So here we are, back again in the second year of the Foundation Degree after a long summer holiday. It feels good to return back to the course, to start working again and getting back into the swing of things.
So the first assignment we have been set is Animation. Any assignment we get set based on video i thoroughly enjoy so i am looking forward to start on this one. The new Brief states that we need to produce a short 25 second animation that follows a story of a red balloon and has to contain a few principles such as: Making the balloon increase/decrease in scale or speed, collision etc. I think this is a good idea for an assignment since we can be as creative and imaginative as possible. Already i have come up with a few ideas but still deciding on what style of animation to create it in. Since we can use After Effects it gives us a lot of freedom and to be creative. I have not had any experience with After Effects, however we were shown Video CoPilot. Video CoPilot is a tutorial website for After Effects for beginners such as myself. It also shows how to create effects such as lightsabers, working with green screen, 3D elements and much more. This area of media is what i am interested in working with since you can see your work come to life and can tell a great story. I am looking forward to starting this project.
