May 2010
4 posts
EMP Evaluation
At the start of this project I really struggled with figuring out what exactly it was that I wanted to produce. I knew that I wanted to continue doing animation or motion graphics work like I did in my specialist project, but choosing the subject matter was pretty difficult. I had an idea in my head of the graphical style I wanted to achieve, and wanted to further develop the style from my...
test shots
different experiments with speeds and frame rates:
test one 15s from stuart livesey on Vimeo.
test one 20s from stuart livesey on Vimeo.
from the above video i can see that there was some issues with motion blur from when i was moving my hands mid shot, so here is another one with no motion blur, and at the speed i have decided on:
test two 400% from stuart livesey on...
learning agreement
Name: Stuart Livesey
Course: BA (hons) Digital Media Productions
Level: 6
Unit: Extended Major Project
Reference number: IMD603
Credit points: 60
Study hours: 600
Tutors: Phil Beards, Liam Birtles
Synopsis of Study For my extended major project I will be producing a visual piece of animation. I will use the skills I have already gained on my foundation degree in interactive media, and in...
Watchfinal piece for my extended major project. pretty sick wave brah!
April 2010
5 posts
opening scene
i have finally started animating! the deadlines drawing nearer and nearer so im really glad ive actually started, and its gone well!
i have started at the beginning of the narative, as this just seems like the most natural way to work for me.
as i did last project, i produced all my flat vector images in photoshop with a smidge of illustrator, and then imported them as cropped layers to the...
colour palette - forest
for my opening scene the scenery is going to be based in a forest/woodland environment.
i have taken the photos i took the other day and created colour swatches in adobe kuler. kuler is an internet application from adobe systems that lets you try out, create and save various color schemes. it allows you to upload your own photo and it will pick colours, which you can tweak individually or by a...
inspiration - scott benson
Rebranding from Scott Benson on Vimeo.
this short piece of motion graphics from scott benson, as well as visually being clean and beautiful, really made me stop and think.
please watch the video first before continuing reading!
from scott benson:
As artists, animators, designers and other creatives, we are often called upon to lend our talents and skills to give a new face to a product,...
March 2010
2 posts
search for narrative - paul revere
so recently ive been looking for a narative, or something to base my visuals on.
i was going to create visuals to a song, to create a music video. but ive decided that this was a pretty unoriginal idea of mine, and that i needed something better to base my work on for the emp.
i was slightly stumped for a bit, and couldnt really think of anything suitable. my mind kept bringing me back round to...
February 2010
6 posts
inspiration - johnny kelly
i have been looking around at work that inspires me, and i recently came along the work of johnny kelly.
johnny is originally from dublin but now works in london. he produces both motion and print work, and i find his work really nice. he keeps everything very simple, and i really like his style. i love the way he keeps in the hand cut and made style, everything looks real and organic.
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Watchhere are the 3 main videos from my last project, entitled glass onion.
this one is called fool on the hill.
this was the main piece were i really decided to focus on the organic and natural feeling of the images i was making. the hill is cut out of a photo of a log end, and the trees are cut out of photos of moss-ridden wood. i really like the feel this gives to my work, and i’m happy i went...
Watchthis piece was based on the song ‘the continuing story of bungalow bill’. the song was written about a guy who was in india at the same time as the beatles, who as lennon put it “took a short break to go shoot a few poor tigers, and then came back to commune with God”. In the song John Lennon compares the man to the famous Buffalo Bill, and this is where my imagery came from.
i concentrated in...
Watchthis piece was one of the hardest and most time consuming. those bloody raindrops!
the idea behind this piece was that you can find love in even the most negative of places. most people associate rain and clouds with doom and gloom, and they have a very negative attachment to them. i challenged this with first of all, making the rain drops multicoloured. the user is expecting the usual blue or...