

i also want to show the side effects of it, not as obviously, but still made clear. I do not want to sugar coat my subject (Depression), i want to show that its an incredibly difficult illness to suffer with and that trying to better yourself and recover is extremely hard but possible. I wanted to include hidden messages within my narrative. I also wanted to apply similar tactics for my own animation. This film is trying to communicate several messages such as ‘be careful what you wish for’, as well as ‘not everyone is who they seem.’ These were important messages in the film and were constantly stressed throughout. The film is supposed to be seen by young children and teenagers, yet I think this film could also appeal to young adults too.The narrative is dark and unique, as wells the technique in which its made, which makes it appeal to a wider audience. Yet I did want to gather knowledge on different directors, producers and animators to compare diverse styles of stop motion animations for help and to gain ideas. The over the top elements used didn’t fit my depression theme at all. I always knew i wasn’t going to be creating anything like Coraline for my final piece as it didn’t suit the theme or idea I had for my project.


Coraline was one of the most incredible and quite frightening stop motion animation films ever (in my opinion.) The detail and time that went into creating it was exquisite and is one of the many reasons people don’t believe its a stop motion animation simply because its so impressive and looks so realistic.
