When deciding on a background for my animation I definitely was stuck between a few options. I started initially by looking at drawing my own background ,however after experimenting with this concept I didn’t think I would have enough time to get the character animation to a particular standard as well as the backgrounds. After deciding against creating my own backgrounds i started looking into free videos online and attempting to find a perfect fit for my storyline.
This was my first video idea of the fish being in an aquarium but after looking at the two together it just didn’t fit correctly. Another aquarium option I then looked at a more basic background with just a few elements. When looking at my animation the plain background did work well so I tried to look further into this idea. When considering this background I decided it didn’t add that other element I was looking for.I ended up deciding on this background to go with the fish that’s being eaten as it clearly shows where the fish came from but give a contrast to the underwater video i intended to use.I added this background to show the other fish being underwater. I think the moving elements add another dynamic to the animation making it seem less flat. I also liked the tie of the two videos having a yellow element so they are seem like they were taking in the same environment.