NOEL ANIMATIONS
Research For My FMP Project
Everything that will be added below is all the research I found to not only developing the idea of my FMP but the research I found during the process.
Potential Inspirations for Martial Arts
African Martial Arts:
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- Dambe - A martial art from the Hausa tribe in Nigeria which primally consists of punching but also has kicking.
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- Laamb - Senegalese wrestling that contains punches
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- Nguni Stick Fighting - South Africa
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Martial Arts:
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- Muay Thai - Thai boxing
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- Muay Boran - Thailand (consists of throws, joint locks, strikes to vulnerable areas.)
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- Silat - South East Asia
- Jiu Jitsu - Brazil
Martial Arts used
Dambe (Nigerian Hausa Boxing):
Silat:
Dances Used
Extra Research
Music Inspiration for My FMP
Since my character is meant to be representing the Western part of Africa for example; Nigeria, Ghana and Ivory Coast, I wanted the music to also be influenced by such countries.
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I initially started to look into popular songs in the genre 'Afrobeats' where I looked up a large range of different Nigerian or Ghanian musicians from current popular musicians such as 'Rema', 'Asake', 'Wizkid', 'Olamide' and etc. as well as older famous musicians such as 'Fela Kuti'
Main and Biggest Inspiration of the FMP
The biggest inspirations for my project include the games; 'Tekken', 'Street Fighter' and 'Mortal Combat'.
As Tekken was the prime inspiration for my FMP because of the diversity of the characters being from a wide range of countries with different backgrounds.
Recorded Myself