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I dont have screen shots of what I did, but I can definitely explain to you why I chose to do what I did for my title sequence.

Background information:
In my previous posts I posted my story board for the title sequence. For a long time I was stumped on how to morph shapes, which is my initial scene. But thanks to Krista and lynda.com I was able to figure it out and it was relatively smooth sailing from that moment on.

Apple Motion and I have grown in our relationship since the first time I started using he/she. I'm really getting the hang of the way the program will react to certain effects I try to get it to do. I also have a much greater understanding of the program and it's tools and features.

I actually began working on this 2-d, but being the spatial person that I am, I figured out how to use the 3-d space and from there it was just a matter of putting down my vision.

Concept:
If you didn't already know the concept for my title sequence was to use the symbols in the movie as key items in my piece. Each scene has an item that is of symbolic value. Peacock feathers, sunglasses, razor, keys, perfume.

Goal:
The main goal I had for myself was that I wanted to figure out how to effectively keep the viewer engaged visually, and that meant a dynamic composition that transitioned well. Which is why I emphasized so much on trying to unifying the pieces as a whole thebest that I could. (shapes merging into others).

Lighting/Camera:
The lighting/vignetting effect I chose to put in at the end. I kind of just stumbled upon the lighting effects and after seeing it with, I couldn't go back to plain even lighting.

Typeface:
As far as the typeface treatment. I didn't want to go for too much of a script font, but I was definitely not going for a sans serif. I felt that the movie has a majestic feel to it, and the "Eccentric" typeface sat well for me in the end.

Color:
The color palette was pretty much reserved to earth tones, and the peacock feathers. with the exceptions of black and white and shades of grey.

Conclusion:
Overall I am quite pleased with my end result. I think that it turned out relatively well considering I have never used apple motion before, let alone any apple software at all.


So here it is: Enjoy!

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