Test Animation

This is a test animation I did of the ending section of my timeline. I have a few things to work on, one being timing. It will be easier once I have music to go along with, but for now it's difficult to get the right flow for my animation. It was also suggested that I use thinner lines for the guitar to give it a more elegant look, something that I  am looking to get. 

Finished Timeline

Timeline inprogress

Ideas for Title Sequence Project

The next project it working on a Title sequence for a movie of our choice. I ran through a long list of movies I would like to create an opener for, and finally came up with Once. It's not a very well known film and the title sequence they have now is very lacking. I really just want to create something that truly embodies the movie and what it is about. In general it's a love story, with a more unhappy ending to it all. The characters "girl" and "guy" go through a journey of finding love while getting the chance to record a CD. The film was very much an under-budget production, but in the end the writers one a Grammy award for best song, something they never imagined could happen. Below is the scene from the movie (please ignore the spanish subtitles)were you can see the title sequence as it stands now and also the song that I am going to put my design to.

My first idea was to use a cut paper look with piano I want to try and make it look like the keys are playing in a stop motion technique. I want the names to appear above the keys separately and then the keys fall apart and downward to revel the title of the movie. 

My next idea came after I watched the movie this weekend and saw the title sequence it has in place. They really didn't do much except have the names of the 2 leads and the the title falls in to place once the movie actually stars with the guy singing. I wanted to almost play off of that and start with the guitar strings coming down and his name appearing. Then the piano keys are created showing her name and finally the guitar head is created to make the title image. I want this version to have a very flowy line quality to it and also for it to go along with the music exactly. 

Final Lego Bumper

My final animation for my Lego bumper. I made a few changes along the way and after many bumps I am satisfied with where the animation ended up. This would be seen in between a program sponsored by Lego, possibly even a show based off of Legos. It has emphasis on the imagination side of the Lego pieces and what you can create with them.

revisions to timeline

after getting feedback from class off my first timeline I went back and made some minor adjustments. I am going to use my animation as an ender to a Lego commercial. So in context, the viewer would have already seen the commercial for the newest lego set, and then this ender animation would show up to reiterate the brand. One of the comments made in class was that it was not playful enough, I may play around with colors, but I like the plain red on black look. Another comment was how the shape of these objects are not what they would really look like as legos, and I am going off the idea of using your imagination. This is really the principles Lego was founded on. It was a family owned toy company inviting kids to "play well." I'm hoping the animation gives it the playfulness some people believe it is lacking. 

timeline for lego animation