Tuesday, 3 May 2011
Useful After Effects Tutorials
Looking at the site that Alan put up on the group blog, (http://www.videocopilot.net/tutorials/colorful_universe/) i found a few tutorials that may be useful to me.
Influence Idea Two: Sci-Fi Mission Log
My second idea is to create a mission report of the virus tracking down a host cell to infect it which it will be its mission goal. My vision is to have like a computer screen analysing the surroundings showing reports as though it is on a computer screen. I was greatly inspired watching Alex's animation last year and technical science approach for this idea.
Alex used a white a black colour scheme, but I would want to use colour. Thinking along the lines of a plasma ball, which again reminds me of a virus shape. This would also be good at showing movement with the light rays waving creating a floating effect.
Influence Idea One: Coral Reefs, Sea Creatures and Natural Disasters
Looking back at my previous work in Unit 2 when I was researching coral reefs and caves it reminded me of what texture of what a vein wall could be like. I liked the bright colours of the coral and looking at most scientific diagrams of a virus the colours are bright too. Thinking in terms of story, my animation could progress through destruction of these colours as the virus takes hold of the body (HIV virus), however I wouldn't want the mood to be that of total destruction but that of a melancholy sadness. The mood would be similar to what you feel at looking at the aftermath of a natural disaster. The ending would leave the audience with a hope for restoration of its former beauty with the help of medicine because HIV in today's world of modern medicine is treatable but not entirely curable. I feel this would capture the right notes within an audience to perceive the HIV virus showing its destruction to the body and how it is no longer a death sentence.
Looking more into the sea theme I thought of a sea urchin resembling a similar form to that of a virus. Also looking at weirder other creatures from the bottom of the ocean could bring together a luminescent display of colour.
For the idea of desatureation looking at dead coral when its all dryed out and drained of colour almost like it has been fossilised or turned to stone. As pointed out by Phil on this topic, as i will have no narration or text in this concept it will be vital for me to make it clear who are the 'good guys' and the 'bad guys'. Suggesting that I look at the masters of distguishing good and evil, Disney. I think this will be very useful when it comes to designing the viris and the cells.
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