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Evaluation for M15019 Experimental motion graphics

In this module I was tasked with creating a 25 second film composing of 5 individual 5 second videos with the theme of ‘Green living.’ I chose the specific theme of pollution and decay to show how it is as natural as much as green living, making a point in that waste is as natural as what we are attempting to save. The first of my videos shows a rotten tomato dropping from a withering plant, this shows how a big part in wastage is in part to us not actually using these resources such as fruit or vegetables. Similar themes are current throughout the film which are designed to illustrate how, ‘Green living’ is more than just a life style choice and we have to adapt to a more uncomfortable way of life, for example the second video shows a cyclist peddling away with scenery of large traffic building up behind the cyclist. What I am showing here is that, it literally makes no difference if we stick to motorcars or bikes, either way we will still be stuck in traffic but will be more exhausted for making the same journey in a car.

Furthermore an added effect I have put a glitch effect throughout by splitting the footage into three layers that I have marked as, ‘Red, Green and Blue’ I then marked these down as, ‘Screen on the ‘Toggle effect’s tab’. I then adjusted the layers by going to, ‘channel, set channels’ so that I can adjust the layers to turn red, blue and green individually. So that when I move one layer slightly to the left of the screen it creates a small coloured layer of the original video that makes the footage look almost distorted. The reason I have made this stylistic choice is that I am further trying to show the subtle ways in which, ‘Green living’ I think does not work as a concept, mainly that not everyone will make these changes and there are much more convenient ways to make our lives easier with ought being 100% eco-friendly.

I do however have concerns for my work in how a lot of the footage I have made was not made in after effects and I have only really used after effects to use effects such as, Particle world and RGB split respectfully. If I had the opportunity to do this module again I would do 70 % of my work in after effects for more coherent movement in my work as the idea of distortion can only work for so longer on the viewer even if the completed project is only 25 seconds long. To conclude, I believe that my completed film works because I have portrayed, ‘Green living’ in a very subtle and uneasy lifestyle choice that identifies aspects that are unavoidable such as wasted food and more exhausting methods of transportation.

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The adjustments I have made to my video is that I have managed to make separate RGB layers to create the distortion effect that I had originally anticipated. I have also managed to play around with the particle world tools. It’s in order to create the falling, rotten leaves in the first shot as well as the rain effect in shot 3. Plenty of things still need to be changed; Missing frames, Distorted music, more effects needed as well just to make each shot self contained.

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What I feel has gone well in my first test of my final presentation. I am impressed about how each scene convey’s the underlying aspects of ‘Green living’ I wanted to use a more shocking depiction that life all around us is decaying as a result of our pollution. What needs to be added is a little more technical ability, apply something of a transition in all the scenes and then finally add the RGB test to give the intended, distortion effect.

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Concept art work for my final video.

still want to experiment with using the gradient tool as well as practice animating the rain using Javascript in After effects.

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This is a good example of simplifying a character to be used in my video. The outlines have been turned down to 0 to make up the skin ie: Arms, neck, face plus hair smooth enough to show a more realistic approach to design.

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Utilising, Glitch as a distinctive style for my work.

Judging from my RGB test video. It may be worth while to just use a, glitch effect even using, glitch in After effects. As their certainly is a case to be said about my idea that life or the concept of, ‘Green living’ is not nearly as rewarding as it appears. Removing faces from my models that I want to create in Illustrator is a good idea because it needs to remain un-personal by using features that are too similar to someones’ appearance. Plus limiting my gradient to about only 30 colours will help make my work more simplistic and less noisy, especially if I use more than 6 colours in 1, 5 second narrative.