More Art Techniques

Here is this car (SSC Ultimate Aero TT) I have rotoscoped in Photoshop. I used the brush tool to draw the outline of the car and the paint bucket to fill it with colour. Then I closed any gaps which have been left behind with the brush tool.

These are some of the stamps I have designed in another unit. I have used Photoshop and Illustrator to add filters to the images, include perforations as well as the queen's head.

This is one of my FMP's characters (the farmer) designed in Illustrator. Firstly, I drew the image on paper, and after I scanned it in, I traced it in Illustrator.

Flash Animation Techniques (Info from written sources)

This animation technique teaches you how to animate vector illustration in Flash. It is where you use the Pen tool to trace a hand drawn drawing which has been done on paper.

This was found at http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flashcs3/flash_vector_illustration.htm (Date accessed - 29/06/2011)

This animation technique teaches you how to add Tweens for when to move certain objects. Firstly, an image is added to the frame. Secondly, more frames were added, followed by the inclusion of the motion tween. Then the image is moved around at different frames.

This was found at http://www.entheosweb.com/Flash/motion_tween.asp (Date accessed - 29/06/2011)

This animation technique teaches you how to create a basic MX animation with some simple instructions. This began with a new Flash MX document. Firstly, the properties option was opened up. Secondly, the document had to be resized and the frame rate had to be increased. Then when the document was saved and played, the results showed that the Flash MX logo was moving 25 rates per second to the right.

This was found at http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/basic_animation.htm (Date accessed - 29/06/2011)

These were all found on the WebsiteTips.com website (Date accessed - 29/06/2011)
when I tried Google' search engine in order to find animation techniques.

Music Video Lyrics Ideas

This is where I generated my ideas from the music video's lyrics as shown below.





























For the full lyrics, visit the Organised Babble website at http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.aspx?epk_id=314123

Proposal

Here is the proposal I presented earlier during the project.

The resulting conclusion to the proposal turned out that I had good explanation of the information of what I am going to do and the overview of my story, equipment needed, time management and my target audience, as well as containing good research with references. But to improve this next time, I would speak more slowly and clearly, cut down on the writing, as well as trying to avoid reading from the screen.

28/06/2011

Evening

I continued adding what is needed in my blog.

Why a Design Brief is important

A design brief is very important to the practitioner and his/her client because if they both do not have a brief, the client will not know what the practitioner is doing in the relevant project. The three following reasons from a bad brief are:

1) The brief may be very tight.
2) The client will not give you the relevant information needed beyond the size of the appropriate document, and (s) he may not know what the practitioner will be up to at this moment.
3) Second hand brief.
4) High expectations, but poor budget/deadline.
5) The brief may change at different times.
6) The information may be too contradicting, making not one, but two project briefs at the same time.
7) Too many options to choose from.

The following requirements needed for a better brief are:

1) Information about the company. The more you have, the better your product will look when assembled.
2) Budget.
3) Project message/theme.
4) Who their competitors are.
5) Where the corporate guidelines have been included.
6) Target audience/Market.
7) Tech spec.
8) Needs to look and feel required.
9) Deadline.
10) Expectations.
11) Good examples of previous projects they have done before.

23/06/2011

Morning

I continued to evaluate my whole project.

Evening

It is finally time to put up the exhibition.

Project Evaluation

The purpose of this brief was to design a digital media product for a chosen client.

I have researched different music videos which were designed in Adobe Flash and different artists' work, and I have also started designing my music video's main characters and different backgrounds on paper as well as rotoscoping them in Adobe Illustrator. I think that there should have been more Adobe Flash music videos in the future, so that I know that I could get more ideas as soon as possible.

I used Adobe Flash to design my final product, and whilst I was doing this, I separated the body parts from my characters and moved them around in motion Tweens. I have also added imaginations that will fit in the thinking bubble.

Once I had completed this music video, I posted it on YouTube, and embedded it in one of my blog's posts.

I have enjoyed the character design section of the project because I drew my characters on paper and scanned them, and after this I traced them in Illustrator.

I think that my music video is quite appealing to the relevant target audience, even though the thinking bubble scenes are a bit too long for their likes.

If I were to improve this next time, I could add more colours to my background. I could also amend the thinking bubble scenes as they seem a bit too long.

Animated Music Video

Here is my finished animated music video.



I have used motion Tweens to move the body parts around at different frames as well as the pen tool to trace my characters and backgrounds.

22/06/2011

Morning and Evening

I continued with my animated music video, as I have to get this finished by the end of this day. In the evening, I have managed to get the music video finished.

21/06/2011

Evening

I continued with my animated music video.

16/06/2011

Morning and Evening

I continued with my animated music video.

15/06/2011

Morning and Evening

I have continued editing my animated music video.

14/06/2011

Evening

I continued with my animated music video.

09/06/2011

Morning

I continued with my animated music video.

Evening

I have started to trace my characters in Illustrator, but problems hit home i.e. the Macs crashing, and software not loading properly, although I have managed to save my work onto my pen drive.

Characters and Backgrounds

This is the farmer, who will be the animated music video's main character. His farm has been ruined by a flock of birds and he tries to gain advice when a thinking bubble (see below) appears.

This is the "thinking bubble" who will be the farmer's mentor. The "thinking bubble" gives the farmer some advice to get his life back on track.

This is the background for the farmer's farm. In the music video, the flock of birds have ruined this farm.

This is the digitised version of the farmer I have designed in Illustrator.

This is a digitised version of my farm background designed in Illustrator.

08/06/2011

Morning

I have started my animated music video, and scanned my paper-based drawings.

Evening

I continued with my animated music video.

06/06/2011

Evening

I have drawn some characters that will eventually go in the animated music video I am going to design.

Storyboards

Here are some storyboards I have designed for my final major project.

This is a digitised version of my storyboard. It is about a farmer who is bored because his farm garden has been ruined by flocks of birds. His thinking bubble arrives to give him advice and help him get back on track.

Here is a paper-based version of my storyboard. It is about a farmer who is bored because his farm garden has been ruined by flocks of birds. His thinking bubble arrives to give him advice and help him get back on track.

Here is another paper-based version of my storyboard. It is about a man who is bored because his garden has been ruined by flocks of birds. His thinking bubble arrives to give him advice and help him get back on track.

This is the third paper-based version of my storyboard. It is about a man who is bored because his garden has been ruined by flocks of birds. His thinking bubble arrives to give him advice about modern life and help him get back on track.

Overall, I mostly like the digitised storyboard because I used more colour on it, and it is very clear to read.

02/06/2011

Morning

I continued with my storyboard in Illustrator and chose the relevant colour scheme for my animation.

Evening

01/06/2011

Morning

I continued drawing my storyboards on paper and in Illustrator.

Evening


I continued drawing my storyboards on paper and in Illustrator.