Illustration & Visual Narrative / Task2: Animated Album Cover

30/5/2024 - 27/6/2024(Week6-Week10)

Amber Tan Jing Jing (0372746)

Illustration & Visual Narrative / Bachelor of Design in Creative Media

Task2

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Lectures

Lectures have been completed in Task1.

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Task2

Animated Album Cover (Fly Me To The Moon)

I first found some references on Pinterest.

Figure 1.1 References

Then, I draw the sketches on my iPad.

Figure 1.2 Sketches

I use Adobe Illustrator to create the album cover. However, I am not satisfied with background color and the text.

Figure 1.3 Album Cover 1

So, I change my background color and the text.

Figure 1.4 Album Cover 2

Below is my initial storyline, ideas + sketches

Figure 1.5 initial storyline, ideas + sketches

Feedback: Mr Hafiz says that it would be better for the two people to be closer together. The title also seems to have been put up temporarily, blocking the planet behind it.

After Mr Hafiz feedback, I make some arrangements. It looks more balanced now.

Final Album Cover

Figure 1.6 Final Album Cover (5/7/2024)

Figure 1.7 initial storyline, ideas + sketches

Then, I started to do my animation.

Figure 1.8 Animation Storyboard, Week 11 (5/7/2024)

Figure 1.9 Album Cover Animation 

However, I am not satisfied with that, so I made some adjustments. 

 

Figure 1.10 Animation Album Cover Storyboard, Week 11 (6/7/2024)

Figure 1.11 Album Cover Animation (2)

I felt like the title flying down from the top distracted me a little bit from where I was looking, so I adjusted it again.

 
Figure 1.12 Final Animation Album Cover Storyboard (7/7/2024)

Final Album Cover Animation

Figure 1.13 Final Animation Album Cover (7/7/2024)

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Reflections

My experience with this task is that I do many research before I start to do my sketches. When I was drawing my sketches, I didn't think about where to put the title. So when I do the digitize, the title seems to have been put up temporarily, blocking the planet behind it. After the feedback from sir, it liiks more balance now.

I think the most difficult part is animation. This is because animation is composed of pictures frame by frame. Each frame is independent. I keep adjusting it because I am not satisfied with it. I feel like my eyes was very pain while doing animation. Seeing the final result, I am quite satisfied with that?

My findings were that I need to keep adjusting to get the most satisfactory results. I found that each frame of action can significantly enhance the visual appeal and storytelling of animation.