Extended Practice: Some More Changes

BEFORE

After seeing our projects on such a big scale in the lecture theatre, I was able to pick up on some new flaws which I hadn't thought of changing until then. The first one stood out to me so much, which is in the Texting & Driving animation, where the driver picks up his phone, but his arm pops. I felt that the movement as a whole on this scene was a bit jumpy, and the speed could have been a lot faster, and this was accentuated when watching it on the big screen.

AFTER

As you can see, after going back in and fixing this scene, it looks ten times better. There is no pop of the arm, and the background moving faster increases the illusion of how fast he is going in comparison to his small crawl. I also added some movement to the other arm which is on the wheel, as it would naturally move with your body, and keeping the steering wheel straight. I also added a touch of movement to his right leg, as he presses the acceleration pedal, and to the left, as his foot lifts of the clutch. This looks so much better than before, even though these are subtle changes, they make a lot of difference.

BEFORE

The other change I made was to this scene, where I felt like there could have been a longer pause as he waits at the traffic lights. Other people as well, felt like this scene ran too fast, and could be emphasised with a beep to push him along, which is harder to do when the clip is so short.

AFTER

To alter this, I made the red car move off a little bit earlier than before, which means that the driver is texting instead of preparing to drive. Now in post production, I can fit the beep in without the scene feeling too rushed and fast paced.

Here are the scenes now fitted into the rest of the animation.

I also quickly made another scene for my 'no headlights' animation as I thought that there needed to be another close up of the main character. Again, I wanted another interesting composition, so I created it as if the audience is looking at the protagonist through the rearview mirror. I quite like this scene a lot, and it adds more interest to the beginning of the advert.