+ & - wk 1

Positive

This week We were introduced to title credits and how they work. Prior to this subject the only thing involving moving graphics I had done was all flash based. I believe my interest in film will finally become a physical interest, and hopefully i will have some creative outcome to show for this.

Negative

To be completely honest I believe it is to early within the subject to distinguish any negatives. if i had any i guess it would be being a bit overwhelmed with the use of After Effects.

Interesting

I found the variety of outcomes through after effects that can be achieved to be the most interesting to me. It seems that After Effects is the most powerful tool i have come across from Adobe in terms of film treatment. I also found it quite interesting that what we can do now on our computers would have cost millions of dollars to do 15 years ago.

Week 1: An Introduction

Within our first class we were introduced to the subject and what would be covered throughout the semester. We are to create a Title Sequence to compliment the short video we will be creating in Advanced Design Research, We were shown a number of examples from the industry and previous students. I have to say I am quite excited to learn After effects and if it wasn't for this class I don't think I would have ever given film a go. An example of a title sequence that I find completely captivating is the opening credits to " Enter the void" by "Gaspar Noé "


I believe this title sequence works as it captivates the viewer through the almost seizure like characteristics.

As an exercise in Jodie's half of the class we were asked to create a storyboard in which 8 words appear and a short story is told. I chose to take a sinister approach using a quote from one of my other Lecturers " Keith Davis" being 'Wanna get somewhere in life make some noise'. Using my Girl friend as the subject matter.
We were then asked to film or shoot photos to create this storyboard within after effects. The more I learn about this program the more interested I become.