Having finishing my main scenes i began to weave them together, i added other bits to make my animation flow and some sound i thought complimented my piece,
After many renders this was my final design, i changed quite a number of things to make it more snappy and grind down on the meanings i incorporated, but ofcourse with a piece like this there is so many things i could have improved on, some i did some i learnt how to and can include in later pieces i create. But overall i believe my piece was a huge success i spent the time on it and created something i am really happy with!
I also created this still image to go along side my animation. I did this to to meet all the reqiurements of the YCN brief that was asked, my animation was good but it couldnt be massively effective when trying to promote the Interflora logo on Billboards or items such as T-shirts or flyers. There is many hidden meanings in this image such as the bond between the Grandma and Grandson, the cheeky personality of the Grandson wearing the checkered flag but there is also a hidden metaphor for the Interflora Company to play on, 'Interflora will always come first' i get this meaning from, ofcourse the Grandma winning the race but also her promoting and representing Interflora.
In this After Effects lesson i was given a couple facts about my course and had to represent them in an animation and make them stand out, i believe i nailed this piece i played on the idea and created a clock effect to show the 'Full Time' this worked well since it basically shows what it is, this little project was really fun to make and spontaneous so i had to think fast on how to show the statistics in a way everyone would notice.
The final scene was reinforcing the whole theme to Interflora, ofcourse it was central to them and the company and maybe the first set of scenes didnt make it so clear but with the live scene and this scene it made it alot clearer in my animation. The whole concept of my piece is to demonstrate two key themes which are the Interflora flowers and Grandparents day and why we should buy flowers i think with these scenes and ofcourse more added ideas to make my animation flow i can begin to bind these themes together into a strong statement.
This was my live scene in which i was recorded giving my nan flowers i had bought from the Interflora company, in doing so i found out a lot more about the company i was creating this piece for and how they run the company. It was amazing how fresh and vibrant the company is, making every set of flowers by hand and injecting their love into the products. I also did this scene to shoot over the message of my animation, showing our love and respect for our Grandparents, I believe without this scene my intentions of my whole animation would not have been as clear.
This stage was by far my favourite, i had my Grandma in a racing car and winning a race, The background was really tricky getting every component correct so it looks believable but the night sky was fun to create making the stars and the landscape, every piece made up a really nice magical scene, and the 'Granny Gone Wild' was just a clear hint who was behind the wheel!
My second scene was the boy catching the ball kicked by the Grandpa and this scene was set up nicely from the ending of my Grandpa scene. my ball came from the camera so it gave the image of the camera being the ball when changing scenes, i thought this to be rather a subtle transation. My boy had a lot more action since i had to make him jump up to catch the ball then land again but my biggest worry was how i was going to make it flow into my next scene and i experimented and came aross the idea of having smoke carry my charcters off into the next scene, it was smooth and quite nicely done the effect i got was great since i made the smoke travel up my boy and you was able to see his body disappear before his head.
i had to create the background for both of my football scenes as one, i created a contrast of colours which worked in harmony with eachother for a calm environment which wouldnt take the focus off my characters but worked well with them, i also animated each cloud and the opacity and size of them so some looked closer than others, i think it worked nicely.
First scene was difficult. I didnt know how it would turn out or if it would turn out how i wanted it but i put all the components together and it took me a while but i made my Grandpa animate, I think the way i did it was good less action as possible but still effective and got to the point. My Grandpa kicks the ball towards the camera to change into my next scene of the boy catching the ball, i did this so the camera doesnt have to rotate it can be still but will still gain the effect i wanted.
