After Effects Experiment

This is an experiment I have done in After Effects to show that I can do more than just stop motion. If I had the time again I would use After Effects more, as I really like experimenting with the different effects it has to offer.

Final Animation

 This is my final animation. I have put it on YouTube and uploaded it from there. I hope you all like it! Stop motion worked well with my audio track and the animation flows at the same time as the music. It was not what I originally intended to do, but my original idea was too literal and character based, I found I over complicated the original idea and would have taken far too long to achieve. My final animation followed my storyboard quite well, however I changed the ending because it didn't work with the time of the music. 

More Experiments with I can animate software

These are a few experiments of stop motion using the I can animate software on my ipad

The one below is an example of what my original idea would have looked like.

Video Experiment

Experiment with the coke can and cola bottle sweets

I really like how this turned out!

New idea!!!

The great escape of the cola bottles, only to be chased back into the can by a bunch of liquorice gangsters. 

Rough sketch 

Storyboard

I think I will stick to this idea, it is more abstract than the last and certainly not a literal interpretation of the audio. 

Brain Storm!!

I am now thinking of doing something with objects as apposed to drawings but I will have to try a few more experimental videos to make sure I am happy with the final outcome. 

My original idea 

Rough Sketch

Final Storyboard 

I had planned everything out and created my final storyboard, but then I listened to the music again and it made me realized that I had gone completely in the wrong direction. It was too literal and I didn't really like the idea of having so many characters in my animation. I will have to put my thinking cap on once more and start again. 

Workshop animation

Workshop Images

Storyboard

Examples of characters moving

My own example of animation

My Experimental video

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This was an experimental clip. I used paper here and manipulated it so that the girls arms and legs moved. I should have used a black background so you could see it better.

My ideas

Paper Animation

I have decided to create my animation out of paper cutouts. I think it would be easier to manipulate the movements of characters and objects. Here are some examples of what I am trying to achieve:

Initial thoughts of Audio track

My audio is called "Excited" I can describe it in three ways: Pleasant sounding, Getting ready in the morning and Lively.

 Initially I couldn't get the word Excited out of my head and thought of Celebratory music. After listening to it a few times I really thought it reminded me of first thing in the morning, just after your alarm goes off and you get out of bed to get ready for the rest of the day.

Animation research

Hand drawn animation is the place to start, very simple but time consuming which i found out through the workshops.

Below is a very cleverly made animation, I would like to achieve something like this for my final piece, although I think I may me getting ahead of myself.

The animation below contains a similar story which I would like to have in my animation.

Beginning: Waking up to an alarm clock

Middle: getting ready

End: end of the day? 

Print to Pixel

Brief:
We will be allocated a piece of music which we must familiarize ourselves with and then choose three descriptive words which are inspired by the soundtrack. The choice must be intuitive and based on our emotional response to the music. The research process will then take a visual form once the words have been chosen, and will be about making and doing. The final animation should be between 20 and 30 seconds long so we will have to edit the audio accordingly and select a shortened section that is the most inspiring and appropriate for your narrative.

Final 3D Flower

Logo ideas

My final logo which is used on my final piece

Typography

My final typography which I used on my final 3D piece

Workshop: Laser Cutter

Morag Myerscough

http://www.studiomyerscough.com

I attended the curated event on the 26th of January. We were introduced to four inspiring artists . I am most interested in Morag's work as she has a similar style and way of working as I do. The pictures below show a cafe that Morag has designed. Her own quirky personality can be seen clearly all over the cafe. 

Fun, Colourful and Quirky 

Workshop: One

Learning how to manipulate paper.

Richard Sweeny

After the workshop I did some research on Richard Sweeney and this is just some of his work that I liked.

Research: Paper Manipulation
I have created my own version of the 3D sculptures above using a simple technique which I learnt in an Illustrator tutorial.

Branding Myself Through Packaging

How to go about designing packaging that reflects my unique skills and interests as a graphic designer

This is a project where I really discover who I am as a designer and what I am capable of. So I decided before I delved into the deep end where my brain was buzzing with ideas. I needed to start at the very beginning and like every other project I needed to do my homework.

I decided researching into brands would be a good place to start so I looked into different companies that have cleverly branded themselves, are known for their logos and resemble the companies clearly.

 Below is the Unilever Logo which I found very interesting when researching. I already know a lot about Unilever as a Brand as my mum works for Unilever research so it makes sense to learn more about the logo itself. What looks like a giant "U" consists of small individual designs that link to different products and emotions. For example the dove in the right hand corner links in with "Dove" products.

"Our new identity is an expression of vitality, which is at the heart of everything we do - our brands, our people and our values. Each icon within our logo represents an aspect of our business." - Unilever website

Below is the Walt Disney logo which I think will help when researching into this project because it is a very simple design, with simple colours and simple shapes which appeal to the target audience of children and families. I want to be able to appeal to a variety of people using the same simple technique of the Walt Disney logo but I also want to include my individual interests like the Unilever logo does for its products.