Final Simulated Client Project

Simulated Client Project Process

I have finished rendering my simulated client project but for some reason wasn't able to render it on Premiere Pro. Still need to find sound to go with it, still unsure what type of music would be best.
Here are some snap shots of the rest of my project:

Alumni Progress

I've decided to go with the maze idea after having a tutorial session. I've started to render a few bits out but it is taking ridiculously long! Here are some screen shots:

The first scene is a fly over of the maze so the setting is made obvious straight away.

The next is the character walking through the maze (although I'm currently re-rendering this bit as the walls in this were my original maze and then i changed it to what the first scene is)

Close up of the first cancer awareness fact.

Character shows a shocked face at the fact.

Turns to carry on walking through the maze.

The next fact is 'thats one every two minutes' which follows 300,000 people are diagnosed with cancer every year. (the first one) This is currently being rendered. I have one more fact after this '1 in 3 people will develop some form of cancer' and the character gets more scared each time he sees a fact and tries to get out. I will edit in text saying 'the only way out is to donate' something along those lines and will end with the character finding a way to an exit with lots of piggy banks.

Assignment 1: StartUp Factory

The brief is to devise and model a new start up company which should combine my specific multimedia practice with practitioners from another multimedia discipline.
Things i need to consider:
>>Determine what kind of market the product exists already
>>Is this a new market?
>>How can this market be grown?
>>Who is the audience?



From this mind map there are two ideas that I think could potentially work. The interaction location finder ( firstly needs a better name) and the Animated Apps/ eBooks.
The location finder would be placed in the main areas of a town, such as the railway station, centre of town, shopping centre. The main audience for this would be people who are visiting the town, such as tourists, and in need of finding a certain place, seeing whats around or nearby or generally for something to do. It would list such as eating places, and then name lists specifics, such as Italian, Indian, Chinese, etc where you would then see the list of different places for each. Phone numbers and addresses would be included, with a map telling you the distance and the best route to take, via car, train or in walking distance. Maps could be printed with a 20p fee for instance. There could even be the opportunity to view a menu and place an order to collect or eat in. Other things include listing nightclubs, and special events of whats happening in the area. This is something that promotes local businesses and would need to be regularly updated.
The animated Apps/ eBooks idea I also like as it is an idea which specialises more in my interest , where I can involve character animation. To make this interactive I would need to collaborate with an Interactive media practitioner. I would be interested in creating this service with an audience of young children. I think animation is becoming much more widely used for teaching and learning, and would therefore create children's stories and learning apps.

Simulated Client Project

Our brief is to make a multimedia product for the Alumni Association. Such ideas include encouraging people to donate to help priority projects, such as cancer research and scholarships.
I brainstormed a few ideas, bearing in mind the timescale of the project:



I think I will go with the 'Police Line-up' idea, as it involves a few characters and character animation is my main interest, although the animation will be minimal as I have less than 3 weeks to complete it. The aim of the video is to show facts about cancer, and to encourage people to donate to the Alumni Association, which give to the cancer research department.
Facts I wish to include in the advert will be:
>>300,000 are diagnosed with cancer. (one every two minutes)
>>150,00 die from cancer
>>27% of all deaths is cancer (UK)
>>1 in 3 people develop some form of cancer
>>Today 230 people in the UK will be told they have either prostate or breast cancer.

PRP Project

Within my pathway I am specifically interested in Character Animation. In particular, I was thinking about focusing on either the principles of animation, facial expressions or a characters body movement, so therefore maybe also including the understanding of acting.

I started off by brainstorming these ideas.



Questions that I came up with:

1. What makes a good character animator?
2. What does a character animator need to make a characters emotions believable?
3. What are the main principles of animation?
4. How can you display life in inanimate objects?
5. How does understanding of acting help with animating characters?
6. Are facial expressions the ultimate demonstration of our emotions?
7. How does a characters body language portray its thoughts without a facial expression?
8. What triggers a characters emotions to change?
9. Does a characters body movement and emotions have to be exaggerated to be believable?
10. How are different emotions portrayed through facial expressions?

My next steps would be:
STEP 1: Choose and develop a topic
STEP 2: Find background info
STEP 3: Find books and videos
STEP 4: Find Articles
STEP 5: Find Internet sources

Defining my research topic; things i need to research:
>>What is the history of the topic?
--Who invented/created the area?
--Who broke the rules?
>>Specify a specific development
--What changed recently?
--Who changed it?
--What are the new opportunities?