Project Outcomes

For my project, I kept it minimal and simplistic. My project began with a simple falling eclipse ball that fell into the middle of the screen. This ball has a smaller eclipse ball on the upper right side to help create the effect of the ball rotating and moving like a wheel. This ball continues on through different frames as if it were travelling through a game. I created it this way to help produce a sense of storytelling within motion graphics. The eclipse shapes colour inverts to that of the background colour throughout the sequence. The movement of the rotation of the ball was achieved by understanding the principles of keyframes in potation and positioning. 

Critical moments

During my development, I tried to implement the effect of ‘radio waves’ within my design but I felt it seemed out of place and it didn’t flow correctly. 

My design used rotation extensively as I grasped the concept quite early and found that it helped tell a story with the motion graphics. To create a fluorescent star explosion once the ball crashes off the screen, I purposefully designed the first half of my design in black and white. Another design aspect utilised in my sequence was the design fundamental of Trim paths. As the sequence progressed, I found trim paths to be very useful for maintaining the flow between graphics and ultimately returning to the small white eclipse ball at the beginning of the sequence.

Analysis

Krasner describes motion design as “The ability to deconstruct a movement and reassemble it in a new or convincing way”. Such a statement was considered pivotal toward the evolution of motion design. As a result of this task, I have developed a completely new way of designing and have widened my horizons in the creative field. Considering my last blog post explaining that Adobe After Effects would be the total death of me, I now may retract that statement as I do understand the great ideas and designs it has the power of bringing to life.