New Website!

Now that this project has finished, I have moved to a new website and blog. Please have a look at:

www.rakdesigns.co.uk

Commotion in the Ocean

Commotion in the Ocean from Rachel Dunning on Vimeo.

Book's Arrived!!

The book which comes as an interactive piece to read whilst the film is playing has arrived. I'm really pleased with the final result. The quality of the print looks great and hopefully there isn't any spelling mistakes!

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Almost Finished

So the film is just about finished, with sound and visuals all in place. The book has been ordered. I now have a few loose ends to sort out before finishing this proect

- Update production schedules
- Update production charts
- Update sketchbook
- Write Evaluation
- Print off disc covers
- Organize production bible, etc.

Business Cards Arrived!!

Latest Screenshots

Making some Changes

After having a tutorial, I realised that I am over complicating my methods. I have been working creatively by making the sea out of tin foil and taking photographs, and then over digitalizing the film in after effects. This is completely unnecessary and is not giving me the childlike effect that I was initially after. I have decided to make some changes.


1. Instead of using photographs, I am now going back to my initial plan of hand drawing the backgrounds.
2. Hand drawn sea, simple movements made using after effects (up and down)
3. Add shadows to make the film have a layered effect.
4. Use original houses!

Harbour

Sea

Boat

Clouds

Edit So Far

Test Screening from Rak on Vimeo.

The early stages of the edit. I am about a third of the way through but the character is not in all of the shots, and there are no frills as of yet. I am working on getting the essential clips put together and then I will work on the finer details later on.

After Effects Screen Shots

Making the Character

I have decided to change the look of the character as I felt the old one no longer fit with the style of the film. The character is made by taking photographs of a real person and then editing him in photoshop.

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Making the Sea

I have tried several methods to make the sea but eventually I decided to use tin foil and stop motion. I then edited each individual image in photoshop. The colour was initially going to be white but I decided that a bright blue see really lifted the look of the film and was much more child friendly.

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Making the Extra's

FISH:

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These will be jumping in and out of the water in the harbour. They were hand drawn and then edited in photoshop. 

Making the Boats

Origami's making a come back!

These are the boats I have made. They will be lined up in front of the harbour, apart from the main boat which will be taken out to see. The shots below show examples of how this could look.

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Boat Design

With the harbour designed and ready to put into the film, I have decided that I want to boat to look 3d instead of drawn. I think it will add more depth to the film. 

I found this online and LOVE it!

I could add a mast and sails to this style of boat. It would also fit perfectly with the cutout style of the film, along with being easy to make and very cost effective. Really excited to get making these!!

Making the Harbour

METHOD ONE:

- Hand drawn

- Edited in photoshop

- Use of materials such as wallpaper to add texture

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I'm really pleased with this. It makes me want to include more pattern and details into other aspects of the film. I want to have a careful think about the techniques I use to make my boat, especially as this is such an important part of the film. I may try making a scene look like this from an actual photograph so that i can get the perspectives right when I look at different angles...

METHOD TWO:

Made using a photograph which was then edited in photoshop with similar methods to the previous design. 

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Method two is the harbour I will be using for my final film. This style works better with the sky, sea and boat styles which I will be using. 

Production

Final dissertation is all done and dusted!

 I am ready to get working on some more enjoyable stuff. 

Time for production!