To finish off the year of After Effects workshops my class and I worked on a collaborative piece. We each created a ten second video where each individual person was to create an object or scene which would move from right to left across a sky setting. The background stays consistent with each individual video to give a linear and continuous feeling from one piece to the next.
With the theme being broad and open I decided to create a sky ship. I wished to replicate the style of historical maps and adventurers. This theme is increasingly popular with the Sci -Fi sub genre 'Steampunk'.
The main charm of this style is the hand drawn aspect and etching technique. To achieve this I made hand drawn sketches of each of the individual components I wished to use in my composition to scan and create digitally. Once opened into Illustrator I convert the lines into vector based lines. These are versatile and allow me to adjust any sizing and shape without pixelation. From there I adjusted with colour as the composition would have a blank background till in post.
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The main charm of this style is the hand drawn aspect and etching technique. To achieve this I made hand drawn sketches of each of the individual components I wished to use in my composition to scan and create digitally. Once opened into Illustrator I convert the lines into vector based lines. These are versatile and allow me to adjust any sizing and shape without pixelation. From there I adjusted with colour as the composition would have a blank background till in post.
power of flight from Sophie Wales on Vimeo.
This is the full colaborative piece we created:
Group C Finale - Flight of the Valkyries from Motion-go on Vimeo.
