Top Ten... Crit Feedback Part 2

I agree with these comments, I think if I am clear and concise in my presentation, the subject matter can be communicated easily and instantly. I need to focus on my icons more...

I also need to look at doing my title sequence storyboards. In response to 'Are you naming them all in sequence - (Hollywood stars), I am not sure if I want to include any of them, I would concentrate on the Hollywood aspect for the titles and leave the programme to concentrate on the idols. Also, I don't want to give any clues out, I don't like watching film trailers that practically tell the entire story in 30 seconds.

The visuals were slightly lacking for the crit which explains some of the comments and I completely agree, I need to have the confidence to draw, its only a draft anyway!

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I really enjoyed this brief, picking the quotes at the time the brief was handed out forced me into making a decision quick, rather than time wasting.

Picking the quotes was relatively easy, I figured picking two for each, and experimenting, would allow me to see which would give the stronger visual. For the Doctor, Doctor quote I instantly knew I wanted to experiment with using real tablets mounted to card. The other quotes took a bit more thought. My Facebook quote 'friends' was not as strong as I thought it would have been. Instead of being a white A1 of satin gloss with spot varnish it looked more like a plain sheet of paper, this is due to the lack of facilities for spot varnish, so I had to use a clear ink instead. I was aware that it may not be as successful, but didn't realise it would turn out like it did. This may be a reason my work disappeared, it did just look like plain paper.
The 'cat doesn't speak english' took a bit more thought, and I am pleased with the outcome, using an Arabic font that almost looks illegible really portrays the language barrier between owner and cat.

On the whole, I was pleased with the work I produced, and would like to continue using type as image in the future, it's a strong and visual method of communication.

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- 'The cat doesn't speak English.'

- 'I am either angry, frightened or drunk.'

Top Ten... Clarification

These are my presentation boards redone to clarify exactly what I set out to do:

Top Ten... Stroke Effect Test

Testing out the stroke effect using Honey Script...

Title Sequence... Stroke Effect from Gemma Byrne on Vimeo.

Top Ten... Storyboards

Quick biro ideas for my idents: (not to timescale)

1) I really like the idea of making a red carpet roll out, I think this would really communicate the Hollywood glamour to my audience. I am not sure how I would go about doing this, however I shall investigate. This could be used as a way of displaying the title, which could unravel with the carpet.



Or the camera panning down the red carpet with the title appearing.



2) An element of Hollywood I would like to incorporate in my ident is the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the camera would pan down the path before zooming in on one of the stars with the title on.



3) The famous Hollywood sign would make an interesting visual point for an ident, I would have to create the setting first with the jagged hills, then placing the text on. I am not sure if I would use the title in Honey Script with Hollywood in the traditional sign, or all in the style of the sign.



4) A true Hollywood icon- the Oscar. This would be in 3D rotating round 360 degrees before zooming in on the plaque with the title on.



5) The title appearing on a director's chair.



6) A clapper board flying into shot, the title would appear on the board, before the board snaps into place ready for 'ACTION'.



7) Not entirely Hollywood related, but some animated film strips would be cool.



8) Again, not just associated with Hollywood, but the countdown you used to see in the cinemas would be a cool asset to add to my sequence, or as part of an ident.

9) Another cool idea would be to have a bucket of popcorn with the title 'popping' out of it.



10) A limousine entering the shot, with the window winding down to reveal the title in a wipe would be a more Hollywood idea.

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