10 December 2009
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9 December 2009
Vector Graphics
I have been searching through youtube looking at typography, and I have now started looking more into vector graphic animations. To see what you can do with vector images. This one, is quite short but I loved the whole idea of going into a book and escaping to a different world. It was very similar to the idea of my youbrief animation, escaping to my little world.
It also has 3d style effects, for e.g. with the trees.
It also has 3d style effects, for e.g. with the trees.
Pulp Fiction
I was talking with my brother about the title sequence brief the other night and we were discussing classic sequences and also classic films which had crap title sequences. One in particular had us both agreeing that it was amazing; Pulp Fiction.
As far as the sequence goes there's pretty much nothing to it apart from Tarantino's iconic font which he uses on all his films now, but it starts with th title rising up from the bottom, taking up the full screen, and then fading out from the center....
Watching this on a TV doesn't really have any effect, but I saw the film on multiplex cinema screen with my brother and when that title rolls up it is amazingly overwhelming. I remember it being really quite unreal for a second as the title seemed to be right in front of my face because of the size of it.....
So there you go.....size does matter afterall!
---> 4:29
As far as the sequence goes there's pretty much nothing to it apart from Tarantino's iconic font which he uses on all his films now, but it starts with th title rising up from the bottom, taking up the full screen, and then fading out from the center....
Watching this on a TV doesn't really have any effect, but I saw the film on multiplex cinema screen with my brother and when that title rolls up it is amazingly overwhelming. I remember it being really quite unreal for a second as the title seemed to be right in front of my face because of the size of it.....
So there you go.....size does matter afterall!
---> 4:29
An interesting...and somewhat scary evening.
I went to the final Life Drawing class of the year with my friend Jim this evening, the model was a guy called Reece who we've drawn before. During the warm-up sketches I experimented this time with using my metalic gold and silver pens aswell as letraset markers....no major difference....may buy some crayons or something for next time and see how that turns out.
The final pose was longer than usual at 40 minutes and i'm quite pleased with how my drawing turned out, I thought that Jim's was also the best he'd done since we've started going to these classes.
The night was spoiled by my bus service though, they were running late because of some big act that was playing at the M.E.N. arena. The bus was a little late but that wasn't the issue....the driver had decided that to make up his time he would make the local shopping centre the last stop. So I had to walk home from there.
Problem is the area between there and my house is gun central. Suffice to say that on this night, I have thrashed the speed walking world record.
The final pose was longer than usual at 40 minutes and i'm quite pleased with how my drawing turned out, I thought that Jim's was also the best he'd done since we've started going to these classes.
The night was spoiled by my bus service though, they were running late because of some big act that was playing at the M.E.N. arena. The bus was a little late but that wasn't the issue....the driver had decided that to make up his time he would make the local shopping centre the last stop. So I had to walk home from there.
Problem is the area between there and my house is gun central. Suffice to say that on this night, I have thrashed the speed walking world record.
8 December 2009
Title sequences - reviews
I'm trying not to think to hard about what i'm doing just yet, I did have a few films in mind that i'd have liked to try....but the time limit wont be suitable for them so i'm still mulling a few over.
I just thought i'd look at some of my DVDs and pick out some title sequences which I found (/continue to find) particularly effective.....
Creepshow 2
The movie is a collection of short horror stories presented by a crypt keeper (Tom Savini...hehe) with the overall package being that of a comic book style, the opening titles show pages of a comic showing scenes from the coming film....preparing the viewer for what is in store yet not to an extent that the story is spoiled. Naturally the typography of the sequence is in the style of a comic book and the music sets the tone and sequence eases the audience comfortably into the film.
Jason and the Argonauts
Whilst this is again a fairly simple sequence with the camera panning across the canvas, it does the job well in setting the mood as the artwork (coupled with ancient greek typography) displays scenes of what is to be expected in the following film and the addition of Bernard Herrman's amazing score makes it complete.
Run Lola Run
A fast-paced and interesting movie from Germany, the title sequence begins with an animated version of the main character running through a seemingly endless tunnel making her way through various obstacles.....this is pretty much the feel of the film itself and the music is consistant throughout not only the title sequence but the full movie aswell so the continuation is not stuttered by any loss of pace.
The sequence then changes to a kind of police line-up of the main cast of the coming film changing from animation to photography, yet the accompanying text is still creatively animated in a series of ways. Brilliant.
[ Skip to about 2:25 ]
Mannequin
Another animated title sequence, one of which has always been a fond favourite since my childhood. The film is a romantic comedy and the sequence clearly reflects the uplifting pace at which is plays out, the film is about an Egyptian who prays to god to send her to a time where she will find true love rather than stay in the bind of an arranged marriage....the title sequence plays an integral part in this as it takes the character from Ancient Egypt right through to the present day presenting the passing of ages with clocks and showing various key moments in time. The sequence ends with the character being transformed into a mannequin at which point the film begins, the sequence has by this point given the viewer an brief introduction into this character and the idea that she has been on a very long adventure through time.
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My last post made me remember the title sequence for Ironside, so i'll post that....it's one classic sequence. If you like Kill Bill you'll definately like it, direct reference right here.
I just thought i'd look at some of my DVDs and pick out some title sequences which I found (/continue to find) particularly effective.....
Creepshow 2
The movie is a collection of short horror stories presented by a crypt keeper (Tom Savini...hehe) with the overall package being that of a comic book style, the opening titles show pages of a comic showing scenes from the coming film....preparing the viewer for what is in store yet not to an extent that the story is spoiled. Naturally the typography of the sequence is in the style of a comic book and the music sets the tone and sequence eases the audience comfortably into the film.
Jason and the Argonauts
Whilst this is again a fairly simple sequence with the camera panning across the canvas, it does the job well in setting the mood as the artwork (coupled with ancient greek typography) displays scenes of what is to be expected in the following film and the addition of Bernard Herrman's amazing score makes it complete.
Run Lola Run
A fast-paced and interesting movie from Germany, the title sequence begins with an animated version of the main character running through a seemingly endless tunnel making her way through various obstacles.....this is pretty much the feel of the film itself and the music is consistant throughout not only the title sequence but the full movie aswell so the continuation is not stuttered by any loss of pace.
The sequence then changes to a kind of police line-up of the main cast of the coming film changing from animation to photography, yet the accompanying text is still creatively animated in a series of ways. Brilliant.
[ Skip to about 2:25 ]
Mannequin
Another animated title sequence, one of which has always been a fond favourite since my childhood. The film is a romantic comedy and the sequence clearly reflects the uplifting pace at which is plays out, the film is about an Egyptian who prays to god to send her to a time where she will find true love rather than stay in the bind of an arranged marriage....the title sequence plays an integral part in this as it takes the character from Ancient Egypt right through to the present day presenting the passing of ages with clocks and showing various key moments in time. The sequence ends with the character being transformed into a mannequin at which point the film begins, the sequence has by this point given the viewer an brief introduction into this character and the idea that she has been on a very long adventure through time.
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My last post made me remember the title sequence for Ironside, so i'll post that....it's one classic sequence. If you like Kill Bill you'll definately like it, direct reference right here.
Weekend
It's great when the film channels show some of your favourite films on rotation for a whole season, in the past month i've seen (dare I say it -Hitchcock's best film) Rear Window so many times....and since I had no internet access for most of the day I saw that it was on today aswell, so I watched it.
I always found it funny how the actor whose plans were sussed by a wheelchair-bound wannabe detective in this movie later ended up playing Ironside, a wheelchair-bound detective. But anyway...
Also over the weekend I watched a biography on Shirley Temple, the curly-haired tap dancer from the 1930s, beforehand i'd only seen photos and references in The Simpsons which pretty much took the piss out of her on-screen relationship with the family's slave, but now I am actually quite looking forward to seeing some of her films (my mam recently got a box set of hers on the cheap) as I was very impressed with the clips in the biography show.
It's also got me thinking about when, if ever, cinema will get a tap dancing revival. Fred Astaire and Audrey Hepburn's tap performances in Funny Face were unbelieveable as I seem to recall.
I always found it funny how the actor whose plans were sussed by a wheelchair-bound wannabe detective in this movie later ended up playing Ironside, a wheelchair-bound detective. But anyway...
Also over the weekend I watched a biography on Shirley Temple, the curly-haired tap dancer from the 1930s, beforehand i'd only seen photos and references in The Simpsons which pretty much took the piss out of her on-screen relationship with the family's slave, but now I am actually quite looking forward to seeing some of her films (my mam recently got a box set of hers on the cheap) as I was very impressed with the clips in the biography show.
It's also got me thinking about when, if ever, cinema will get a tap dancing revival. Fred Astaire and Audrey Hepburn's tap performances in Funny Face were unbelieveable as I seem to recall.
7 December 2009
'You' Brief presentation
Well I was intending on posting this last week but our cable modem decided to explode on us and i've been without the t'internet over the weekend....but a UPS van arrived this afternoon with a replacement and here I am. (Anyone else noticing a lot more UPS vans lately? ....yep.)
So the presentation, I wasn't that nervous about doing it but my heart was racing like Linford and that was very off-putting. I think that in the main I put forward the basic vibe of what I was going for but i'll definately need to talk positively about my work in the future as I made a point of how rubbish I felt my mind map was....yet Andrea told me not to be so critical about my stuff as she felt that it came across ok.
In my frustration about the 3 minute (or rather...4 minute!) time limit I had forgotten to mention any of the audio side of my project, the SFX that I spent time sourcing and timing with the visuals....and also the music that I created for it (half composed, half re-worked references). Ultimately, this was all mentioned in my written evaluation so I am not so disappointed that I missed this out of my speech.
Two of my direct references:
Ghostbusters - 'Stay Puft Marshmallow Man' scene
Ring - 'Sadako climbing out of TV' scene
So the presentation, I wasn't that nervous about doing it but my heart was racing like Linford and that was very off-putting. I think that in the main I put forward the basic vibe of what I was going for but i'll definately need to talk positively about my work in the future as I made a point of how rubbish I felt my mind map was....yet Andrea told me not to be so critical about my stuff as she felt that it came across ok.
In my frustration about the 3 minute (or rather...4 minute!) time limit I had forgotten to mention any of the audio side of my project, the SFX that I spent time sourcing and timing with the visuals....and also the music that I created for it (half composed, half re-worked references). Ultimately, this was all mentioned in my written evaluation so I am not so disappointed that I missed this out of my speech.
Two of my direct references:
Ghostbusters - 'Stay Puft Marshmallow Man' scene
Ring - 'Sadako climbing out of TV' scene
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