My Final Animation

This is my final animation. I have created it using different media. I hand drew all the backgrounds. This was because I wanted a textured look to my animation. I also feel that it looks unique and adds to the overall effect of the animation. I drew my main character (Jerry the Giraffe) in photoshop using solid colours.  I also created the skate board in photoshop. The reason behind this was I wanted to add to the humorous aspect of the animation.

Main Character

This is the main character of my story. His name is jerry and he is a giraffe. I used photoshop to create the solid colours and neaten it up.

Scenes

Below are some scenes that I have hand drawn for my final animation design. I wanted to hand draw the scenes because I wanted to use different techniques rather than sticking to once. I feel that it adds a better effect than just solid blocked colours. It gives the images a texture look. 

The Wonderful World Of After Effects

Above is a skateboard that  I have created on After Effect. I used a tool called parenting which connects the giraffe to the skateboard so it moves together.

I used the camera tool on After Effects to zoom into the house.  

I created Speech bubbles in photoshop and brought them into after effects 

When doing my research I was keen to see the characters reaction and also emotion. This is why I drew the giraffes face in and when over it in photoshop then brought it into after effects

My First Look At Stop Motion

Below are three quick attempts of stop motion. what i admire about this method is the jumping from each position.

New Storyboard

The reason why I chose to use this design over my other ones is because I like the simplicity of the idea. If I went for idea 1 or idea 2 I would find it difficult to fit everything in 30 second I feel that I have kept to the brief with this project as I have involved different techniques such as hand drawn and the digital drawing.

My Story Board

I have bases my idea on my first idea. This is because I felt it was the strongest and I could manipulate it. i still feel that i wouldn't have enough time some am going to use different aspects of this idea to create my final animation

Characters For My Animation

Below is a list of different characters that i could use for my main character in my animations.

Things to Remember

Idea's

Words that Relate To My Soundtrack

Brainstorming My Soundtrack

To break down this project i decided to brainstorm my soundtrack.

My First Look At Rayogram

Below are some of my first attempts at using Rayograms. For this series I was working with different timings of lighting to note the differences.

Above is my second attempt at using Rayograms. I found that once I worked out the lighting the the image stands out really well.

Just a Quick One

Below is a Quick Animation that I create just to experiment images and the use of after effects.

My Soundtrack

A 'Dash' of Inspiration

Here is the opening credits scene to James Bond - Casino Royale. It was created by Daniel Kleinman. What   I admire about this animation is the way that everything flows into the net part. The aspect I like about this design is the way Daniel Kleinman sticks to the theme of a casino with the typical casino design and also the use of playing card symbols well as he uses them for weapons and alsobullets. He also kept with the casino theme and involved the action side of the move when he has the gun targets transforming into roulette wheels. The way he uses colours are good as well as Daniel Kleinman uses the hearts and diamond shapes to represent blood.

My Favourite Animated Movie

The reason why I like these animated movies is because the characters have emotions and as humans we can relate to their feelings. A good example of this is when Mufasa dies in The Lion King and Simba's begging him to wake up it becomes emotional and we want to help him out, hoping Mufasa wakes up.  when creating my final piece i will take this into consideration.

The Lion King

Monsters Inc 

This is another Example 

Songs that make me want to party

Serani - No Games

Lethal Bizzle - Forwards Riddim (POW)

T2 ft Jodie Aysha - Heartbroken

Notorious BIG - Juicy 

Paleface - Do You Mind (Crazy Cousin Remix)

Tinchy Stryder  ft Sway, Chipmunk - Take Me Back 

J Lo - Love Don't Cost A  Thing

112 ft Notorious Big, Mase - Only You 

DJ Luck & MC Neat ft JJ - Ain't No Stoppin' Us 

DJ Luck & MC Neat - Something In Your Eyes 

This list are songs that put me into a party mood. Songs Such As "DJ Luck & MC Neat ft JJ - Ain't No Stoppin' Us, Something In Your Eyes and T2 ft Jodie Aysha - Heartbroken" gets me pumped up and ready for the night. After a few, songs such as "Notorious BIG - Juicy and J Lo - Love Dont Cost A  Thing" puts the cherry on the cake. When hearing them songs later on it reminds me of that night. 

Songs that make me feel Sad....

Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You

James Blunt - You're Beautiful 

Eminem ft Dido - Stan 

So Solid Crew - Broken Silence 

Terence Jay - One Blood 

Bob Marley - No Woman No Cry 

Daniel Merriweather - Red 

When listening to "Whitney Houston's - I Will Always Love You" I become slightly emotional. This is because after all her struggles and grief betweens her relationship she still is committed to Bobby Brown. This song is very painful, when she hits the high note it is almost as she is screaming out in pain. Other songs such as "James Blunt's - Your Beautiful" has a Strong Impact on me as it takes me back to a dark time in my time. The lyrics are very powerful in the song.

Songs that make me feel happy....

Rusted Roots- Send Me On My Way

Billy Ocean - Caribbean Queen 

Bob Marley- One Love 

Gabrielle - Dreams Can Come True 

Ub40 - Red, Red Wine

Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing 

Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody

Above is a sample of music that when listened to makes me feel happy and ready for the day. I decided to select a sample rather than one song as I found it difficult to rule out the others. When I hear "billy oceans - Caribbean Queen" it puts a smile on my face and i feel forced to sing along. the biggest question i've been asking myself is whether the lyrics make up the song or the beat does. for some songs such as "gabrielle's - dreams can come true" i feel that they lyrics make the sound good. other sounds such as "rusted Roots - Send Me On My Way" the beat makes it a good song. it helps if it is a right balance like Bob Marley's - One Love".