Problems & limitations;

The problems and limitations that I faced during the production of my animation, were mainly problems with the movement of the mannequins. During planning for the animation I originally decided I wanted to use three mannequins and follow a direct story-line with those mannequins. However after attempting filming with the three mannequins I decided to come up with another idea, and make an animation based on drawings instead.

The only main issue that I had was moving the mannequins. The problem with using mannequins as the main feature of my animation was that the 'joints' of the mannequins were difficult to move and would ping back into their original shape and position. I attempted several times to manipulate the mannequins and find ways for them to be easier to use, but realised that using them would waste time and would also result in a less consistent animation. I intended to shoot in twos but found this near impossible to do with the mannequins, therefore decided in order to create a better animation piece, that would flow better and with consistency, I would use them minimally and make a drawing the main feature of the piece.