Don't Be A Drip

After getting feedback on my rough cut posted last week, I tried to incorporate as much as I could in the time frame I was had. The changes are pretty subtle but I shortened the first shower scene and made the shampoo sound come in earlier. I also shortened the last scene when the water says 'Don't Be A Drip." I erased the numbers at the bottom right corner and added shading in photoshop to try to match the first scene. Here it is:



Don't Be A Drip from Sara Maier on Vimeo.

Don't Be A Drip (Rough Cut)

Don't Be A Drip (Rough Cut) from Sara Maier on Vimeo.

Update: Water Conservation

Over the break I finishes most of my drawing. I put started playing around with some of the scenes and put some sound in them to get a feel for what the final will look like. Here are some tests...

Update

So far I've just been making practice sketches to plan out my frames and transitions since I've never done a cell animation before. I haven't used a lightbox yet but I plan to later this week so I can start really animating.

Update

During our week off I worked on making the graphic elements for my water conservation psa. I also took some photos of what I would film to get an idea of what the frames would look like with the animations on top. After seeing them I don't think the graphic elements on top of the live video look good visually. I'm starting to think about changing the medium and instead fo using video and animaiton onver it, I want to go 100% animated using line drawings. Below is an animation I found online that is a good example of what it would look like if I did change my medium:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03kMyDBdWEM

Here are the graphic elements I made and also the photos I took:

HW 9 - Final Revisions

After thinking about it some more, I have decided to make this project my final piece. I think I've decided to keep it the way it is in the storyboard now, and have the facts about water animate over live video rather than having it play in a separate frame..  I am still undecided about the animation part of my project. I want a voice over narration to play as the animation is going and it will be showing the bucket being filled with gallons of water. I'm just unsure if the way I have my animation planned in the storyboard will be effective enough, or if I should add something more to give more impact to the viewer.

HW 8 - Storyboard Revision