Scenario
You are to create an animated opening animation for a new television show. The
animation should reflect the theme of the show. You may select the subject of
the show, but must clear it past your instructor.
Required Features
- Must include some Raster elements
- Must include some masks or text generated in a vector program
- Must include some music (your choice ---- we are hiring out for music, but would like some place holder music).
- Length of teaser: 15 seconds
- Lengh of full intro: 30 - 95 seconds
- Maintain Proper aspect ratio, broadcast colors, music sampling rate
Assignment Objective
The goal of this project is to create animated intro that will be delivered to the client into three forms [ 480p, 720p30, and 1080i60].
- Technical: Integrate Raster, Vector and Sound, Use of Masking, Multi-Layered graphics, Color correction, delivery of the same content over different medium with different data-rates and aspect-ratios.
- Design: Design a product that has the highly-polished look that accompanies marketing materials.
- Project Management: Interact realistically with a client.
Deliverables
- A BluRay Video disk with the HD versions of your project (720p30 and 1080i60).
- Put a WMV version of each 3 of your files (480p, 720p30, and 1080i60) on the NAS drive in the appropriate turn in folder. Make sure that you compress your files at a high-enough datarate to accomodate your content. All files turned in should include your lastname and first initial in the filename. Example: Morales_C_Project_1080i.WMV
Each copy of your file should have a 10 second lead-in graphics with the following information:
- Project Number,
- Title of project
- Names of all the people on the project
- Length of video
Hints
1) Work at 1080p and render the other files from your 1080p master.
2) Do lots of sample renders!!!
3) Keep all original files, never delete.
Grading Criteria
45% Technical (Frame Rate, Field Order, Color legality, Aspect Ratio.)
45% Design
10% Presentation (Client Interaction, Pre-production documentation, etc.)