Metamorphosis: Final Animation

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This is the final animation of my story, which I entitled 'Gregory's Soul' that explores the concept of metamorphosis through life, death and the spirit world. Overall, I am pleased with my outcome as it evokes the emotions I was aiming to strike in the viewers. I think the choices I made during production, e.g.  choosing to make it in black and white, the music I chose, the idea of inverting the tones once we entered the spirit world, were the prime reasons the mood of the piece was so well received. If I were to improve this animation I would of taken care to include more frames and movement, as in some places it does seem a little static and incomprehensible. However, these are points I can take on board and carry forward for my next animated projects. In order to avoid this happening in future projects I could make animatics before I start final production, making sure all transitions and keyframes work accordingly. 

I made the animation by hand using a lightbox to aid me. I then scanned each image into Flash and put them into sequence.The inverted colour frames where scanned into Photoshop, where I edited them and then imported them into Flash. Once this was done I add fade out transitions and small movements, such as blinking and the bug sprat entrance, using Flash. I then exported the file into iMovie where I added a glowing effect on the second half of the animation and included rolling credits at the end. 

I was surprised at just how time consuming the animation process is and how much there is to consider. In order to help my future animations, creating a check list would really help make things run more smoothly. 

Day 5: Film Poster

The brief was to make a promotional poster for the unmade film The 33, which is about the miners that were trapped underground in Chile, 2010. I started this project off by researching the accident and finding photos and videos associated with it. I then looked at existing film posters to do with being trapped and also for films in the cinema today. I started generating some ideas for my poster in my sketch book, picking my favourites and producing them on InDesign. I decided to go with the design you see below.

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I produced this image on Photoshop. It was originally a screen shot of two miners hugging from a video I found. I cut out a black silhouette of the two man to represent the darkness of their environment underground and added some thin lines to show important details e.g. the helmets, the squeezed close eye, the arms. I am pleased with this design decision because it says a lot about the struggle the 33 miners endured, the desperation. However, the background loses its meaning a because you can clearly make out what it is. There are actually rocks in the back ground. I enjoyed the research and idea generation part of this task because I was able to learn and also be created with the new information. Although, I found the final process of making quite stressful as I was not too familiar with Photoshop. Having said that, I am please with the outcome, considering.

Two other designs I made using Photoshop and InDesign

IT: Poster of the Future

This is a photoshopped image of me outside the Tibetan capital, Lhasa, and a logo I made on Illustrator related to where I want to be in the future, including my aspirations. The text situated to the left is an article I wrote about myself written in third person about future me, the me that I desire to be. It reads: 

"Find what you want is nothing."

"Uplifting words echoed across the globe by the all inspiring Elloise Rosemond. Her life's work to bring positivity and happiness into many lives started at sea, an obvious first move would of course have been Rosemond's decision to start a Pirate Party Ship business. She had completely obsessed with the idea of creating "great vibes" and providing people with a peculiar, innovative space, allowing us all to "transcend into the magical cosmos of music.""

"Music is a huge tool for Rosemond's peach of positive energy, her album - sold in masses - comments on the struggles of life and the ability to rise above what harms us;  love our scars, ourselves and every other living piece of our wold. Her cartoons and artworks are further methods of communicating her message, "I believe that the arts, in all their forms, are the only way of effective communication. Is there really any other way?""

"Rosemond and her three year old son, Archibald, are nomads of the earth - the latter part is debatable, completely free spirited and consumed by the idea of exploring and adventure, "I cannot seem to escape the temptation of new and risk." Inappropriately, I cannot escape my dreaded envy of her entirely liberated mind and body."   

This project was the first time I ever used Illustrator, so i think the results were rather effective. I used my initials, placed mirroring each other inside the space of a peace sign with a sunflower in it. I think all of the images and text harmonise well with each other, promoting messages of peace, love and free spirit. However, if I were to do this project again I would enhance certain aspects of my logo, for instance, the lines within the circle that construct the peace sign are not very clear.