JAMES BOND

I've been searching for genred idents, as the brief says, 'Design and produce a set of 5 idents that promote a season of films from a given genre'.
So I typed in sci fi idents in youtube and I came across a few interesting ones!! :)

BBC3 Ident

Found this! Well good! When we first read the brief, I imagined doing something like this. Along the same lines anyway.

Genres

Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes and sexual motivations. Hollywood's classic film noir period is generally regarded as stretching from the early 1940s to the late 1950s. Film noir of this era is associated with a low-key black-and-white visual style that has roots in German Expressionist cinematography, while many of the prototypical stories and much of the attitude of classic noir derive from the hardboiled school of crime fiction that emerged in the United States during theDepression.

The term film noir (French for "black film"),^[1] first applied to Hollywood movies by French critic Nino Frank in 1946, was unknown to most American film industry professionals of the classic era.^[2] Cinema historians and critics defined the noir canon in retrospect; before the notion was widely adopted in the 1970s, many of the classic film noirs were referred to as melodramas.^[a] The question of whether film noir qualifies as a distinct genreis a matter of on-going debate among scholars.

Television research

Oooo interesting!

I've come across this tutorial for after effects! It's 15 minutes long, but it touches on things we haven't yet been introduced to, and looks soooo good! It's something I think most people could quite easiy copy, or at least have a go at!

''In this tutorial you'll learn how to create animated typography synchronized with musical events (lyrics). You'll learn how to fit your typography to a rhythm, add dynamic animations and use the camera and motion blur to create a high-end final effect. This tutorial showcases a technique that is highly sought after in motion graphics today.''

Here's the final video...
http://aetuts.s3.amazonaws.com/012_motiontype/Bleed_it_out_prev.mp4

And here's the tutorial...
http://aetuts.s3.amazonaws.com/012_motiontype/Bleed_it_out_tutorial.mp4

Relation..

I've been on the ol' youtube again and came across this fine video. It uses techniques I want to use for my animation. I want to use the 3 dimensional effect whilst my letters fall to the ground. Just thought it'd be good to get it up here and give an idea as to the kind of thing I aim to produce. :)

BBC 2 Idents

What are idents??

The history of BBC television idents starts in the early 1950's, when the BBC first displayed a logo between programmes to identify its service. As new technology has become abailable, these decives have evolved from simple still black and white images to the sophisticated full colour short films seen today. With the arrival of digital services in the UK, and with them many more new channels, branding is perceived by broadcasters to be much more important, meaning that idents need to stand out from the competition.

The BBC Two ident from the channel's launch in 1964


First BBC Two in colour ident from 1967


The first ever computer generated ident and used from 1979 until 1986


Paint, was used from 1991 to 2001, and it was the first and last to be broadcast in that period


From 2001 until 2007 the '2' gained a personality as a 2 robot

Frame grabs

Since we'd been looking at timelines and such today, I thought I'd put some of what I'd learnt into practice. So I decided to take frame grabs from the main example of motion graphics... Daft Punk - Technologic.
I ended up grabbing 166 frames, so I won't be uploading them all on here!! I have, however, uploaded 2 seconds worth. Just for as an example.

It begins with a blank screen...


'Buy it'


'Use it'


'Break it'


'Fix it'

What is motion graphics?

''Motion graphics are graphics that use video and/or animation technology to create the illusion of motion or a transforming appearance. These motion graphics are usually combined with audio for use in multimedia projects. Motion graphics are usually displayed via electronic media technology, but may be displayed via manual powered technology as well. The term is useful for distinguishing still graphics from graphics with a transforming appearance over time without over-specifying the form.''

Some more typography motion graphics..

Another animation to Daft Punk. Although it's not really what we're going to be doing, I'm still liking it because of its structure. Having all of the words already layed out, and simply moving from each to each is really nice.

How to storyboard

I came across this and thought I may as well whack it up on here. I think he talks more about storyboarding for a film, but I guess, storyboarding's storyboarding!

Storyboarding

A few examples of some quick storyboarding...

Typographic motion graphics

Answering machine


Mcdonalds


Typolution


Clumsy type

Here's the beast of a tutorial. Simple? MY BUM!

I also attempted making a bird.

http://origami.org.uk/bos

Again, I failed. Miserably. :(

Origami much?

Since I've been looking at shapes of tea bags, it gave me the idea of creating my own shapes to do with various things, whether be animals or just things.

In the crit it was suggested that I keep going with this idea and explore it further.

I was given a website; www.lovelypackage.com, and told to look under 'beverages'. Below is the image in this category. A perfect example of the kind of thing I was going for. It's soooooooo simple, and looks so nice! The packaging is pretty nice too. Simplistic and just well put together. I really don't wanna make this too complicated. My work ALWAYS turns out to be complicated, completely unintentionally! Frustrating much!

Imagine having a pretty pink flower opening up in your cup of tea! :')

Ok, I HAD to include this! Haha!! It just reminds me of... me actually! Folding money to make shapes with the queens head! Usually it's using half her face with the guy on the back, whatever his name is! I guess most people have done it actually. But yeah. Thought it was something amusing to look at. :)

Stress relief

TV ads!?

MY GOD! There are soooooo many tea adverts!!

www.johnnolanfilms.com

http://www.johnnolanfilms.com/films/nolans-cheddar/

WATCH IT! IT'S BRILLIANT! ♥

Apple packaging ♥

I absolutely love apple's packaging, although I wouldn't say they use it lightly! That's the whole fun of it though. Buying something you're excited about getting home to play with it. First of all, you've got to find it!

Apple usually have really cool pully-outy bits, slidey bits, and flaps to fold, which makes you feel as though you've got your moneys worth. It's almost as though you've literally just paid for a load of packaging! Haha!! Ah well, it's all good fun and games. :)

'Moodstream'

Here's some more packaging from http://www.wearebuild.com...

I'm really liking the logo below for this piece of work! Visually, it's very contemporary and precise, which is how I like to work when creating a logo.

This appeals to me because of it's clean finish. I'm interested in how the product inside the packaging is layered and well kept.

www.cardboy.tv

Environmentally friendly?

These days, a lot of packaging isn't thought about, and often a lot of products are over-packaged. I'm gonna try and put the opposite into practice. Minimal packaging is best. :)

The packaging below can be used other than for what it's being used for here. It's almost as though it's being recycled, but for what it carries. <- Am I making sense?

Posters n stuff

I find posters sexual. I think they're straight to the point, as long as the message is clear and communicates well.

It's a possibility for me to produce a poster in response to the 'What is good?' brief. I just thought I'd leave this option nice and open for myself. :)

Celebrating the Poster
Eastern Kentucky University
Affiche, 118 x 175cm
2000

Frida and Diego - A creative love
Hommage à Frida Kahlo et Diego Rivera
Commande pour AGI Alliance Graphique Internationale
Affiche, 120 x 176 cm
2008

Louvre, dix ans de la pyramide. Saison 1998 - 99
Musée du Louvre, Paris
Affiche, 118 x 175 cm
1999

SNCF France
xtra train
Affiche, 120 x 176 cm
2007

I saw this and it reminded me of a typeface I made back at college on my old course. It's disgustingly similar...

I'll have to try and dig mine out and whack it up here for comparison purposes.

Aleph, 2006