The first year's latest project was divided into two parts. First, we taught them basic film making techniques and asked them to study a specific movie genre (pulled at random from our 'envelope of destiny'). To complete part one they had to create their own 30 - 90 second long pastiche film of their chosen genre.
To accomplish this they also had to produce a detailed storyboard before they started shooting. Here are some examples:
Did they succeed?... More than in our wildest dreams!
But hold on a minute... Graphic Designers and Illustrators making films? Are we mad?
No, quite the opposite. As technologies merge (these films were mostly made in Photoshop by the way!?) and, as TV and streaming media expand exponentially, who will be there at the cutting edge, producing well designed, intelligent content? Designers and Illustrators, of course
This project marks the start of a journey for those students who have a strong interest in exploiting video, film and animation as their chosen media.
In the meantime; put you feet up, turn down the lights, open a carton of Kia-Ora and scatter popcorn down your front as you enjoy the fruits of their labour...
First up a good old Spaghetti Western from BT & Hannah:
Now let's consider a Spy Film from Marc and Alice:
Prepare to be scared as we enter the world of Ray Harryhausen and his scary monsters courtesy of Katie and Ellie!
How about some titles to a 'Dance Off' from Megan:
More shocks on the way as Dani and Kate enter the Gothic world of Hammer Horror:
Finally, lets journey into the dark once more with an 'old school' Thriller from Tiegan and Jim. NOTE: Jim is up for an Oscar for his amazingly naturalistic performance as 'the victim'.
We'd like to congratulate all our students for the time, effort, passion and ambition they all put in to this project. Well done and all have a house point!
We then went on to teach them the basics of Adobe After Effects and asked them to create a title sequence to accompany their film. Incredibly they only had three weeks in which to complete this massive challenge.
Did they succeed?... More than in our wildest dreams!
Here's the hugely exciting and entertaining 'Swashbuckler' from Kinga & Tim, made from the storyboard above:
But hold on a minute... Graphic Designers and Illustrators making films? Are we mad?
No, quite the opposite. As technologies merge (these films were mostly made in Photoshop by the way!?) and, as TV and streaming media expand exponentially, who will be there at the cutting edge, producing well designed, intelligent content? Designers and Illustrators, of course
This project marks the start of a journey for those students who have a strong interest in exploiting video, film and animation as their chosen media.
In the meantime; put you feet up, turn down the lights, open a carton of Kia-Ora and scatter popcorn down your front as you enjoy the fruits of their labour...
First up a good old Spaghetti Western from BT & Hannah:
Now let's consider a Spy Film from Marc and Alice:
Prepare to be scared as we enter the world of Ray Harryhausen and his scary monsters courtesy of Katie and Ellie!
How about some titles to a 'Dance Off' from Megan:
More shocks on the way as Dani and Kate enter the Gothic world of Hammer Horror:
Finally, lets journey into the dark once more with an 'old school' Thriller from Tiegan and Jim. NOTE: Jim is up for an Oscar for his amazingly naturalistic performance as 'the victim'.
We'd like to congratulate all our students for the time, effort, passion and ambition they all put in to this project. Well done and all have a house point!
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