Author: brandon

Final Cut

Final Cut

 

Week 10.

Week 10.

Had a lot of trouble rendering. Finally got 8 sections from AE and then used Final Cut to mend the parts and add the VO and …

 

Week 9.

Week 9.

I finished the sound effects. Had some quirks to fix with animations as well as adding some zoom and elements.

 

Rough Cut with SoundFX

Rough Cut with SoundFX

 

Week 8.

Week 8.

Made some fixes to the last rough cut. Started adding some sound effects. I still need some musical audio.

 

Sound FX list

Sound FX list

Made a quick list of some sounds I’ll need. I’m sure there will be more. SOUND FX LIST paper flip or crumble marker ink woosh flop traffic camel enter/exit kangaroo enter/exit stamp crash brake screen hotel entrance dq enter heart …

 

Week 7.

Week 7.

I refined some of the fixes for the first rough cut. I re-organized and cleaned up my project. I tried to make the project easier to look …

 

Rough Cut 2 (Oct 31)

Rough Cut 2 (Oct 31)

Previously the same as Rough Cut with Sound FX but no audio.

 

Week 6.

Week 6.

I finished and refined all the elements. Thursday I shot the “green screen” footage of my lips talking. Friday I started an animatic with the elements, Sunday I …

 

Rough Cut 1 (for Oct 27)

Rough Cut 1 (for Oct 27)

Video removed. My apologies.

 

Week 5.

Week 5.

I played some with the puppet tool to try and figure it out. It could definitely save some time animating. Shifting into Production. I made a list of …

 

“Hand-Drawn” Objects video

“Hand-Drawn” Objects video

 

“Hand-Drawn” Project Objects

“Hand-Drawn” Project Objects

 

Project Objects List

Project Objects List

Backgrounds: flowers texture mountains sky clouds Indian frame Green Screen Myself Lips Other Boom Mic Feathers Tee-Pee standing Tumble Weed Male symbol Female symbol Old Map Camel (from front) Bus Car

 

Puppet Tool Tests

Puppet Tool Tests

I tried playin around with the Puppet Tool in After Effects. Not too hard to learn, but hard to be intricate with small images.

 

Week 4.

Week 4.

I played more with the style frame, I wanted to include Indian aesthetics through an American technique. I researched Indian paintings and art to try …

 

Final Styleframe

Final Styleframe

Style Frame finished.

 

Final Storyboard

Final Storyboard

Finished Storyboard Storyboard (pdf)

 

Storyboard – Timing

Storyboard – Timing

00:00-01:13 I’ve had the same conversation my whole life. 01:14-03:03 “You’re Indian, do you live in a tee-pee?” 03:04-04:04 I’m not even that kind of Indian. 04:05-04:23 My name is Brandon. 04:24-05:18 My …

 

Rough Voice-Over

Rough Voice-Over

Finished Voice-Over

 

Final Script

Final Script

I’ve had the same conversation my whole life. “You’re Indian, do you live in a tee-pee?” I’m not even that kind of Indian. My name is Brandon. My …

 

Style Frame Thoughts

Style Frame Thoughts

Indian Aesthetics: Color Palette is muted, gold Flat, 2-Dimensional Decorative Patterns Plant life Large plants become Patterns Grass and sky have gradient at horizons and ground plane Tight negative space Decorative borders American …

 

Week 3.

Week 3.

I made mood board for ideas. I also made a style frame and storyboarded the script. I did some green screen tests Saturday. I’m not …

 

Rough Style Frame

Rough Style Frame

 

Rough Storyboard

Rough Storyboard

 

Rough Moodboard

Rough Moodboard

 

Week 2.

Week 2.

I originally was going to create a small narrative based on the Life of an American Firefighter.  But I felt, as my senior project, this …

 

Rough Script

Rough Script

VERSION 1 VOICE-OVER: I’ve had the same conversation my whole life. “You’re from India? Do you live in a tee-pee?” No, I live in a house, and I’m not …

 

Concepts

Concepts

UPDATE: CONCEPT: Growing up half-white and half-Indian in the Southern United States, race and stereotypes have come up. I’ve had the same exact conversations about Indians and …

 

Week 1.

Week 1.

My original concept was to create a music video for the band Little Tybee. However, with their October tour and a 4:30 song, a animated …

 

Hello.

Hello.

Hi, this blog was made to track my Senior Project. I have 10 weeks to plan, shoot, and edit my senior motion graphics project. Check …