So What If (as Stan Would Say)

This typography animation was first shown to me during my introductory year for graphic design (givin' a shoutout to Paige for the hookup!), and it was always fascinating to me how wonderful this story was through typography. Not kinetic type, but using the characters of a typeface to construct a story along with the music, and having a well conceptual direction for what the story detailed. After having experience with After Effects, I start to see how it was constructed, and grabbing an idea how it conveyed the message through editing and camera use.

So what if there was a story told through type with no dialogue, but just made up of characters of that typeface? Where would the story go? How would you keep people interested? Is there a message to the story? I see a lot of kinetic typography pieces, but barely any projects that showcase a typeface as the main star of its' own production. Something to think about, not just for myself, but for others who are interested. :)

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World on DVD!!!

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is out on DVD! Today! :D So happy, I'm gettin' my copy for sure!

Also, if you weren't able to see it on Facebook, there will be a showing of Scott Pilgrim at Cinefest this Thursday at 7PM. Some of the juniors are planning on going, so it would be awesome to go as a group and hang out. Hope to see you there this Thursday! :D

Toy Story Kinetic Typography

Saw this a few months ago, and to this day, I'm truly amazed by the work and craftsmanship for this composition! I wanted to do this scene myself...but after I saw it the first time, I said screw it. LOL :D It was too darn awesome to try and out do. It is an awesome project, taking on a classic animation scene.

Enjoy!

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

If you guys still have not seen Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, shame on you as graphic designers! Already seen this movie four times.

What this movie provided, was not just an awesome story, but brought a lot of amazing animation and typography throughout the entire movie. And yes, the action was epic, more surprising and better than Iron Man 2! Check out some of the screenshots:

And I know that Sean covered some video game knowledge in his presentation, so if you enjoy video games, this is your movie right here! Not to mention, it had something that our class needed last semester: A really good example of what a movie introduction looked like!

And you know what?! It's playing at the Plaza Theater right now!! THE PLAZA THEATER!! Do we still remember that place from last year?

Do yourself a favor, get a ticket, grab a pen and paper, along with that tub of popcorn and go see this movie!! Seriously, it'll inspire you to really push your design skills. It already inspired me to push my cartoonist skills and After Effects skills. Heck, does anyone wanna go see this as a group?! Eh, probably not. :P

And Scott takes his game to a whole new level with this move. HA! LOL

Barbershop - Kinetic Typography

My kinetic typography project in film/tv. Done in After Effects, and I had an awesome time working on this! :)