily Mail, PETA prosecuted this Chinese man for abusing his dog by whipping it repeatedly for not pulling him along in a cart. The video is so shocking i could not stand to watch the full content!

yulin Dog meat festival

In China they celebrate a festival by killing dogs as inhumanely as possible and eat them. Locked in cages until they are killed in the street and served in a 'dog hot pot'.
Despite so many against this the tradition is still going ahead and being acted out and it's an absolute disgrace!




10,000 dogs are going to be slaughtered at the Yulin meat festival this yearChina’s annual Yulin festival, in which thousands of dogs and cats will be murdered and eaten, has begun despite widespread international condemnation. independent.co.uk

Some disturbing pictures taken at this festival where its clear these dogs are being treated beyond belief! Despite many celebrities petitioning the festival still goes ahead.













Cosmetic abuse on Dogs


In America the number of dogs which are being used for cosmetic experiments is alarming. Over 61,000 a year are being abused and killed in laboratories from experiments.
Various Universities in the US use and abuse dogs for experimentation. PETA investigations show they purchase homeless dogs and even cats for use in the labs and frequently they end up killing the animals. they are injected and slowly poisoned until they die.

Dogs are favoured in Toxicology research and are locked in cages and forced lethal doses of toxins, whether its pharmaceutical, industrial chemicals, pesticides or household products! They are injected and slowly poisoned until they die.


Dogs are also abused in Human-disease studies, including studies of heart and hormonal disorders. In Ohio State University labs dogs were manipulated to run on a treadmill until they collapsed from a heart attack. The dogs were killed, and the damage to their heart tissue was studied.

In an experiment at the University of Pennsylvania, puppies were bread to have a degenerate eye disease that leads to blindness. During the study, 3 week old beagles had their eyes cut out and were killed.