I put together some quick shots of some thing i got up to, this was made as an example of the exact thing that would be posted on the Mac & Jack blog regularly. When ever one of us gets up to some thing i think its important to share it on the blog. this makes intrest on the site. Note that the poster frame of the video uses the logo element and the video tittle. After some quick grading i think this is a good example of what style video the Mac & Jack blog should be updated with.
Showing posts with label Personal Project. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Personal Project. Show all posts
Logo Mac & Jack
logo development
roll over header
This is a close up example of the roll over working. The work page has square thumbnails. once clicked they will take the user to the actual full project page. The header used in this example is not the final one. its to high in the middle and could be made smaller. The headers of the pages are also using oswald that google web font.
working header
This is the final header design, I was thinking along time about what text to use but i found this google web font called Oswald that i think works well. this means that this will all be text on the site. this will be great for google search ranking etc and is just generally good web practice. There will be a simple white roll over link of white when the text is hovered over. The words Mac & Jack could always go back to the index page that will also be the work page. This could have a green roll over.
New Header
I have redrawn the header image with pen on paper then i photographed it and cut it out in photo shop, after simply using select colour image i could then crop and adjust the image appropriately.
I wanted to make it smaller so i cut elements up and put them on different layers so i could play around with it a bit.
Then in illustrator i made a quick shape to place with the header.
After lining it all up till i was happy i deleted the relevant black bits so that the circle would come through whilst maintaining transparent background through the white dashed line on the circle.
It is now complete and only needs some menu items added. There will be some fine tuning like centralising the circle etc but im happy with the concept of this as a header. A much better development in design compared to my last.
Haters Final Video
This is the finished results of the video that was made during the illustration. it demonstrates the kind of thing that should be regularly made to put up on the mac and jack blog so that regular intrest is kept on the site.
Initial site mocks
Bellow are my first mock ups for my site. I have played with quite a few working mock ups but this is what i have so far. I quite like it for a start and have gone for a fixed centered site like my research has pointed to. The header is the only harder bit that is probably not final yet. As i dont currently have a logo its hard to know what it will look. I think the header needs more development.
This is a mock up of a project page, there will be a face book like and tweet button. The next and back buttons have been hand drawn to match the hearer image.
This is a mock up of the shop page, I will be using basket to go for the shopping cart.
I'm thinking the work or portfolio page with the thumbnails should be the home page. There is also a brief description on there as well.
HATERS VIDEO
I filmed a small time lapse while drawing the video, after grading and putting it together in a video there is a short 30 second video. Above are some stills from the video.
HATERS ai
After opening the drawing in illustrator i am now tracing it. Once this process is complete i will bring it in to photoshop and play around with textures and layer styles to add a bit more to the original.
Poster Idea.
Im going to produce an illustration piece thats based on one of my previous bits of work. I want to do some thing with drippy letters.
This is a dripping alphabet that im keen to use again. I want to do more letters and maybe use a phrase.
This was drawn in the same way as the alphabet then vectored and coloured in photoshop. I want to attempt a more advanced drawing than these and also make a video of the process for the blog.
more video styles - stop motion
Im looking at video styles, stop motion in particular as thats what i have mainly worked with in the past on previous projects. I looked more in to tilt shift stop motion as it is some thing i have played with briefly.
I love this music video, i think its a really original approach and also very entertaining to watch, the use of the tilt shift is the bit i am mainly interested in. it works well and gives a real interesting effect. i like the pans and zooms with in the shots as well. this makes each shot a bit more exciting.
The above video is another look at tilt shift time lapse. there is some amazing shots in here. the tilt shift time lapse works well in very busy areas and the speed is usually faster than real time but not to fast. the music works well with this but to slow paced for what speed i need to be thinking in. one of my favorite shots is the boat on water also the Eiffel tower area.
I stumbled across this when searching the pages of vimeo. i think the start of this is very strong compared to the middle and end. it gets to slow and boring. the use of split screen works well because it essentially is giving you three bits of information instead of one. this could be a useful technique if your making only a short film. the shot where it was split up in to three and the content was all cloud shots worked well.
I have done some general research on tilt shift and some people have been using after effects, bellow is a quote i found that explains the process.
"I brought the clip into AE and made it 3D. Then I added a camera with the depth of field ON. I tilted the video back on the X-axis about -45 degrees. then i added a corner pin effect and brought the corners in to correct for the skewed angle and make it fill the frame. Then if you increase the aperture and mess with the focal distance, you pretty much got it."
I personally think its worth having a go at this, i plan to have a play around using this effect in after effects to some footage as its some thing i have done manually in the past.
I love this music video, i think its a really original approach and also very entertaining to watch, the use of the tilt shift is the bit i am mainly interested in. it works well and gives a real interesting effect. i like the pans and zooms with in the shots as well. this makes each shot a bit more exciting.
The above video is another look at tilt shift time lapse. there is some amazing shots in here. the tilt shift time lapse works well in very busy areas and the speed is usually faster than real time but not to fast. the music works well with this but to slow paced for what speed i need to be thinking in. one of my favorite shots is the boat on water also the Eiffel tower area.
I stumbled across this when searching the pages of vimeo. i think the start of this is very strong compared to the middle and end. it gets to slow and boring. the use of split screen works well because it essentially is giving you three bits of information instead of one. this could be a useful technique if your making only a short film. the shot where it was split up in to three and the content was all cloud shots worked well.
I have done some general research on tilt shift and some people have been using after effects, bellow is a quote i found that explains the process.
"I brought the clip into AE and made it 3D. Then I added a camera with the depth of field ON. I tilted the video back on the X-axis about -45 degrees. then i added a corner pin effect and brought the corners in to correct for the skewed angle and make it fill the frame. Then if you increase the aperture and mess with the focal distance, you pretty much got it."
I personally think its worth having a go at this, i plan to have a play around using this effect in after effects to some footage as its some thing i have done manually in the past.
video styles - stop animated opening title sequence
The opening sequence to Handmade Nation was shot in August 2008 at Radar Studios in Chicago, IL. This is the opening title sequence for the featured length documentary Handmade Nation (to be released in 2009). This sequence of stop animation was in 26 hours over the course of a 2 day "weekend". The original score "Hands On" was composed by Joe Wong and Didier Leple (www.noisola.com), vocals by Annie Killelea and Zach Peiper.
Director: Sam Macon
Art Director: Faythe Levine
Producer: Jonah Mueller
Creative Assistant: Annie Simeone
Original Music: Noisola.com
video styles - Max Mörtl
I came across a maker and creator called Max Mörtl, I was really inspired by his portfolio and loved looking at his work. most of it is completely achievable as well. He works in video and mainly in stop motion using paper objects or clay as his medium. bellow is his fantastic show reel. some of his work marries the origami shapes i have been looking at with animation perfectly.
This is a cool behind the scense video, its really instresting watching how they made the video, no 3-d software was used, purpley stop motion and patience. amazing.
and the final film is below;
S SSYP from Max Moertl on Vimeo.
S SSYP is an experimental stop motion animation, an interaction of sound and flow. Abstract forms become alive and deform themselfs in different ways of movement.
watch making of here: www.vimeo.com/10866084
Animation: Max Mörtl, Robert Loebel, David Grüner
Sound: Julian Terbuyken
Hamburg 2009
www.maxmoertl.de
www.robertloebel.com
This is a cool behind the scense video, its really instresting watching how they made the video, no 3-d software was used, purpley stop motion and patience. amazing.
and the final film is below;
S SSYP from Max Moertl on Vimeo.
S SSYP is an experimental stop motion animation, an interaction of sound and flow. Abstract forms become alive and deform themselfs in different ways of movement.
watch making of here: www.vimeo.com/10866084
Animation: Max Mörtl, Robert Loebel, David Grüner
Sound: Julian Terbuyken
Hamburg 2009
www.maxmoertl.de
www.robertloebel.com
Het Klokhuis - Johnny Kelly
"Het Klokhuis" Opening titles from Johnny Kelly on Vimeo.
Stop motion title sequence for Dutch science show "Het Klokhuis" (The Apple Core). It is Hollands oldest youth television show, covering everything from the history of dinosaurs to how an iPhone is made.
This was commissioned by advertising agency Kesselskramer, produced at Nexus Productions, and was made in collaboration with model maker / sculptor Jethro Haynes. The apples and core models were built using 3D printing technology in order to maintain the logo shape.
Client: NPS
Agency: KesselsKramer
Creative Team: Christian Borstlap
Agency Producer: Pieter Leendertse
Production Company: Nexus
Director: Johnny Kelly
Executive Producers: Christopher O'Reilly & Charlotte Bavasso
Producer: Luke Youngman
Production Manager: Jo Bierton
Creative Development: Beccy McCray
Model-maker: Jethro Haynes
3D printed model design: Ben Cowell, Matt Clark
Animators: Matthew Cooper, Tine Kluth
Runner: Xaver Böhm
Compositing: Alasdair Brotherston
Director of Photography: Matthew Day
Filmed at Clapham Road Studios
Music: Harry Bannink
Sound Design: FC Walvisch Amsterdam
nexusproductions.com
mickeyandjohnny.com
jethrohaynes.com
matthewcooperfilm.com
kesselskramer.com
christianborstlap.com
video styles - Broken Fingaz
First animation clip from Tant and Unga of the "broken fingaz crew" from Israel.
I love the work of the Broken Fingaz duo, this style stop frame looks really good and brings some thing new to some thing has been getting slightly stale.
video research - Snask
I really love this stop frame video and also love the fact that it has been made purely by paper. some really nice touches to this video and all made using very accessible techniques and technology.
SNASK from Mike Crozier on Vimeo.
" Stopmotion film that I created for SNASK while interning with them in Stockholm.
I wrote, shot and edited the film myself without the use of special effects or stopmotion software.
There are 1846 photos, and it took just under 4 days to shoot.
For more information go to croz.co.uk or cargocollective.com/croz "
SNASK from Mike Crozier on Vimeo.
" Stopmotion film that I created for SNASK while interning with them in Stockholm.
I wrote, shot and edited the film myself without the use of special effects or stopmotion software.
There are 1846 photos, and it took just under 4 days to shoot.
For more information go to croz.co.uk or cargocollective.com/croz "