Ani 105- Idea

The idea for the group was to create something simple in shape, but enough to show what we can do.

We came up with the idea of a crystal and book animation. The first part of the music will be of the crystal (myself) and the second of the book (Tony).

The way that the animation will play out is after the title sequence, the music will start in the black screen and then move onto the crystal animation. I am still thinking of how to move between the two scene, but for the moment the animation is high on the list then the transition. Once onto the other scene the camera will start at the bottom of the crystal and pan upwards. As it moves upwards the camera will change between different shots of the crystal and smaller crystals around it. The music at 0:03 starts to add in a main beat and to that main beat I want to work with light strikes coming on and off screen. This can be done within after effects, once the maya has been completed. This will continue as the camera moves up the crystal until 0:26 where the music changes. At this point the I want to use the crystals to change between soft pastel colour with the main beat. This makes it more interesting to the viewer. By the time of 1:06 the camera will have reached a misty, cloud layer which is at the top of the crystal. This will continue until 1:10, where the animation will change to the book and Tony's part.

Through the animation of the crystal I wish to use different angled camera shots, nothing fast as this will get very tiring and the audience will lose interest. Also I wish to change the focus of the camera shots to create depth of field that will re-focus onto different parts behind or infront of the object. This will be planned out into storyboards to be used as a reference when animation begins.