Visual Countdown Project

A slate is related to the film and video production “clapper board” or a “countdown”. It provides audio and visual cues at the beginning of a sequence to identify what is coming next. You may use a visual countdown in 388/488 as a bumper before all of our animated projects, but it will not be required. Motion designers often use a visual countdown at the beginning of their demo reel to provide information about themselves while also demonstrating their ability to animate. As an introductory project, your visual countdown will allow you to create a visual identity for your work and will give you a location for project titles.

Your project will include the following elements:
• Personal/unique aesthetic style (branding and identity)
• Artist/designer name, project title, duration, other relevant information (visual hierarchy)
• Central element is a countdown
• Basic property transformations for animation with keyframes
• Well-developed sense of timing and pace
• Development and use of image/shape/text graphics
• Purposeful and considered selection typefaces and colors
• Audio and sound effects match timing and pace of visuals
• Well-developed relationship between audio and video elements

Requirements

• 5-15 seconds animated motion graphic video
• Any combination of image, shape, and text graphics
• Includes visual countdown in some way, with audio, timed on regular intervals
• Submitted as “lastname_countdown.mov” or "lastname_countdown.mp4”
• Optional – share to online Vimeo Group

Dates and Deadlines

• Class 6 - Project Introduced, Examples
• Class 7 - 488 Slate Screening, Demo and Work Session
• Class 8 - Work Session and Open Studio
• Class 9 - In Progress Critique and Discussion
• Class 10 - Work Session and Finalizing Slate
• Class 11 - Final Due: Submit Videos, Screening, Critique and Disucssion

Demo Projects

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