DR ME workshop - Creating a GIF from Collages

Collage GIF Workshop 

The aim of the workshop was to create a GIF with ten frames within it which would be played on a loop. In pairs we were given a word from which to base our frames on, these could form a moving image or be separate collages representing the word. Imagery was collected from 

Initial ideas for the word Tea
- To create a teapot out of increasing imagery that would pour out distinctly British things 
- Reflect the tea making process by putting different elements in to brew
- Reflect the tea which goes into a teabag
- Create a plate of dinner with knife and fork which would be slowly eaten throughout the frames 

We decided to go with the teabag idea because of its simplicity which would be best represented in ten frames. The process of creating tea would be shown through the degeneration of  'plants'. Initially we were going to just form a tea bag shape out of the imagery. However to recreate the translucent bag of a teabag I suggested using tracing paper. We were going to place a teabag shape out of tracing paper over the cut up pieces however making a 'teabag' was much more effective.

The overall GIF reflects the process of tea creation from plant to brew in a simple slightly abstract way which is effective.