So now starting with the research for Hey Presto i looked at videos that i found inspiring ad that stood out to me that use a number of different uses of animation. One video is linked below with a hyper-link, its a video that uses a number of Kinetic Typography and 2D animation & stop motion, i really enjoy this video i found it a while back and it hit me quite intensely i thought it would be a perfect representation of what you can achieve with animation and the emotion it can create.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltun92DfnPY
After i found this i showed Janice the clip above in which she added it to the VLE under my name, its something i think represents something that anybody can relate to, after i used this i started to look at some of the animation that was not showcased in the above video. One of these was Pixilation,the video below is an example of how you an use this form of animation and the type of aesthetic it can add to a live action film.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_HXUhShhmY
I think that the video above is incredible in the way they were able to produce such a big world in just one room. I enjoy the animation itself and the use of the objects to personify the world around us as well as represent the journeys in which we take in our dreams.
https://www.facebook.com/dominic.hawes.37/videos/509413082594069/
The link above is some Pixilation animation that i helped in at CCAD green lane which involves two of my friends as magicians that pull off some interesting illusions through the power of animation. (note that this link may be broken as it is a closed group, i am trying to find the original video itself and upload it individually, but for now this will be here.)
Sunday, 24 April 2016
Nemesis Introduction
The other group that i will be assisting with is a group that is lead by Brad who is the screenwriter and director of the following piece, Myself as Camera-Op, Conner Welsh as Sound-Op, Ethan Turley as Editor and finally Yoanouis as Producer. This is a fairly new experience for me as i have not worked with any of the above before excluding Ethan. I am interested to see what we can accomplish with Brad's script as i found the piece to be intelligently wrote. The concept itself is something of a higher standard with a good with a nice heartfelt plot that is accessible for a variety of people to finish what a loved one started. The use of science and astronomy to back up the plot also gives the story itself more depth which i am looking forward to seeing how the casting goes for this film as the lines at times could be somewhat difficult in execution.
As the camera-op for this piece i would like to use some of my other skills involving sketches and other forms of illustration to back up my work as camera-op, i am yet to speak to brad about this but i will hopefully be able to put these to use. I have already been assigned some research involving a technique that i will have to look into using the camera, it involves the use of sectioning and breaking the shot into 2-4 compliant pieces that help tell separate stories inside of one shot. I like this idea and it would be something to get a grasp of to then be able to have under my belt to use in the future for any other forms of films.
So i now know my first task and i have been informed that the information i need is on the VLE ready which is great i feel as though this group will be extremely organized as will the rest but i am sure we will accomplish something quite special.
As the camera-op for this piece i would like to use some of my other skills involving sketches and other forms of illustration to back up my work as camera-op, i am yet to speak to brad about this but i will hopefully be able to put these to use. I have already been assigned some research involving a technique that i will have to look into using the camera, it involves the use of sectioning and breaking the shot into 2-4 compliant pieces that help tell separate stories inside of one shot. I like this idea and it would be something to get a grasp of to then be able to have under my belt to use in the future for any other forms of films.
So i now know my first task and i have been informed that the information i need is on the VLE ready which is great i feel as though this group will be extremely organized as will the rest but i am sure we will accomplish something quite special.
Hey Presto Introduction
As the start of the new module we have been assigned a new task which involves myself bringing up some of the techniques in multimedia that i have not used since my time at CCAD green lane. These techniques involve myself in charge of the animation for this piece of film. I am also the assigned Camera-op, starting firstly with Storyboards and research into the different varieties of animation then moving onto testing and applying these forms of media to the finished piece. One of the main questions that need to be asked at this moment of time is "What animation would be appropriate for this piece?". As well as "What would be practical & accomplish-able at this short amount of time?".
Some of the pieces of animation that i found easy enough to use and get control of are such varieties like "Cut-Out, Stop motion, Pixilation & 2D digital animation". I have practised with all of these forms animation and found them accessible, One of the only forms of animation i found difficulty with would have to be three dimensional digital animation, not only that but the time it would take to do this would be impractical.
As for the filming process I feel confident that this should not bite to much time into my animation process as i will need a certain amount of time with this. I have read the script and sat through a variety of the read through's. I have found no issues with the amount of scenes as the animation that is needed is minute in comparison to the filming itself. There may be some forms of difficulty with certain parts of the process for instance there is a scene that me and Janice have spoke about which involves a number of animated cockroaches to follow the sister up a pair of stairs, The difficulty here involves where the placement of the cockroaches would fit as i would probably need to film the scene first and then animate over the top but the number of cockroaches could be a problem but i will figure out a solution to this when the situation arises.
From here my research will be the main focus so i can piece together the jigsaw puzzle that is this multimedia film. I like the idea of the concept and was happy to put my self forward for this film, i am looking forward to what our group can achieve.
Some of the pieces of animation that i found easy enough to use and get control of are such varieties like "Cut-Out, Stop motion, Pixilation & 2D digital animation". I have practised with all of these forms animation and found them accessible, One of the only forms of animation i found difficulty with would have to be three dimensional digital animation, not only that but the time it would take to do this would be impractical.
As for the filming process I feel confident that this should not bite to much time into my animation process as i will need a certain amount of time with this. I have read the script and sat through a variety of the read through's. I have found no issues with the amount of scenes as the animation that is needed is minute in comparison to the filming itself. There may be some forms of difficulty with certain parts of the process for instance there is a scene that me and Janice have spoke about which involves a number of animated cockroaches to follow the sister up a pair of stairs, The difficulty here involves where the placement of the cockroaches would fit as i would probably need to film the scene first and then animate over the top but the number of cockroaches could be a problem but i will figure out a solution to this when the situation arises.
From here my research will be the main focus so i can piece together the jigsaw puzzle that is this multimedia film. I like the idea of the concept and was happy to put my self forward for this film, i am looking forward to what our group can achieve.
Wednesday, 24 February 2016
Music Video: test shoot
So here I was camera man for some of the rest shots that we shot on the day. We used a variety of props and lighting, as well as smoke and some of the class as extras so we could capture some filler shots. We did close ups of several boot shots, we did a few tracking shots and tried several attempts with different arrangements of balloons, glow-sticks and gels. Below are a few different shots that were took whilst filming showing the set up as well as some of the outcomes that were created with the tools used.
In this shot you can see the circular set up being created focusing on the center in which the props will be placed. We blacked out the background with the curtains to avoid any unwanted items in the shot.
In this shot you can see the colour's that were chosen giving a vibrant contrast adding to the 80's art pop aesthetic.
In this shot you are able to see some of the interesting effects formed by the collaboration of gels and smoke.
Here you can see an example of what some of the close up shots looked like, i personally really like this photo due to the various colours bouncing of the skates.
In this shot you can see the use of props, you will also notice that there is a makeshift logo for the band created out of glow-sticks. Though this was a great idea, it did not seem to pick up well on the camera even with the ND filter switched up.
Music Video: Pitch to client
So for this task we had to produce the final pitch that would be shown to the client which would go onto the following week which we would recieve feedback on exactly what we need to do and even if it came to it collaberate with other ideas that have been brought forth. Below is the link to the pitch itself that we presented.
Music Video: Introduction to Task
For the classes next task we were introduced to the idea of creating a music video for a client, we were told the name of the band, we also listened to the tracks we would be working off. From here we were split into teams, my team being "myself, Sarah, Beth, Jack & Janice". Our first task was to group together and find out and create a PowerPoint presentation on the theme of the band itself being "the 1980's". Our research was towards the political views and movements of the 80's, we were set this task to gain an insight on what exactly might work with the bands video corresponding with there interesting style of post modern pop.
Beth and Janice presented our piece of research very well and pulled up some interesting points that could give us some ideas of the design and aesthetic of the video. Our secondary objective was to think and plot the ideas down of the pitch we were to display in front of the class the same day. We had to create and note down the narrative (if any) and design of each individual song and pitch each one individually, some of the ideas I introduced was a girl set in the theme of the 1980's getting ready and making her way down the street in a vibrant and jazzy fashion. Whilst simultaneously a boy from this generation was doing the same but in the normal fashion full of up to date technology. The main idea here was to focus more on visuals, with flashy graphics and a vibrant colour scheme. A few ideas I liked that I brought forward was the colour splashes of each step, the band playing on old fashioned TV's in a shop window and finally the band playing in the street at the end of the video. This idea was for the first song in the list which was "Hot City Nights", the second song was "Dance Floor" in which the focal point of this idea was from Janice.
The idea was to be focused around a roller disco, I thought that this fit extremely well with the theme of the song itself. Again this was to be based around the same kind of visual style and follow on from the narrative of the last in which the boy and girl are trying to connect at the roller disco resulting in choreographed dancing and skating tricks. A few ideas that popped out at me was the idea of using neon colours and UV lights to create some amazing visuals. I also enjoyed such ideas like the smoke on the skates but another idea i had was to do with coloured paint being sprung from every hit on the drums.
Our final idea was to do with the final song which was ran out of love, the focus for this was to shoot the scenes inside a kind of maze. The idea for the narrative here was to show how the boy would be chasing the girl. We did find that our last two ideas were stronger but we did put this one fourth due to we had to have an idea for each song. The next week that followed would be a stronger pitch for all of these as we would be showing them to the client.
Beth and Janice presented our piece of research very well and pulled up some interesting points that could give us some ideas of the design and aesthetic of the video. Our secondary objective was to think and plot the ideas down of the pitch we were to display in front of the class the same day. We had to create and note down the narrative (if any) and design of each individual song and pitch each one individually, some of the ideas I introduced was a girl set in the theme of the 1980's getting ready and making her way down the street in a vibrant and jazzy fashion. Whilst simultaneously a boy from this generation was doing the same but in the normal fashion full of up to date technology. The main idea here was to focus more on visuals, with flashy graphics and a vibrant colour scheme. A few ideas I liked that I brought forward was the colour splashes of each step, the band playing on old fashioned TV's in a shop window and finally the band playing in the street at the end of the video. This idea was for the first song in the list which was "Hot City Nights", the second song was "Dance Floor" in which the focal point of this idea was from Janice.
The idea was to be focused around a roller disco, I thought that this fit extremely well with the theme of the song itself. Again this was to be based around the same kind of visual style and follow on from the narrative of the last in which the boy and girl are trying to connect at the roller disco resulting in choreographed dancing and skating tricks. A few ideas that popped out at me was the idea of using neon colours and UV lights to create some amazing visuals. I also enjoyed such ideas like the smoke on the skates but another idea i had was to do with coloured paint being sprung from every hit on the drums.
Our final idea was to do with the final song which was ran out of love, the focus for this was to shoot the scenes inside a kind of maze. The idea for the narrative here was to show how the boy would be chasing the girl. We did find that our last two ideas were stronger but we did put this one fourth due to we had to have an idea for each song. The next week that followed would be a stronger pitch for all of these as we would be showing them to the client.
Monday, 22 February 2016
Music Video: Dance Floor Storyboards
So we got the feedback on the pitches and our group was selected to be out in place with the second song which is Dance Floor. Below is the storyboards I draw, I added some colour just to show exactly how the vibrancy of the shots might look like.
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