After effects workshop - Thursday 27th October

I found this workshop beneficial as I learnt a new piece of software that I have never used before. I quite enjoyed using the software as I like the idea of there being a visible end product in the form of a video which despite it only being 10 seconds long still gave a sense of achievement. I made a vimeo page to document these workshops and the link for it can be found in the sidebar. I am looking forward to the next workshop and making something based on an existing source which I at the moment I am using the first Hunger Games movie. I hope to come back and develop these skills further as I feel as if the change overs on this piece aren't as precise as I would like which is to be expected on my first time using the software therefore I would like to possibly make another piece to music in which I can try and get the changeovers and the music more in sync and precise.

colour edit from Ben Bowden on Vimeo.

Since then I have gone on to develop this further. In the lesson we had the option of doing an animation just with colours to music or one with a poem or quote that we liked. Therefore I decided to develop my work by pursuing the other option of a quote. I looked at existing example as found this video on Vimeo that I thought was particularly effective and would inspire my work. I like how imagery is used within the piece to strengthen the meaning and impact of the text. Also the use of a limited colour palette proves quite effective in the piece as it makes the text stand out more due to the contrast.

Be Water, My Friend! from Júlio Cargnin Pereira on Vimeo.

I then found a quote to base my work around. The composition itself uses fading in and out of the images and text to the music. Like the piece that I took inspiration from I too have included relevant imagery to strengthen the impact of the text.

Improved Lesson 1 Quote from Ben Bowden on Vimeo.