LilyThis week I am making a show reel of my work so far this year
I like this show reel as an example:
I began and ended with the same coloured screen with my name and Uni number at the start and a moving credits including the names of the work included at the end.
I used snippets of my work and edited and moved them all so they fit better together, I also added a soundtrack to it.
For this one I had to hand draw separate stills, to create a stop motion animation. I used procreate to draw stills of a a caterpillar moving across the screen.
A good example of stop motion drawing designs is this:
I drew each frame out each relating closely to the last one so the movement is more fluid and not too blocky. I made a composition on After Effects of 1920w x 1080h and 10 seconds long. Then I put all the frames into After Effects and positioned them in the right place to follow on, one from another. I made all of the frames 01f long to make the transitions between the frames even more fluid.
I also created a psychedelic dynamic background to make it more interesting. I made a rotoscope from the background around the shape of the caterpillar and changed the mode to exclusion to make it stand out from the background.
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