Monday, February 23, 2009

FOUND IT!

As for the videos that were posted:
Sound when watching them with the sound off i tended to not pay as much attention (like in the first one that is in a different language) but what i did really like in this video was the transitions.  In these days with movies an films having so much action going form just seeing words on a screen is not very exciting and doesn't keep peoples attention( or maybe just my very short add attention span) i relate this to when the sound is on i feel attached like i am moving with the words it is a different sensory experience.  However there is a big difference when the sound is just music  vs the words being read out loud. In the third set of videos  the Janus commercials use this technique and it really helps convincing the consumer to believe in it, the mans voice is also a part of this.  
Transitions fell very in love with tragic peaceful death one, with and without sound.  The continuos line felt like music guiding me through the words and message. The transition in this one is different, in fact there weren't any but you always felt like you were moving that something was forming and since it gave you the sense you were moving backward the that the words are coming from behind you, i didn't know what to expect.  Then the line ended and all there was was chaos, serene chaos and i loved it.  Creating depth  with the type is very engaging like in the electronic music is happening. 
Type and Images i really like the ones that use type as image, there is some of it in the tragic peaceful death one but it can really be seen in the  one typolution example.  There is no words in the music complimenting the simplicity of the black and white color palette. There is a lot of personality to it though which  is supported by the green message it is visualizing.   Just talking about type now Hitlers speech example there is a lot of type on the screen at one time almost the whole way through, this is something i didn't like it was distracting me from what the words were doing although i did think they did a good job of showing static.  A good example of type and image working together is the Muhammad Ali quote, "you must be the change you wish to see"  it was short but alive 

I seemed to become attached to the ones that were slower and felt like i was supposed to be reading and paying attention to the words like in the universal declaration of rights. example, no words in the music, just using basic scale changes, rotations and a few icons to help get the point across. 

I can't figure out how to embed a video for some reason so here are some more links
I really like the ">transitions in this one especially how engaging they are making my eyes move around the screen and the change in typefaces makes a for a more interesting scene.  The music is creepy though. 
Ah Sesame Street.  I know we can do way better then these but the simplicity of them makes a lot of sense and they are putting in a lot of effort to create a variety in changing the words before "ake".  Here is another example i like when they turn the pages and the "r" changes colors, not a bad idea.  A more animated approach.
This one has some really nice transitions, the ones in the beginning where they split in half are pretty interesting.
Some actual after effects type animation, this makes me excited to learn how to  use the program.  Depth and variety can be seen in this, there seems to be alot of layers.  The type doens't have as much animation 

1 comment:

Brian Rio said...

Wait, did you reference Sesame Street?
Actually, that's not a bad idea, if you're looking for transitions and motion at a primary level (from which to build upon further) they've got them by the hundreds.

That'd make an interesting project, everyone gets a letter and has to present it in motion, sesame street style.