AS Media - Transition Experiment

The brief:

-To experiment with the transition of our typography

I started by searching for an appropriate transition for the clip pressing the icon below and decided on the Zoom transition in the bottom left of the screenshot below.

 

 

 

After this I needed to import, using CMD + I, the typography. This brought me to the screen below where I selected the file I needed.

 

 

 

After finding the file required I then imported it pressing the button below.

 

 

 

After this in the footage part of the screen the typography appeared so I selected it as seen below and then dragged it into the new project.



Here you can see I have placed the transition over the original clip in Final Cut Pro X

Here you can see the close up of the bladed (CMD + B) clip along with the transition placed on top of it, equating to a timed amount of 4 seconds.

Whilst watching over the footage I realised that it faded to black. to combat this I right-clicked the transition and clicked on the option below to stop it from doing so.

 

After this I then exported the file using the button below to both YouTube and the desktop.

 



The video link(s):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQqF8nwnrGg

AS Media - Adjusting Typography

The Brief:

- To amend the current typography of our film to compliment the transition and lighting of our film.

Initially, I used this photo:

For the amendment of the typography I used this screenshot of our opening clip:

Following the same steps as my previous blog regarding typography (as seen here) implementing the new picture as the background, I completed the typography.

However, I noticed that the text was not 'popping' as much as it should have in certain areas. So by following the same video I used to create the typography https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S893jAVHP3Y, I was able to make the text be more prominent.

I did this by copying the layer by pressing CMD + J as seen below. After this, I pressed CMD + I to invert the layer mask, illustrated by the black box next to the copy of the layer.

Then by using the brush tool below, making sure that the white colour was my foreground colour. As seen in the screenshots below.

Using the dimensions below of 400 size and 25% opacity, I brushed over the area highlighted in the screenshot below to make that part of the text pop more and become more visible.

After doing this the adjustments were completed.

THE FINAL OUTCOME WAS THIS:

AS Media - Typography Evaluation

The Brief:
- To evaluate the different typographies created by me


Pros:

- The background picture behind the window pane is where the film starts
- can be added into the opening of the film
- the window pane and text is clear
- the font is somewhat conventional as it has some element of horror to it
- the streaks on the main body of text are realistic

Cons:

- unconventional
- not as intricate
- simple in design
- top of the image is a bit too bright
- font isn't the one I wanted to use

Pros:

- original design
- can be implemented into opening of the film
- smoke effect was successful
- highly conventional

Cons:

- Some of the text is not as visible (KILLER)
- Harder to implement in the opening of the film
- Would be less relevant to the film

Conclusion:

I have decide that the first piece of typography is the one to use as it is not only much easier to implement into the opening sequence but it is also more relevant as it contains a picture of the starting established setting. Alternatively there is a element of simplicity that makes it seem intricate which can attract audiences more so than the just extravagant 2nd piece of typography. Overall they both do serve their purposes as conventional and non conventional titles, and are both relevant in some way shape or form, however through the first being more suited and more tailored to our movie in specific it makes the title more relevant and significant. Where as the 2nd piece is almost universal to any movie with any setting and background.

AS Media - Film Title Manipulation - Silent Killer

The brief:

- To create a new typography for our film that is somewhat related to the scenery

My inspiration was whilst on the bus thinking of how the foggy window panes could be used as a basis for the typography for our film

After searching for a picture I found the one below and chose it for my experimentation.

After this I chose a new background for the window pane so that it add more colour and depth to the piece.

The help video that I used was - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S893jAVHP3Y

I chose the picture above also because it is an establishing shot of where our film starts.

First I started off by opening both of the photos (above and below) in Photoshop.

After this whilst holding SHIFT I dragged the photo of Loose Valley onto the picture of the window frame, keeping it centred on the page.

After this I resized the photo using CMD + T to go on the free transform and holding SHIFT whilst resizing to keep the pixels from blurring.

Then I selected the layer of the photo of Loose Valley and added a Gaussian Blur filter onto it.

After selecting the filter I changed the pixel blur to 10 and pressed ok to set the blur.

Then by clicking the icon (Right hand side) I converted the layer into a 'Smart Object'

Then through the blending option box I changed it to an overlay so that it would sit behind the window pane.

It ended up looking like this after.

 After this by using the text tool and parameters below I typed in the title of our film.

It ended up looking like so.

After this by using CMD + T to go to the free transform tool and I slanted the wording by rotating it slightly.

After this I went back into the filters and chose the Liquify filter.

After this I needed to rasterize the type.

Then it brought me to the Liquify page where the smudge tool is automatically set.

I changed the brush size to suit the size of the font to the parameters below.

After moving several parts of the text around it came out looking like this

Then I turned the blending settings to overlay so that it would, like the picture of Loose Valley, sit behind the window pane

After this I felt that the green of the grass in the background seemed too vibrant so I changed the opacity to 80%

After this the text then seemed a bit too prominent so to even it out I changed its opacity to 85% so that it looked more correct.

The final outcome is below:

Self assessment:

Positives:

- The design is original

- The photos and text blended well together

- The streaks made with the Liquify filter are realistic

- The water droplets on the window pane make the photo look more authentic

Negatives:

- I didn't get to use the font I originally planned to use as I was not able to download it as a font into Photoshop

- The top part of the image could be said to be too bright

Below is the font I wanted to use:

AS Media - Typography Experiment - Silent Killer

The Brief:

- To create a title page using photoshop with the appropriate film name

Title ideas:

- The Watched
- EYESPY
- Silent Killer

My choice:

- Silent Killer

Why;

- The letter are easy to manipulated and it fits in well with my initial idea of a smoke effect and a bleeding effect.

Pictures of inspiration:

Blood dripping effect












Smoke lingering effect:

The Process:

Step 1:

Firstly I created the text with the credentials below with a screenshot illustrating the text.

 


Step 2:

Secondly I used the motion blur filter on the text to make the text seem more blurry so that it blended well with the smoke in the background.

 










Also using the credentials (above right) to create the effect of blur.

Step 3:

I inserted the image of the smoke that I chose as a new layer.

Step 4:

Using the layer screen function I made the smoke image into the background of the title page.

Step 5:

After this I started to change the opacity of the text to blend it in with the smoke and settled on the percentage below.

Step 6:

Using the blur tool below I blended the text into the shape and flow of the smoke in the background.












Step 7:

Using the same credentials as previously (except for font size) I created a secondary piece of text titled 'KILLER'

Step 8:

After this I decided to utilise the blood dripping idea within this piece of text with this in mind i decided that I wanted to have a red fading blood like effect.

I did this through using the satin layer style options, then I changed the colour from black to red.

Step 9:


After this I used the inspiration image of blood dripping to add onto the bottom of the 'KILLER' text. (left)







Step 10:
Then I decided to select varying sizes of blood drips (as seen below) and place them over the relevant letters.















This began to take shape and I decided to change the opacity of the layers so that the colours somewhat matched or were similar so that it did not look too strange.











Step 11:
I then finally linked all of the 'KILLER' text and blood drippings to complete the piece again changing the opacity so that it became easier to see as previously it was too faded.