140 dB.

Quite a disturbing and dark video i have found, but an interesting concept in my eyes, the video explores how sound can affect objects within animation but also a human beings mental state, i think what i find more interesting is i believe one day sound could be used a weapon i.e. in the future we will find ways to manipulate sound to distort senses in a serious way or maybe even use it to our advantage, after all, all sound is just air waves.

Kyndill.

The use of colour, pace and simple shapes through this animation grabbed my attention from the very beginning. The beautiful flow of all the objects through time and the graceful way each part reacts accordingly with other has really inspired me to take much more care with pace and interaction in my animations.

Statkraft.

A simply information driven animation using all the techniques we have been looking at with after effects, perspective, 3D imaging and moving around the animation fluently.

Infographics.

Some more interesting info graphics animations using the same kind of style i want to incorporate with my work, and also very closely relating to the use of animation found on the discovery channel, the thing that is most appealing to me is the simplicity i don't to try and do anything to complex and intricate due to time my knowledge of this software.

Evolution.

This video i just found along with research so far to do with predators and pre-historic predators has just give me a really interesting idea, i think a top 10 best evolved species could be a really nice idea and offers a lot in terms of visuals, something i will definitely look into more.

Eco systems.

When looking at the top Apex predators i felt it was a good idea to split them into categories of eco systems. An ecosystem is a biological environment consisting of all the organisms living in a particular area, as well as all the nonliving (abiotic), physical components of the environment with which the organisms interact, such as air, soil, water and sunlight.

This allows me to find the top Apex predators of their own section therefore giving me a top Apex predators of the world.

Luckily for me, after doing some research i found the are 10 major Ecosystems these being:

- Mountains (High Elevation)
- Tundra
- Temperate Forest
- Marine/Island
- Desert
- Tropical Dry Forest
- Cold Climate Forest
- Grassland
- Savannah
- Tropical Rainforest

Apex Predators.

After doing a little bit of research i came across an 'Apex Predator'.

Apex Predators, also referred to as the alpha, super or top predator, are predators with no predators of their own, residing at the top of their food chain. Zoologists define predation as the killing and consumption of another organism (which generally excludes parasites and most bacteria).

Using this information i would like to explore the major eco systems on earth and hope to the top 1 / 2 Apex predators from these ecosystems to form my top 10 Apex predators of our planet.

I would also like to explore the Apex predators of the pre-historic world as i can image our predators would be nothing compared to them.

Immune System.

Not completely relevant but still animation, i just find it incredible how great technology is getting that we can now show what micro organisms look like and show how they work.

Discovery 3.

Some different ways to introducing programs for discovery, nice and clean type with little image to show whats happening, another approach i could take.

National Geographic.

Another Info graphic animation, this time on a more preferred subject, still a nice use of layout for the information and an interesting way to introduce a program something to bare in mind.


National Geographic.

Tv Identity.

Looking at what Fred mentioned about channels having an identity their audience can relate to and how professional and informative discovery are, this short clip jumped right out to me, it has every aspect discovery use and the info graphics make it a really interesting video, i would like to use similar info graphics in one of my animations for top ten.

Senkyou.

A Music Video for 'mergrim' lovely flowing animation with interesting sharp movements something i'd like to use with 'snap' i particularly like how you see the full transformation of the shape the whole way through and how it explores all possible options of how to manipulate a simple shape such as a square.

senkyou - mergrim from makoto yabuki on Vimeo.

Skateboard.

Looking into different objects that are renowned for snapping i came round to watching this stupid kid breaking countless skateboards. It me quite a few interesting ideas for 'snap' the i'd like to try and incorporate the movement of a kick flip into one of my animations.

Telitriumph 2011.

A series of motion graphic i came across for what seems like an award show, each clip being introducing an award, i feel the simplicity of these and the concepts behind them are really engaging but i was a little disappointed with how disorderly it seemed.

TELETRIUMPH 2011 NEWS CATEGORY from Nazar Gnativ on Vimeo.

TELETRIUMPH 2011. ENTERTAINMENT CATEGORY from Nazar Gnativ on Vimeo.

TELETRIUMPH 2011. REGIONAL TV CATEGORY from Nazar Gnativ on Vimeo.

IDILL 2011.

This long animation has given me an interesting idea for 'bounce' to almost shred the letter forms and have each section bouncing into place.

IDILL 2011 _ Dance online short film festival animation from Bloc-D on Vimeo.

Sky, 1. 2. 3.

Sky 1, 2, 3 Idents all using different creative approaches to idents, although i appreciate the ideas and feel their done really well i much prefer simple idents that use less for instance the new channel 4 idents using nothing but negative space to create the letter forms gives a much more crisp and professional feel to it.

Syfy.

A little more complicated this time, but with a simple concept, i really like the idea but dont really see it relating much to the channel i feel the unfolding could have been done a lot smother and maybe even slower, even still the animation has a nice crisp finish.

Pixar.

Who could forget this little gem, pixar's ident used for as logn as i can remember and still a wonderfully simple idea, great for kids and an interesting use of interacting image with type.

Channel 4.

Due to their unique logo channel four can and have manipulated it to its best for over 20 years now, these simple but effective idents were way ahead of their time back then using really creative and innovative ideas.

Discovery Science. 2

Another simple ident for discovery again the most appealing aspect of these for me is the simplicity, its not fancy and jumping out the screen at you but it doesn't have to.

Discovery Science ident.

A nice simple text over image ident, the text interacts beautifully with whats happening in the video, i think what i like the most about discovery's idents is the legibility of them and the clear crisp use of type and image. Due to the fact that most things for discovery are informative and explanatory they use very simple clean layouts for every thing and the use of text is usually similar to a manual of some sort, i'm looking forward to using these techniques in my animations.

Unfortunaley due to this video being a JW flash player video i cannot embed it.

Discovery Science Ident.

Top Ten. 2

Predators.

Another area i feel could be an interesting route is predators, because of the sheer amount of predators in the world, not just now but in the past such as dinosaurs there are a lot of visuals to work with, showing how different creatures adapted to become the most dominant species of certain areas of the earth.

Top Ten. 1

Fighter Jets.

In terms of looking at visuals of an object and a wide range of models / designs i feel Fighter jets could be a really interesting route to take, the fighter jet is something that has massively evolved through time becoming more streamlined more fuel efficient and using various different propulsion techniques.

Discovery Rebrand.

We have been asked to choose a TV channel which we would like to use for our next brief 'Top Ten' One of my favourite Channels if not my favourite is definitely Discovery. Lucky for me Discovery has just undergone a Re-brand for all their Idents which i think use some really creative and innovative ideas here's a small compilation of some used.

Saizen.

Yet another ident i found, again nice and simple i feel idents are the best thing for context due to their short period and simplicity it helps gives inspiration in terms of affecting letter forms easily.

TM.

Another ident i found for trouble makers uses simple shapes to form their logo, a nice similar effect to some i want to use but obviously on a simpler level.

KLANG.

A nice simple use of motion type similar to the ways of playing with type we have been introduced to, the main thing i should keep in mind with this module is simplicity.

MTV.

A compilation of some very creative MTV idents, obviously a lot more complex than what were being asked to create but still a nice context blog.

Screen grabs.

We were asked to take 25 screen shots at regular intervals in the animation and then to take 25 screen shots at specific points in the video.

These are the 25 regular intervals.

Screeb Grabs at specific points.