Poster critique & Flash animation

After critiquing all our posters, we’ve begun working with Flash and I’m gradually learning how to make visuals move around on the screen. Yesterday I was able to make a sunrise, and in this, I believe I have just enough knowledge to make my own animation, and put a number of my ideas onto the screen, however basic they turn out. In retrospect, I know I could have done better on my poster. I thought it was too simple, and didn’t accurately represent the full extent of my Photoshop knowledge. So, for this next animation assignment, I’m concentrating all my effort into making a short cartoon that might be more successful.

Outside of Flash animation, there was certain digital media concept that really caught my attention – the art of opening credit movies. I really enjoyed that lecture given by Lori, because it’s such a unique topic that not too many people think about when watching movies. I thought about what opening movie sequences I could conjure up, and brainstormed on different opening sequences to my favourite movies, although I don’t believe I’ll be doing this for my animation summative. The most creative I’ve seen before would include the opening credits for “Spider Man 2” (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSDU2tu7rpk) - in which they show artistically rendered shots from the previous movies and “Fight Club” (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3Gorin3ch8), where the camera takes the viewer through the interfolds of a brain. Meanwhile, in audio class, I’m finding myself more and more accustomed to the bill studios and the Vegas program, and I’m glad with how my PSA turned out.