Compositing - CHARACTER/ASSET DESIGN RESEARCH

DAVID SHRIGLEY - 

His 'New Friends' video was a great help in seeing how simple something can be and still relate with expressions. This is the kind of characters I will be creating and using in my final pieces. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHCaK0vmd0Q

MR MEN -

I looked at these because they are mainly shapes but would be a little too complicated to animate though. Maybe I can incorporate colour into my designs though. 

Personal & Professional Development - Compositing Module - 26/02/2016 - LAST UPDATE BEFORE HAND IN

At this point I have finalized my ideas and have started production on filming them. I have also started my essay. My targets are to get everything as finished as I can before my hand in on the Friday 4th March.

These include -

- Sorting my final footage out and tracking it at college. Aim to have this ready for Tuesday next week.

- Getting my character designs drawn out properly for Tuesday too.

- Finishing my essay.

- Putting the animation and footage together on Tuesday. 

05/02/2016 - Compostitng Project Update & Tutorial

For this new brief I have to design three animation shorts based around a given theme(s). I am still working on my ideas.

The tutorial I completed this morning helped me greatly in deciding what technique I might use for my final pieces. First I drew out a crude looping animation with the mouse of a hand clenching, then I transferred it after rendering to After Effects. I loaded the video I wished to use and added my animation. I then proceeded to edit it until I was happy with it. I am not used to After Effects so this was a challenge but I feel it came out alright considering.