Kinetic typography evaluation

Kinetic typography evaluation

Normally stuff like kinetic typography and graphic related tasks just doesn’t seem to interest me. Once I discovered what kinetic typography was I instantly didn’t like it. I knew I would struggle to come up with my own piece-but that’s me and what I do, I worry.

After researching I learnt that kinetic typography is moving text. I discovered that kinetic typography has demonstrated the ability to add significant emotive content and appeal to expressive text. I also learnt that kinetic typography has been used in film and television advertising. So after doing a bit of research I thought to myself that I must have come across kinetic typography before, only it didn’t grab my attention.

I went on you tube to watch the Mc Donald’s little taster’s kinetic typography piece. It was a good piece and I had to analyse it. As I researched further I came across more typography videos, and I analysed them.

In build up of choosing my film audio track, I had only one film in mind, and that was the popular line from the film snakes on the plane. Snakes on the plane is one of my favourite films.

I wanted my snakes on the plane typography to be like this one in the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kImsanXU3w

So I started my kinetic typography piece by using software called adobe after effects. I’ve never used the software before so I did struggle but in the end I did get the hang of it.

I wanted my kinetic typography piece to be different, amazing and well structured. I’m disappointed with myself because it was none of those things I listed above. I opted to go for a walk in the park and create something basic-simply because I couldn’t do what I wanted to do as I thought the software was really difficult to use.

I struggled with the effects, movements and transitions, even if I asked for help and I was show I still couldn’t remember.

I spent over 4 weeks trying to create my piece. I’m glad that I’ve finally created something but I think massive amounts of improvements need to be made within my work. I need to stop going for the basic route as I know the basic route won’t get me far if I want to progress to a higher level.

I did enjoy the research. I enjoy research because I always learn something new. I would attempt to create a kinetic typography piece again. Hopefully it’ll be a better experience next time. 

Pecha Kucha evaluation

Pecha Kucha 20x20 evaluation

I read the brief of this task and instantly sighed. I said to myself that I couldn’t do this task. The task wasn’t difficult but I thought it was pointless.

 However, it had to be done and I went home to contemplate my ideas.

 I came up with my top 20 favourite football players and I decided to stick with it.

 I’m normally confident around people I know but within this class this year I have found it difficult to be myself and find that well needed confidence.

 I gathered this task was a perfect opportunity to improve my confidence within the class.

As you would expect I was nervous about presenting my presentation but I managed to in the end and I felt great!

 As expected members of the class did disagree with my top 20 but my opinion is there to be disagreed with. What the class mostly disagreed with was my number one choice, which was Didier Drogba who is my football idol.

I have no regrets about this task and I would happily do this again. I only wish that it could have been more than 20 slides.