VCD 302 – WHAT AM I DOING?

The Last Frame

I believe that I acquired new skills over the duration of this project and pushed myself out of my comfort zone to achieve a project that exhibits both primary and secondary motion throughout each sequence. I personally feel as though I accomplished what I had set out to do, in terms of developing a setContinueContinue reading “The Last Frame”

The Mid Point

https://vimeo.com/631291311 Initially, I took inspiration from graphic designer Noma Bar and his animation work, especially work such as Be Future Positive and his medical series. To start I wanted to achieve this aesthetic throughout my project, however, I was struggling to combine shapes and develop such a smooth transition between scenes, the process as aContinueContinue reading “The Mid Point”

Presenting The Principles

This project consists of several short animations explaining some core values of Jervis Bay Brewing Co, such as sustainability and how they’re working to produce quality beer in the least damaging manner to our planet. Throughout the development of this project, I will be investigating several areas of motion design, focusing mainly on secondary motion,ContinueContinue reading “Presenting The Principles”

Sequence Complete

In terms of fulfilling the project brief, I believe that I have achieved that in terms of developing a 30-second motion graphic that is engaging enough to an audience, whilst allowing myself to experiment and explore Adobe After Effects. Although with this being said I do feel as though there are aspects I could haveContinueContinue reading “Sequence Complete”

Moving in Motion

When commencing this project, I had zero knowledge of After Effects, how to use it or what I could even develop with it. Therefore, I first began by experimenting with some of the tools I was familiar with as a result of using several other Adobe programs, I explored the basic shape and pen toolsContinueContinue reading “Moving in Motion”

Stranger Motion

This post discusses the fundamentals of motion literacy present within the title sequences of both the popular Netflix series Stranger Things and Ken Russell’s Altered States. Exploring how the contemporary film draws on earlier techniques exhibited in the earlier example. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RcPZdihrp4 After watching both title sequences numerous times, it is apparent that they employ similarContinueContinue reading “Stranger Motion”