Titles - Titles I like

Here, I decided to research in to specific titles of tv shows that have stood out to me over the course of my tv show watching life. I decided to mainly choose animated shows because my aim is to create an animated title sequence. I also aimed to conjure up animated titles that move through a sequence of scenes, or through the place that it is set because I feel as though my animated title sequence would fit that ensamble better.

BoJack Horseman.

BoJack Horseman is an animated TV show on Netflix. It centres around a middle-aged horse who's washed up and depressed because his formative years of being an actor on a hit TV show have stopped.

I feel as though the title sequence fully captures the whole show. It's a small snapshot into the TV show. BoJack is in the centre of the screen, depicting the show is about him. He slowly moves though different sceneries, with a blank look on his face, with other characters in the background, doing things that is typical of the characters. The titles clearly capture the shows sense of humour

The music of the titles has a drag to it, which fits the show perfectly. It fits with BoJack's dragging life. Music in titles are clearly important part of the title sequence for any show. This one in particular envelops the moody atmosphere typical of the show, and fits with the ambient feel of the title sequence.

Super

Super is a live-action, violent and funny film that centres on a middle-aged man who hopes to become a super hero. I chose to look into this title sequence because of how different it is to Bojack Horseman. The sequence follows the main character through different scenarios that occur during the feature film. I hope to capture various scenarios that happen in the novel I have chosen, however, I understand that my title sequence is a lot more limited 

I really like how this one is matched up to the music, however, I plan on the music not being the main focus of the title sequence. I quite like the story telling aspect of this title sequence, it's like a mini snapshot into the characters personalities and tendencies. 

Adventure Time

I enjoy the fast pace of this title sequence, it seems rushed but there is also a sense of timing throughout. My aim is to capture significant scenes in my title sequence that bring to light the themes and atmosphere that the book expresses. 

Juno

I like the simplicity of this animation. I decided to include this in my research into titles because I like the stop motion and cut- out feel to it. I hope to use a little bit of cut out animation in this project if the opportunity arises.

I feel like creating the illusion of moving through a scene would be difficult because I've never attempted it before. I could use software's like after effects and use a camera movement effect.

Studio Brief 2b - Titles - Reference Photos

I decided to go out and take my own reference photos to draw from for my opening scene for my title sequence. I created rough thumbnail sketches to capture what I wanted my scene to look like and compiled a list of visual research to do. Trees were one of my main background attributes in order to create the opening for the titles.

This would be the establishing shot of my titles. It is a scene where a character would be riding her bike through the woods and eventually heading through the tunnel bridge at the end.

I want the trees to be dark and twisted, with a dirts pathway clearly laid out. I was originally planning on having a lot of tree's for the character to ride by, however, this could be difficult to animate seeing as I have never experimented with camera angles that move forward through a scene.

This will be the main image I will reference. the pathway laid out on the floor fits the discirption of my book, and he placement of the trees add to the atmosphere, but wont distract from the pathway and tunnel that would be at the end of the path. I edited the photo to have a darker and blue hue to it in order to emphasise the shadows.

I also focused on taking photos of twisted branches to draw from when created the tips of the trees.

When playing around with the hues and brightness of my images, I came across this effect. I quite like how the blues stand out against the trees, and this has given me the idea that the look of my animation will be dark and mostly black, with bursts of colour on some features. For example, the trees at the beginning will have this saturated and strange hue to them.

I found a stone wall that I though would be good to draw from when drawing the interior of the tunnel, as the description of the stone walls inside is cracked and broken. I decided to edit the photos black and white to emphasise the light and dark areas.

I liked the harsh blueness that I managed to create by adjusting the hues and saturation on my previous image, so I decided to experiment further in order to find a colour scheme for my animation. By creating a colour scheme for my animation, I will be able to reference these images well and create a sense of depth from the lightness and dark.

The deep blues contrast with the peachy hues in the sky. I like this and will hopefully manage to recreate these colours in my animation. Because this is the opening scene for my titles, I want it to be quite detailed, but be able to capture the perspective as well.