This is a still from the animation that I previously posted - 'To This Day'. I love this cut out animation style and will try to explore it manually and with After Effects for my narrative project.
Monday, 25 February 2013
'To This Day' Animation
A brilliant animation showcasing many different styles. It has inspired me to try out cut out animation for my narrative project.
Friday, 15 February 2013
Flyer Design
I wanted to experiment with certain elements of Photoshop, so I created a flyer for a nightclub in Leeds using the techniques.
Sunday, 9 December 2012
Sunday, 25 November 2012
Friday, 23 November 2012
Claymation
I saw a brilliant claymation recently at a horror film festival by Lee Hardcastle. His claymations are very rough looking and he stated that he has no formal training - but his work is amazingly funny and creative. This was quite a poignant piece and one of my favourites.
NHS Storyboards
Here are some rough storyboards that I originally made for the NHS brief. I basically wanted to tackle the subject of mental health issues suffered by carers.
The story centres around a young man called Liam (not a child - as this is a separate subject). I have set the scenes up to show that he is caring for somebody sick, although the focus is on him, so the other person is not entirely shown. I wanted to communicate a feeling of 'drowning' metaphorically. He is feeling down, stirring a cup of tea. The tea becomes a sea of negative sentences that he is feeling about being a carer. He falls into the tea and begins spluttering and drowning. Originally I wanted to have him coming up for air a couple of times and seeing something represented as 'out of his grasp' - e.g. friends out having a drink. He then goes under again after seeing this.
As he finally begins to drown and becomes unconscious, a hand grabs him and pulls him up. Say the arm had a yellow cardigan on, I would then cut to a scene of a lady in a yellow cardigan serving him a cup of tea in a cosy living room. The graphics would then denote that there was support available from the NHS for carers struggling to cope.
I was pleased with this idea and Tony liked it. However, it was never developed as we decided that the time constraints and complexity of the animation might be too much for me as I hadn't started an animation before. It is perhaps something that I would like to make in the future (maybe the holidays).
The story centres around a young man called Liam (not a child - as this is a separate subject). I have set the scenes up to show that he is caring for somebody sick, although the focus is on him, so the other person is not entirely shown. I wanted to communicate a feeling of 'drowning' metaphorically. He is feeling down, stirring a cup of tea. The tea becomes a sea of negative sentences that he is feeling about being a carer. He falls into the tea and begins spluttering and drowning. Originally I wanted to have him coming up for air a couple of times and seeing something represented as 'out of his grasp' - e.g. friends out having a drink. He then goes under again after seeing this.
As he finally begins to drown and becomes unconscious, a hand grabs him and pulls him up. Say the arm had a yellow cardigan on, I would then cut to a scene of a lady in a yellow cardigan serving him a cup of tea in a cosy living room. The graphics would then denote that there was support available from the NHS for carers struggling to cope.
I was pleased with this idea and Tony liked it. However, it was never developed as we decided that the time constraints and complexity of the animation might be too much for me as I hadn't started an animation before. It is perhaps something that I would like to make in the future (maybe the holidays).
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