For this assignment, we had the opportunity to create a type animation companying a speech. I got Priminister Jacinda Ardern’s speech following the tragic events on the 25th of March. I first began this project researching more about the event. I then brainstormed some ideas, originally I wanted to include lots of imagery and make it very dark and graphic novel like. Also this would’ve been a cool idea, with the time crunch it just wasn’t possible. As the weeks went by, I was able to learn some new skills in after effects as I’ve never used that program before. It was very challenging but I quickly got the hang of it! The videos provided and the internet were very help resources. I have teste some techniques from the tutorials and that has helped develop my knowledge of the program. something that helped with my process was also the story boarding. I was able to quickly jot down ideas and composition ideas. And work off that.
After I few iterations and idea changes, I thought that the speech I was given was meant to inspire, motivate, and uplift but with urgency. I did this by using a simple black and white palette, and using movements that were snappy and demand attention. I think that if I had more time I would include more illustrations that matched my stopmotion, just to support the type. Overall I am happy with my work.