UFO; Sci Fi channel Ident

During the first visual effects session today we were taught a variety of basic skills using Adobe After Effects. This was incredibly interesting as there are many similarities to Photoshop and Flash. This meant it was easily picked up so that by the afternoon sufficient knowledge had been taught allowing us to create basic moving image like this. I decided to create a mock up of the sort of Ident that could be designed for the Sci Fi channel; UFO Ident. This is simply an image of a city sky line with the sky cut out. It has been replaced by a short film of moving clouds, which has then been distorted to make the perspective of the sky match the city. I then got an image of a UFO and gave it a path in the time line adjusting the scale and movement. Finally finding a not too pixelated image of the SCI FI channel logo I edited in Photoshop and faded it in the out again at the end. This was easily and would be much better when using my own content, rather than low quality Internet source images.

Visual Effects and Motion Graphics - Original thoughts

When I first recieved this brief I decided to narrow my options down by choosing two possible candidates for the ident production. Here are the following reasons why I didn't choose these two options; "Custard" I feel that this sub brief would contain no film footage as this is the current trend in children's TV idents. Pop Trash; I think this would be difficult because of the lack of copyrighten material allowed, I would find it hard to create eighties footage/music.

On the other hand these are the two ident options I found more interesting. The "Fear seaseon" looks promising as I have already had an idea of a girl working down a dark street with a man following her, she keeps looking over her shoulder as you can hear her heart beating faster. The main the problem with this is the fact that everyone I've spoken have said they are considering doing this ident. I think I my struggle making this ident authentic as channel 4 has a very distinct style. UFO; this ident is probably most likely as I feel it will give me some much needed knowledge in maya and I would also like to learn about importing 3D models into video via After Effects because SFX has always been a big interest of mine.

Enterprise and Innovation

In advance of the coming sessions commencing from monday the 29th of September we were asked to think of an idea for a business plan which we will develop of the final two years of the course. Since last thursday I have been focusing on one main idea; The idea consists of a project of consolidation of the up and coming artist's within leeds, focusing on the muscial and artistic talent. Much like a record label but with an aim to unite musicicians and artist's in a way that would be beneficial to both. I hope to create a brand identity that will be widely recognised as the face of developing talent in leeds. Further more I have an Idea for it to branch out starting with art & music, expanding to film, clothing and eventualy culture. My inspirations for this would most closely be related to the bauhaus movement but with a modern touch. Through this I plan to promote the individual artists as much as a new way of thinking and the culture unique to the art students of Leeds.

Yogi B SS Music Channel; Ident

This ident uses a mixture of a photoshop and illustrator combination with sum 3D modelling at the end. It seems as though it has not been completely finished however it the what it is trying to convey is clearly presented.

Music Box; Ident

An ident of this style would most easily be created using after effects, it is difficult to determine how this would have been created originally as it is fairly dated. As an ident advertising '80's music it does the job however without the music in the background it could also represent early '90's, this is possibly due to the time period in which it was designed.

Sci-fi Channel Ident

This Ident seems to have been created by an ameature group, possibly designed for a uni project similar to this one. The message is clear as it is obvious from the animation and sound that this is an ident for a sci fi channel. It is interesting to see how many people have worked towards this as it underlines the amount of work that will have to put into an ident like this, especially seen as we are asked to work solely on this project with a time allocation of less than a month.

Sci Fi Ident; AXN

This sci fi ident has been created using a 3D modelling program such as maya with possible use of after effects. Simplistic yet seems to be lacking meaning, either this or the message is poorly communicated. Without the words sci fi in the logo at the end of the clip, the viewers would be left clueless as to what this ident is trying to advertise.

Ident; Children's ITV

Very simple but effective. To create something like this, the easiest and quickest method at the time would be to use stop motion with a camera facing down onto a desk. This could be done using flash nowadays and would be much simpler.

Ident; BBC Children's TV

An Ident from the early 90's for children's TV on the BBC. It's incredibly simple and gets the message across, identifying the fact that the viewer is watching kids TV. It is difficult to determine how this would have been created.

Ident; Horror Channel 4

This is a good example of and advert for the fear season on four. However this would not be allowed for this brief as it contains media which is subject to copyright.

Ident; Horror, Sky Movies

A fairly basic use of film which portrays the message of a series of horror films on sky movies.

Ident; Horror BBC 2

A simple but effective advertisement for the BBC 2 horror season

First Brief. Module Title; Visual Effects and Motion Graphics

During this brief you will produce a Moving Image Ident / Title sequence for one of the following :
(see breakout sheet for more information on each of the production’s needs)

FEAR (season) - Ident for a series of psychological horror and thriller movies - Channel 4.
POP TRASH –Music Channel strand - VH1
UFO – 20 Second ident for SciFi Channel
CUSTARD –Children’s Sunday Morning Show - Channel 5

Each of these projects will require you to consider collecting, creating and shooting your own material. You will need to create appropriate logo’s and related typography for the ident’s too. Sound is also a keyfactor, and you must consider the use of sound fx, copyrighted music, original composition and voiceover requirements, as part of the production.

For the DEADLINE you will produce :
A Quicktime Movie in 1440 x 1080 in HDV 1080 50i codec plus a h264 conversion suitable for
youTube or Vimeo.

Inevitably during this project you will take on many roles and responsibilities, from creation of graphic assets and logo design – through to Editing and Sound Design. Your 500 word Evaluation should critical break down the production of this project and your achievements.