Here is the video we will be submitting to the D&AD competition. As you can see, there are still some parts that require finishing and credits that needed to be added, however these will be done at a later date so that we can all begin work on our new projects.
Overall I'm happy with how this has turned out, and feel that me and my team have created a strong piece that fits the brief. I'm also pleased with how much we managed to get done under the time constraints so not much more has to be finished for final submission.
I also believe that the scene I completed turned out well, and i'm proud of the animation in these scene. I feel that they are smooth and work well with the style I have created.
All in all, I believe that this was a successful project and I thoroughly enjoyed working with my team on it.
I have now completed all of my allocated scenes for the competition brief and complied them together into a single video (as they were consecutive scenes).
Due to time constraints I did have to edit parts of the valentines day scene as to simplify the animation and have it finished on time.
Overall I feel that the birthday scene on a whole turned out how I wanted it, and the animation within it is smooth. I feel that the transition was also successful and shows a good example of squash and stretch.
If I was to redo this I would allocate more time to the valentines day scene, as I didn't anticipate how difficult this scene would be or how long it would take. However, on a whole I am satisfied with the animation I have created.
This week I finished the main animation of the birthday scene. There are a few more things within it that need completing, such as the confetti on the floor and layering objects in front of the characters, however due to backgrounds still not being quite complete this will have to be done later.
I feel that the animation has turned out nicely and I especially like the animation of the child blowing out the candles. If there was more time, I would have liked to added more advanced animation to the mother and father, but due to time constraints this has been kept limited.
The week was also spent contacting music composers, looking for someone to create the soundtrack for our animation. We have successfully done this and found a composer to collaborate with who we have met up with and have been exchanging emails with. Early versions of the music are promising and we are excited to hear the final piece.
I have also been facing some personal issues which has meant that my work speed has slowed and I required the help of my team to revaluate the work load in order to spread things out more. As director, I recognise that I should have informed my team about these issues earlier then I did and know for the future to be more honest with my team.
