(Un)title(d) sequence part 3

ail to zeh Lindsey! Yes, we got ourselves a kick-ass title sequence...don`t know the state of the rest of the edit, but this bit is something to be proud of. So, a big thank you again in the name of the whole group for Lindsey (whooop, whooop!). Here is the link to her blog for the animated sequence.

Over the weekend, we have discussed the look and basic visual elements of the title sequence. A very lucrative session, since I got to see the main ideas I proposed included in the finished work, while Lindsey has made some very good stylistic decisions on her own while working on the actual thing. So, allow me a few moments of sheer pride, until reality comes slamming in once again (probably tomorrow...when we`ll have to face up to the crude state of our yet-to-be edit).

(Un)title(d) sequence part 2

Today, after a chat with Lindsey, and after seeing some of the work she has done back in Belgium, I`ve decided that we`ve got ourselves our lady for a title sequence in our documentary. I had been thinking about a fairly brief one, maybe 10 seconds, just to introduce the title and possibly part of the credits.

I`ve first started doing some storyboards for the motion graphics, but I realised that instead of scribbling away thousands of notes on the side of each frame, I could just do a sketch in photoshop. So, voila!

What`s up, DOC? Day 1

First day of filming...

Actually, first day of filming together, as Joe has been capturing some of the shots we have discussed last week, thus successfully checking-off our shot list some of the shots from outside Nottingham.

We`ve followed the shot list for today, mainly in the city centre area, and then added a few more shots on the spot. I will try and review the shots and see what needs to be added (I have this most uncomfortable feeling that we haven`t planned for enough shots).

Anyways...tomorrow, another day out in the cold, this time going to Hyson Green and Broadmarsh station area. Hollie is trying to arrange for us to shoot from the flats near Victoria Centre, for the bird`s eye view shot, and I`m also trying to track down (hunt down, would be more like it) our interviewees. No luck so far, but we still have enough time.

Ok, to cut a long story short...animations by Joe and Production stills by Lindsey:

Moving....Image part 2

Found out who is responsible for the cutout animation in the Monthy Python series: Terry Gilliam.

The movement of the characters with this method of animation is anything but smooth, which in turns seems to add to the comic effect generated by the overturning of expectations. Just like in the opening sequence of Monthy Python`s Flying Circus, the squash, kick, punch in the face of expectations or logic offers comic relief. What this technique achieves visually, one can find in the delivery of several stand-up comedians, the first that comes to mind right now being Bill Maher or Roy Zimmerman.

While I`m at it, I also came across a tutorial for cutout animation. I guess I should try it out as soon as possible