Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Week Eight

Style Frame: Google Image Search Style Frames.

Look at:

http://www.newgrounds.com/art/view/nathanielmilburn/riot-uprising-style-frame-01

Create in Photoshop a style frame for your keyframes or start and end shots. Save in Photoshop layers.


After Effects: Please watch the following instructional clips:

http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-after-effects-cs5/getting-started-gs-what-is-after-effects/

http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-after-effects-cs5/gs01-after-effects-workflow-overview/

http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-after-effects-cs5/gs02-panels-and-workspaces/

http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-after-effects-cs5/gs03-importing-elements-into-after-effects/

http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-after-effects-cs5/gs04-adding-elements-to-the-timeline/

http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-after-effects-cs5/gs05-working-with-layers/

http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-after-effects-cs5/gs06-animating-with-animation-presets/

http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-after-effects-cs5/gs07-animating-with-keyframes/

http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-after-effects-cs5/gs08-applying-effects/

http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-after-effects-cs5/gs09-rendering-and-exporting-a-composition-/

http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-after-effects-cs5/adobe-after-effects-cs5-basic-workflow-and-terminology-overview/


Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Week Seven

Car Commercials


Classic Car Commercial  Gimmick

Classic Car Commercial Small Car

Classic Car Commercial Style 

1942 olds

1956 Olds

1959 Chevrolet no spoken words

1967 Impala Glass

1968 Plymouth Fury

1977 z-28

1978 Ford Truck

Honda Vocal

1960 Ralph Williams (strong language)

Kia hip hop hamsters 2009

kia hip hop hamsters –entire 2:14 version

kia hip hop hamsters 2010 30sec

kia hip hop hamsters 2013

ford ka cat commercial

ford ka bird commercial

the way things work Honda rube

Mercury Outboard

evinrude outboard

legend boats

Week Six

The Beginning of the Final Project. For the remainder of the quarter your final project will be the point of departure for your lessons. Pre production, production, post production.
The final project will be a 30 second commercial for a fictional transportation device. This may be from Literature, Film, Pop Culture, or Imagination (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Burning Man Cars, Cartoons).

Examples:

http://enchantedserenityperiodfilms.blogspot.com/2010/03/chitty-chitty-bang-bang-musical.html

http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=burning+man+car&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=TCCSUYPAMc-14APO2YGQBw&biw=1024&bih=604&sei=ViCSUefPBs_I4AOY2oDIBw

http://i.imgur.com/BwEldqq.jpg

Please bring 5 concept sketches with 10 pieces of reference for each concept to class. Concepts for vehicles will be developed and refined. Concept development for commercials will begin.

Proposed production schedule

week 7: refine vehicle concept - begin commercial concept
homework pt 1: finish vehicle design, create character/object sheet with front, side, back, & top views.
homework pt 2: create 1st draft of commercial & create 1st draft storyboard.

week 8: Storyboard, keyframes and animatic.
homework: Create style frame & finish animatic

week 9: Animate
homework: Animate

week 10: Animate & begin post production - edit, add sound.
homework: Finish Animation, add sound & vo

week 11: Final presentation & critique