After having done a quick storyboard, I was worried about the aesthetic of how the animation was going to look. I know usually, claymation is known for it's rustic look, but since I was working with white plasticine alone, I wasn't sure if it would work.
Firstly, I had to think about the SETUP. I've never done anything like this before, so I had no idea what kind of background I could go for. In college we had to print our designs on massive sheets of laminated cardboard and since they were quite bendy, I thought they would be great at mimicking those backdrops you get at professional photoshoots! Especially since I was going to be doing everything in miniature.
Mid scene in my test I decided that I didn't really like how the animation was looking. It was very grey and dull, which is not what E4 is all about and therefore I felt like I wouldn't' be doing the company justice. I didn't have a problem with how the plasticine was being animated, but just the visual of it.
Therefore I quickly took some of my shots into Photoshop, adjusted the levels and then did a purple overlay, to reflect E4's infamous colour scheme. I quite like the look of this, definitely a lot more than the initial outlook. It also gives me a lot more control, if I want to add more shadow in specific scenes I can. And when I morph the ball into the E4 logo at the end, I can use Photoshop to create the detail instead of on the plasticine itself.
I feel like this has made me more confident with the animation, but I am still worried how it will look, so more tests are definitely going to be needed.
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