In this session, we looked at movie posters and their techniques in getting an audience’s attention. For example, They use scaling, framing, negative space also known as black space and holding devices. I will explain briefly what they mean. POSTER TECHNIQUES Scaling: Usually the most important character or element is shown at a larger scale or size than the rest of the elements or characters featured. Framing: This is when things are grouped using positioning, lines or colour to make things stand out and be eye-catching to the audience. Also, using camera techniques & angles, low = power and scale […]
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Fantasy Brief R&D, pre-production, skills and production
We have been told to do a fantasy assignment brief where we make some character designs, a poster campaign, a title sequence, and a 10-second animation for a Netflix animated series. For my brief, I have decided on naming the series “The Flame Of Oblivion”. The basic plotline I’ve thought of for this is that there is a city where the main hero Zeph now lives and he seeks to destroy the stones of desire before it gets in the wrong hands and becomes the flame of oblivion, which can cause death and destruction. The series will be split into […]
Lightsaber
First I added a shape, then I applied sabre in effects and presets to it. I applied the effect to a text layer and started playing around with random effects and presets. I applied a lightsabre effect to a video here: I could use this effect for various cool effects on things or lightsabre sword fights
SWOT analysis 2020 – End of term 1 resub
SWOT analysis charts are a way of showing your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in a certain time period. This is good for college tutors to see where your concerns might be and also where you might excell. If there are any issues, then these can be addressed and you can set yourself targets to try and overcome weaknesses and threats. For example in weaknesses, I put I need more concentration. So I can look at this and see how I can improve to stay focused. A SWOT analysis is beneficial to the tutor so they know that the person […]
liquify effect
I moved the footage into the composition, I used the tracker on his nose, I used the liquify brush to distort his face.
Fantasy brief
The Brief: Netflix have commissioned you to pitch a fantasy pilot for a 2d animated Netflix Original TV series or film. They would like to see a character design, title sequence and 10 seconds of animation. The Fantasy genre features fictional elements that don’t exist in the real world. Most fantasy texts use magic or supernatural elements in the main plotlines. Magic and magical creatures are very common in these. The Conventions that are expected to be seen in fantasy are a magic system where things that occur or exist in a story that does not exist in the real […]
Industry Guest Speaker – Pat Imrie
who is Pat Imrie: He is a senior/lead VFX artist & teacher from Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. He has worked on many films like Fantastic Beasts, Avengers Infinity War, and Pacific Rim Uprising. what did we cover in his talk: Pat spoke about when he first discovered animation when he was 15. He got a free software disc from a magazine. His first animation was a bouncing ball. He started as a junior artist in 2007 where he spent 6 months creating UVs. He worked with industry veterans, after 18 months he left as a general artist. Recession in […]
Zach King brief
produce a short sequence inspired by his work to showcase your creativity and editing skills. OBJECTIVE #1 Film a short narrative sequence with a camera/phone. OBJECTIVE #2 Edit together a series of shots using Adobe software or a free alternative. OBJECTIVE #3 Incorporate at least two VFX techniques into your short sequence. You will need to produce a short video sequence in the style of Zach King. You should film the sequence using cameras in session or with your phone. You could edit your sequence in After Effects / Premiere or use a free alternative such as YouTube video editor or Clipchamp. The length of the […]
LUTs
we made a LUT pack where we took a video and added different colour tones to it. Like making it darker or increasing the saturation. I can make the scene come to life as the LUT can make it more realistic. Colour theory is important because it is crucial for getting peoples attention, imagination and feelings. It’s important to learn about colours and their effects.