Animatic production

Animatic Production

The formation of our animatic was to produce a storyboard which involved shot by shot drawings. We created a first draft of eight basic shots to practice the technique we would be using in our final animatic. We included a brief description explaining the shot type (Close-up, medium shot etc.). Using a video recorder, held in place by a tri-pod to ensure we got a clear and detailed image, we took still footage of each individual frame we had drawn. Having completed the storyboard and filming we captured the images into Adobe Premiere Elements. Then placed it on a timeline where we could split the clips up individually and alter the frame rate, stretching the length of the image to the desired time. We did this in time to our track (Ja Rule featuring Tank – Race Against Time) by importing it into the same timeline allowing us to work with both audio and visuals simultaneously. We then uploaded our Finished animatic into a Youtube account for viewing.
We believe our animatic went well, but we relised we had to have more 'filling' shots. As a result we took into consideration more camera angles and effects that could be used, when brainstorming extra shots as a group discussion. For example one of our narrative scenes with the money difficulties. Overall the animatic has helped us develop and gain key skills understanding how to use Adobe Premiere Elements, using such tools as, fade in, fade out, jump cuts, changing contrast and brightness. We were able to familiarise with live footage to from our very first test shoot, replacing some of the still animatic shots with the footage we had gathered. Overall filming the animatic has helped us relise what to aim for in our final result.

Oli, Jack, Sam