This reading from Design is Storytelling explains the ways in which storytelling can be broken down into pieces that each have an intentional effect on audiences. Color palettes, word choices, durations, placements, and various other elements are employed with intention to create desired responses.
The color portion of this reading made me think about my own situation for project 1. I had originally planned on using a black background with sketched white illustrations to tell the story, but including specific colors in some scenes will help me create tones and moods that further establish the story and capture its essence.
According to gestalt principles, our brains create whole objects and concepts based on the collection of pieces that we see and perceive. In animation, negative space, moving parts, and assemblages of parts create a moving image that makes sense as an action that we can recognize and understand, even though it is simply a flat plane making use of separate images.
Narrative Design Fall 2019 