ATA: More Sting Research

After looking at some bad stings on youtube I ventured over to vimeo to have more of a look at what can be done in after effects. On Vimeo I found far nicer things that were more inspiring for my work.

The first I looked at was a 51 sec vimeo on how to road trip with friends.


How to roadtrip (made in 48h) from Pierre LE CANN on Vimeo.

I think that the music selected for the piece was well chosen, it inhibits the mood of the video and the animation is synced in to it also. This is something I am now considering about doing with my piece.

 Although more complicated than anything we are expected to make this time round I think the the transitions between scenes were simple and the whole thing was very fast paced and that the colours reflected the mood really well. These are things I can take from this and move forward with (as they are things I think i could probably manage in after effects). 




BAA Stings 2014: Long Egg from BAA Stings 2014 on Vimeo.

The second sting I looked at was for the British Animation Awards. This again was longer than 15secs but this time coming in at 25secs. 
At first look I thought it was complicated but after going to the After Effects workshops it actually seems quite easy. Most of it is just panning in and knowing how to move objects around. In contrast to the previous one this didn't use a musical soundtrack as such but instead holding back on sounds to add to the eerie atmosphere. 





BAA Stings 2014: Suzie Hanna from BAA Stings 2014 on Vimeo.

The third sting I looked at was one that was closer to something that I was aiming for. It was very textural and was only 14 seconds but carried across it's message. This sting is a very cutesy play on sheep in comparison to the sting above, however it is done well with the childlike music of "baa baa black sheep" as well as the stars in the night sky that also spell out Baa. 
From this I think that I will probably have some text in there somewhere to break it up from the textures but I just don't know what text yet and where to start on my sting exactly.