This section will look at test and development towards the creation of different elements of the graphical package intended for: A life in colour (2015) - Short poetic style documentary about the life of a Synaesthete.
Much like the mind of many with Synaesthesia: the colours; smells; and sounds are all different with anything and everything, as if each person has been randomly allotted. To me, I felt the process of making the straps and the moving graphical introduction needed to be similar. To be made at random with very little design work before hand. Like an artist uses their paintbrush to make a masterpiece. One thing was for sure, the package needed to be: simple; colour; and memorable. Throughout testing, I had looked into different simple factors such as: straight edges; curves; circles; bright colours; and gradients.
The simplicity of how the graphics look, are inspired by the Russian Constructivist movement (the inspiration behind the mind of Saul Bass) and the title sequence of Monsters Inc.
If we look at Monsters Inc. as a graphical sequence, we can see simplicity in delivering the message that Monsters are using doors as portals (As demonstrated by the copious amounts of doors within the sequence, and creatures diving in and out between the doors, as if they are portals). The bright colour scheme is enticing and aesthetically pleasing for the audience and keeps them hooked for the minute the sequence runs. From a technical POV, the sequence is simple in the sense of the main movements are positioning movements (The majority of the sequence with doors moving in arches and moving up and down and across the screen) and colour changing of the door when the key hits it (00:17 - 00:18).
Test 1:
Within this test, we look at how to:
- Create a shape for a Lower third strap
- Add a 4-point gradient effect to a layer (In this case, a shape layer)
Test 2:
Within this test, we look at how to:
- Move layers using the position tool in transformation
- Increase and decrease the size of a layer, using the scale tool in transformation
We also get to see how gradients can be used in a moving graphic to give a colour changing effect.
The making of a strap:
Here we take what we learnt in test 1 and 2 with the creation of a shape, movement, and a 4-point gradient and we make a strap for Sarah.
Sarah's strap is pink, as her name to her, is pink. And Joe's name to him, is light blue. Because of this, his strap is light blue. This is significant to the whole theme of the media artefact, as the whole point of their type of Synaesthesia, Grapheme-colour, is all about words and the colours their mind associates and allows them to see (See the two below videos).
Within 'A life in colour' there is also a psychologist who speaks about Synaesthesia and what it is all about. Since he offers a scientific perspective to the media artefact, he needs a different strap style. For his mind cannot see in the same way a Synaesthete can, his strap is grey-scaled and has elements of black. For the viewer who is watching, it allows an extra visual-aide to symbolise the psychologist mind set. (See the below video).
Final sequence:
No comments:
Post a Comment