Ambient Loop research part one of two

Research and analysis of the audience for your ambient loop (U10:LO1_AC1.1)

Instructions:
1. Answer ALL of these questions. There are nine in total.
2. PROVIDE EXAMPLES for each one of them in the form of URLS and/or images.
3. Explain WHY you have chosen each one (what you like/don’t like: reflection).
4. You will be given a second part of this in a later lesson.
5. You will be expected to add small aspects of research to your weekly blog after doing
these sheets.

Question 1/9
Suggest at least 3 groups within society who might use Youtube as a whole and look for examples to
support them.

Groups in society (research)

1.Students
2.Sport fans
3.Gamers

Specific Examples of URLs/images (research)

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Reason why you chose each one (reflection)

1. Students and anyone who is new to Photoshop can use tutorials like these to try and get a basic
understanding of the software so instead of clicking around pointlessly they can have an idea of what to do,
how to practise, and how to improve with tutorial videos like these.
2. Sports fans like myself sometimes don’t have time to go and watch the full game at the time or if there was
something else going on.
3.People who play games sometimes can get stuck on a puzzle or they are interested in some mechanizes of
the game. Some people will watch tutorials for these games to get an idea of what to do or get some new
information on how the games work.

Question 2/9
Suggest at least 3 groups of uses for Youtube for music specifically and look for examples to support them.

Groups in society (research)

1.Motivation
2.Music fans
3.To socialize

Specific Examples of URLs/images (research)

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Reason why you chose each one (reflection)

1. People will often go to the gym or do basic exorcise and to help with the motivation of going out and
training your body, music can really make a difference on this as it gives you that boost in energy or confidence
that could help you with your workout.
2. Almost everyone loves music and a lot of people don’t just love it because it sounds good but people like it
because of the meaning in the songs and the story or feeling the artists are trying to portray. So, the lyrics
don’t just have to sound good but having a meaning behind them.
3. Clubbing and social events are a very common thing but to make them successful you want people to be
talking and socializing together and music can really help with this by setting a tone and creating a socializing
atmosphere, getting people to talk and dance together music like this really helps.

Question 3/9
Suggest at least 3 groups within society who might use ambient music and look for examples to support
them.

Groups in society (research)

1.meditators
2.Relaxation
3.students

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Reason why you chose each one (reflection)

1.Meditation is a very well known and often done practise by many people across the world. Some people find
it really hard to relax and make your mind go blank which is needed for meditation and so this type of music
can help those people with its natural sounds help the mind relax.
2. Everyone is worried about something and if its bothering you whilst trying to do something important like
trying to get to sleep then this music can help with that and calm the nervous your brain might be making so it
can lower your anxiety.
3. As a student myself it often helps to have some background music to help with studying so I can really focus
and not get distracted on something else. Ambient music like this really help the mind relax so you can use the
best of your knowledge to not just get the work done but get the best out of you with your full concentration.

Question 4/9
List three genres of ambient music which you believe are popular on Youtube. Give examples.

Genres of ambient music (research)

1.Weather
2.Game music
3.Lofi

Specific Examples of URLs/images (research)

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Reason why you chose each one (reflection)

1.People often like to do work or when needing to concentrate on something they will have background music
and nature sounds are a very popular choice as it creates a very calm environment for the viewer. Its also
something everything has heard before so it can give that feeling of familiarity
2. To people that have played the game before things like calming game music can feel extremely relaxing. A
good example of this is the legend of Zelda as this game has a good amount of ambient music in it. When
playing a game like that and hearing the calming music from it, it can be very comforting as they relate that
music to the time they spent playing the game.
3. Lofi is one of the most popular on YouTube as the music is very relaxing but also quite upbeat as unlike the
nature sounds Lofi is more a type of music than just sounds which often people put on music instead of
ambient music to try and relax or study too so Lofi is a good in-between in case people can get distracted by
lyrics in a song or type of genre it fits in.

Question 5/9
List three genres, styles or sources of animation which you believe are popular for ambient loops on
Youtube. Give examples.

Genres/styles of animation (research)

1.Nostaligia
2.Disney
3.Anime

Specific Examples of URLs/images (research)

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Reason why you chose each one (reflection)

1. The reason old cartoons are so popular for loops is that the animation style fits it really well and it gives of
that feeling of nostalgia to the viewers. Tom and Jerry for example has been going on for years and so when
going back to the originals, as it was an enjoyable show that they watched from ages ago and seeing it again
now gives them a warm fuzzy feeling.
2. Disney animations are very unique to the animation world as they have the highest budget out of all
animation studios, they also have been animation for years so when you see a Disney movie even the most
modern ones you know it’s a Disney product. This makes them really popular as they’re so well known.
3. Anime has a lot of famous scenes and characters that creates a lot of good possibilities for loops for example
in Jujutsu Kaisen the character Jogo

Question 6/9
List 3 animated ambient loops which you personally like. Talk about what you like specifically about the
animations for each.

Name of artist or original work (research)

1.Lofi girl
2.Monado
3.Cuphead

Specific Examples of URLs/images (research)

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Reason why you chose each one (reflection)

1. I really like the loop of the Lofi girl as its really iconic as most people who use YouTube would of seen her at
least once making it really recognizable but the reason it’s so recognizable is how simple yet how well designed
it is. It also fits into that relaxing setting that the music is trying to create.
2. This is a loop based off the game Xenoblade and I really like this loop because of how simple it is but also
how great it looks. You can really just sit and watch it for ages as you see the grass blowing from the wind and
the time changing but the main focus being the sword staying the same. Everything around what your
attention is drawn too is changing and it creates a really calming feeling.
3. This is the start menu from the game Cuphead and I think this loop is a really fun one as it sets a good and
high beat feeling before jumping into the game with the loop being the two characters Cuphead and Mugman
doing a small swinging motion from left to right with lights flashing in the back. It’s a really simple loop but it
fits really well with the game and characters.

Question 7/9
From ONE of the loops you chose in question 6, identify something which you think is stopmo/keyframed.
Use screen shots to support this.

Description of stop-mo asset (research):

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What you like/don’t like about it (reflection): The loop from this animation is fully drawn and so the
whole thing is done from stop motion. The weather in the background is not stop-mo but
the character herself is stop-motion. I really like how basic yet effective the animation is in
this as its very small movements but as she is so close to the screen its very noticeable.

Question 8/9
From ONE of the loops you chose in question 6, identify something which you think is tweened. Use screen
shots to support this.

Description of tweened asset (research):

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What you like/don’t like about it (reflection):

Question 9/9
Identify something which you think is an effect added after animating. Use screen shots to support this.

Description of post-animation effect (research):

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What you like/don’t like about it: (reflection) I like the special effect here as it adds to the background and also
continues creating that calming atmosphere the music is making.