The All City Contest

For the All City Contest, I am going to improve my original title sequence. I am going to draw out some word bubbles by hand, add some colors, and other textures to them, then add the leters to them in photoshop, and them upload them to after efftects. I would also like to include some "True Animation" by using a pannel, and creating multiple layers on top of it, with the layers being in motion. I am going to create background images for the animations, and cover. I will also add to after the video, to add a dramatic effect.

The Title Sequence

For my title Sequence I decided to create my own animation, which was about a comic that I created. I first drew out the 2 comic pages by hand, and cover, and then scaned them onto the computer. I had colored in the cover page, with markers, but I decided to edit it in photoshop. The comic pages were not colored, so I colored them in photoshop. After they were colored I uploaded them to after effects. I uploaded both the colored in, and black and white pages. When I was coloring in the two pages I decided to cut the characters out of the panels, and from there I was able to have the characters move in after effects. In after effects I used the page turn effect, to simulate a comic book being read, from there I used the blank scan, then the character appeared, and jumped out of the page. From there I had the two characters jumping at each other, and getting ready to fight. I had uploaded one of the parts wrong, and it didnt show up in after effects the way that it did when I exported the video. After the animations I have the main character flying in with the title, and I also was able to add a 3D sub title using the 3D text. I was able to make 3D text, but at first I uploaded a picture and made it into a 3D layer, but I didnt like the way that it looked, so I shrank the picture, and multipied it, which became the new 3D text.
page turn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Czhim02o_7I
3D text
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiiHbm-AX_U

The next big project

For my 3D title sequence,32 n I have created my own 2 page comic book, and cover. The video is going to be like a movie trailer for the comic book. First the video is going to show the comic cover, then the first page is going to turn, and reveal the two pages of the book. Then the camera is going to zoom into the first pannel of the comic. As it zooms into the first pannel, the pannel is going to be the first frame of the animation. The animation is going to show two characters fighting. I have drawn out the comic cover, and two pages by hand. I am going to create the animation using adobe illustrator, and photoshop. Im going to create a folder for the animations, and save all of my picture documents in there. Then when I have finished creating the animations I am going to import them to after effects as a composition.

Ideas

For the next big project we have to create our own title sequence. I am not sure about what I want my title sequence to include, but I am sure that I would like to have some 2D animations similar to those in Casino Royale. A constant theme is another important element that I want to include in my project, the video will be around 30 seconds. I want my project to look a little cartoonish, but be serious. I want the video to start off looking like a comic book cover, then opening up to a page, then its going to zoom into a pannel, and start animating the actions in the pannel. Im going to free draw all of the pannels, and comic book cover, then scan them on to the computer, and start working on it in after effects.



Casino Royale Title Sequence

Title Sequence

I chose the title sequence for the Star Trek movie from 2009. I picked this movie because I liked the 3D title, and the way that light was incorporated in to the 3D title, as well as multiple moving words. In the title sequence the words "Star Trek" start to appear with a little bit of light in the backround, then as more light appears its visible that the light was reflecting off of the moving icon of the Star Trek symbol. The sequence ends with the Star Trek logo, and title fading.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htLJKZFit28