Friday, June 11, 2010

Overall Reflection

I think I have benefited quite a bit from Digital Media III. When I first began the course I didn't think I would be capable of creating an animation, but as the tutorials went on I found that it wasn't as scary as it first seemed. It was actually fun working on Toilet Love and giving our characters personalities.

On Thursday I was actually scared to present our film in front of the class, but once it was done, I must say, I was quite proud of our efforts, as we were able to make people laugh, and that is one of our companies objectives.

Reflecting back on the semester, I would have to say I truly learnt a lot in Digital Media III. In particular working in Photoshop and Flash. I think if I further my studies in Digital Media I would lean towards graphic design, as I really enjoyed that aspect of the course.

I feel really satisified with this course as I think there were a lot of things I was able to take away and apply to my future studies.

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Week 13... Finished!

Yesterday we finalised the editing on our film and submitted it to Josh. It's hard to believe we're finished... seems slightly unreal. I keep having dreams that involve adobe flash, which is a little scary, but I'm hoping they will go away after we present at the film festival this Thursday.

I think the movie turned out alright, it's a definite improvement from the initial animatic, in that it depicts the facial features and thus the personalities of our characters. It lets the audience engage in the movie more, and allows them to understand the characters better.

I also think that the music we used gives the film a dynamic quality. Each scene gives off a certain vibe and allows the viewer to comprehend the story to a further degree.

Saturday, June 5, 2010

The new and improved main menu:

Week 12: Nearly there...

This week, we have finished the flash folio, after Josh gave us a few tips on what to edit, presentation wise. We have also done most of the animation and are just working on a few extra scenes at present. Tomorrow we plan on putting the whole film together, and begin the sound editing process.