This has been one of the most challenging workshops so far, I have thoroughly enjoyed it. During this session we were set the task of creating type which was 3D and therefore flew out of the screen. This meant that we would have to use the Z Space feature, which is triggered when the 3D option is set onto certain layers. Once this is selected you must change the anchor point and your ready to go.
The text comes in to line up with the lyrics of the song that I have chosen, and I have also included a short GIF which fills up some of the song which doesn't have any singing over it. I made the text move and resize, which is techniques that i have learnt in previous sessions.
Lyric videos nowadays are something which people watch regularly. Although they are just displaying words which are included in the song they need to be entertaining for the audience, therefore movement and resizing some of my letters has been a good idea, because it makes the video more interesting to watch.
One of my favourite lyric videos is Zara Larsson - I Would Like, as it is incredibly interesting to watch and the overall composition of the piece has been well thought out as well as it looking incredibly professional.
Overall i am incredibly happy with my final outcome, and it works perfectly. I found this session extremely helpful, and I definitely think that my skills are improving quickly.
Kinetic Type 3D Space - Drake, One Dance from Jessica Mountford on Vimeo.
Thursday, 27 April 2017
Kinetic Typography - Advanced Motion
This workshop I found quite difficult, but once I had figured it out my outcome was quite good.
During this workshop we were set the task of creating a short clip to display a particular typeface which we liked. I decided to pick the font Futura, as I wanted to base the clip around 'what is the worlds most popular font', and therefore I needed a true answer.
The first thing i set out to do was create the title, which is the question "What is the worlds most popular typeface?", I wanted to create this so that it looked as if I was typing it on the screen whilst the animation was playing, I googled this and found a youtube tutorial where it instructed me on how to created that exact effect. I found this under the effect section and under 'typewriter'.
Once this was done i wanted the screen to flip and reverse the colours, I found how to do this on another youtube tutorial which showed me how to use the 'parent' feature and also the 'null space' layer, this came in very useful and it allowed me to make the screen look as if it had flipped 180 degrees. I then used the type writer effect again and I also made the final text grow that big that it looked as though it flew off the screen. I think my final outcome is good, but there are certain things I would change if i were to do it again.
Kinetic Typography 1 - Advanced Motion from Jessica Mountford on Vimeo.
Overall, I enjoyed this session and it gave me the opportunity to broaden and expand my after effects knowledge and skills in order to produce something visually interesting.
During this workshop we were set the task of creating a short clip to display a particular typeface which we liked. I decided to pick the font Futura, as I wanted to base the clip around 'what is the worlds most popular font', and therefore I needed a true answer.
The first thing i set out to do was create the title, which is the question "What is the worlds most popular typeface?", I wanted to create this so that it looked as if I was typing it on the screen whilst the animation was playing, I googled this and found a youtube tutorial where it instructed me on how to created that exact effect. I found this under the effect section and under 'typewriter'.
Once this was done i wanted the screen to flip and reverse the colours, I found how to do this on another youtube tutorial which showed me how to use the 'parent' feature and also the 'null space' layer, this came in very useful and it allowed me to make the screen look as if it had flipped 180 degrees. I then used the type writer effect again and I also made the final text grow that big that it looked as though it flew off the screen. I think my final outcome is good, but there are certain things I would change if i were to do it again.
Kinetic Typography 1 - Advanced Motion from Jessica Mountford on Vimeo.
Overall, I enjoyed this session and it gave me the opportunity to broaden and expand my after effects knowledge and skills in order to produce something visually interesting.
After Effects: Speed and Motion
During this session with Sara, we learnt about movement and speed within After Effects. Previous to this session we were asked to create a character, which had limbs on separate layers meaning that we could easily animate them however we wanted. I created an alien and also a background scene using Illustrator.
I wanted to animate my alien so that it pointed at something to the right and then moved over into that direction. I learnt how to use the position and rotation tool along, whilst considering the point on the timeline in which i wanted to movement to occur. I chose a space theme as I thought it would be something quite simple for me to draw on Illustrator, whilst it looking effective once I had animated it. Once I had figured out which parts needed to be animated and it ran relatively smoothly, I rendered my ten second clip to the correct settings. The finished video is embedded below.
Speed & Motion from Jessica Mountford on Vimeo.
I found this session incredibly useful, and it taught me even more about the basics of after effects. During the making process i also added some stars which flashed in and out using the opacity feature. I found this by using a simple youtube tutorial which instructed me on how to do this.
I wanted to animate my alien so that it pointed at something to the right and then moved over into that direction. I learnt how to use the position and rotation tool along, whilst considering the point on the timeline in which i wanted to movement to occur. I chose a space theme as I thought it would be something quite simple for me to draw on Illustrator, whilst it looking effective once I had animated it. Once I had figured out which parts needed to be animated and it ran relatively smoothly, I rendered my ten second clip to the correct settings. The finished video is embedded below.
Speed & Motion from Jessica Mountford on Vimeo.
I found this session incredibly useful, and it taught me even more about the basics of after effects. During the making process i also added some stars which flashed in and out using the opacity feature. I found this by using a simple youtube tutorial which instructed me on how to do this.
Friday, 24 March 2017
Photoshop Experimentation
During this session with Rob we learnt about the basics of photo editing. We had a selection of images to choose from and then we made various effects apply to the image. I chose a picture of the empire state building and edited that as much as I could, these skills enabled me to learn how to use photoshop a bit more so i have gained the knowledge to edit photos a bit more professionally.
Cinema 4D introduction
During this workshop with Stephen we learnt about Cinema 4D and we got an introduction into the sort of things that it could create. We learnt that unlike other pieces of software such as After Effects and Animate, Cinema 4D enables the user to work within three different axis rather than just the standard two, this makes it even easier to create 3D animations. We also learnt about the visual aspects including lighting, sunshine, texture mapping and title, by looking at these aspects we were able to create something which looked realistic. We didnt create something in this session due to there being a lot of information provided. During the animate part of the session we looked at reveal titles and particles and physics , this enabled us to understand the basic information connected to how to animate different parts of the animation.
Monday, 13 March 2017
Post Production seminar
After todays lecture we were set the task of creating our own form of post production. We were given a range of different pieces of paper with images text and collages printed onto them, we then had to create them into something else and create a short clip to show them. We used coloured pens and collage techniques to create these. I thoroughly enjoyed this seminar as it gave me the chance to just work randomly with my peers to create something which i think is incredibly visually interesting.
video-1489418485 from Jessica Mountford on Vimeo.
video-1489418485 from Jessica Mountford on Vimeo.
Post Production
During todays lecture we learnt a number of different things about post production, a process which happens after production and often means to develop something that has been produced to create something new.
Postproduction can be defined as…
The stage in the production of a media output, typically involving editing and the addition of other elements
The set of processes applied to recorded material, e.g. montage, the inclusion of other visual or audio sources, subtitling, voice overs and special effects.
Taking data that has been captured and cutting it up, moving it around, filtering and shaping it into a finished work.
Postproduction can be defined as…
The stage in the production of a media output, typically involving editing and the addition of other elements
The set of processes applied to recorded material, e.g. montage, the inclusion of other visual or audio sources, subtitling, voice overs and special effects.
Taking data that has been captured and cutting it up, moving it around, filtering and shaping it into a finished work.
What is digital media
Nicholas Bourriaud, Postproduction 2002
The artistic question is no longer ‘what can we make that is new’ but ‘ how can we make do what we have’ artists today program forms more than they compose them.
Nicholas Bourriaud, Postproduction 2002
The artistic question is no longer ‘what can we make that is new’ but ‘ how can we make do what we have’ artists today program forms more than they compose them.
Use parts of other things to create our own things.
How are cultural practitioners using ‘postproduction’, according to Bourriaud
By creating hybridised art forms emerging out of interdisciplinary media arts practices.
Using new media technologies to both compose their art work as well as display it and or stream it through the networked space
Repurposing
By creating hybridised art forms emerging out of interdisciplinary media arts practices.
Using new media technologies to both compose their art work as well as display it and or stream it through the networked space
Repurposing
Marcel Duchamp - the Readymade as postproduction. Fountain 1917
To create is to insert an object into a new context or scenario; to consider it an element of a bigger narrative. In a sense, the works journey becomes part of dialogic process - each artistic curatorial or interpretive decision made on its behalf might be compared to conversational turn taking.
Marshall Macluhan, The Medium is the Massage. - different way of presenting the same information - postproduction of the original text.
Postproduction as dialogue: in Tacit Dean, Trying to Find the Spiral Jetty (1997)
Bricolage:
To create is to insert an object into a new context or scenario; to consider it an element of a bigger narrative. In a sense, the works journey becomes part of dialogic process - each artistic curatorial or interpretive decision made on its behalf might be compared to conversational turn taking.
Marshall Macluhan, The Medium is the Massage. - different way of presenting the same information - postproduction of the original text.
Postproduction as dialogue: in Tacit Dean, Trying to Find the Spiral Jetty (1997)
Bricolage:
In art or literature - construction or creation from a diverse range of available things.
Bricolage does not necessarily need to have a clear end in sight
Bricolage means to engage in a dialogue with a heterogeneous collection of materials and tools in which items are repurposed and rearranged to solve a problem (Sharpes et al 2014)
Bricolage is a french word that means the process of improvisation in a human endeavour. the word is derived from the French verb bricoler (to tinker), with the english term DIY being the closest equivalent of the contemporary french usage.
Lucy Kimble Post-producing postproduction, 2004.
Mark Amerika, Remix the book 2011
DIY trends in contemporary practice challenge 20th century notions of what an artist is.
Bricolage does not necessarily need to have a clear end in sight
Bricolage means to engage in a dialogue with a heterogeneous collection of materials and tools in which items are repurposed and rearranged to solve a problem (Sharpes et al 2014)
Bricolage is a french word that means the process of improvisation in a human endeavour. the word is derived from the French verb bricoler (to tinker), with the english term DIY being the closest equivalent of the contemporary french usage.
Lucy Kimble Post-producing postproduction, 2004.
Mark Amerika, Remix the book 2011
DIY trends in contemporary practice challenge 20th century notions of what an artist is.
William Boroughs developed literary cut ups, in which he created new art forms from previously made ones by blending images together in what we would call a collage.
I found this lecture very interesting and the facts that we learnt demonstrates how design is forever evolving and developing in ways which we don't always see with the naked eye, until we are shown by someone else. I will research further into post production and find works which I find interesting and visually pleasing.
Carioca Studio rep. by JSR, 2014
I have also found a number of images which have been taken from Sovereign Studio, these images all demonstrate post production but in a way that is completely visual to anyone who sees them. I think that all of these images have been well produced, and they all convey different messages which are intended for the audience to understand.
Carioca Studio rep. by JSR, 2014
I particularly like this piece, due to the fact that it would've simply been two hands before it was post produced. The designer has demonstrated that the world and nature is giving this bottle to the commercial and working world, therefore saying that the world is the beginning of all of our sources. This piece is visually interesting, along with having a deep meaning which can be clearly understood.
I have also found a number of images which have been taken from Sovereign Studio, these images all demonstrate post production but in a way that is completely visual to anyone who sees them. I think that all of these images have been well produced, and they all convey different messages which are intended for the audience to understand.
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