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Assignment 2: Film Credits

Description: Using Flash, create an opening credit sequence to the movie of your choice.

Include at least 4 text elements (i.e., Production Company, Producer, Distributor, Director, Lead Actors, Title). You do not have to include all of the opening credit titles from the original film, but you must include the film's title.

Example from the film Magnolia

New Line Cinema Presents
A Ghoulardi Film Company Production
A P.T. Anderson Picture
Magnolia

Example from the film Seven

New Line Cinema Presents
An Arnold Kopelson Production
A Film by David Fincher
Brad Pitt
Morgan Freeman
Seven

Example from the film The Piano

CIBY 2000 Presents
A Jan Chapman Production
Holly Hunter
Harvey Keitel
Sam Neill
The Piano
A Film by Jane Campion

 

Be very concious of details and be careful not to "over-animate," TOO much movement is frequently distracting, unnecessary and looks very amateurish. Remember, in motion graphics, the motion can be more important and have more impact than the graphical element being moved. The way you choose to move, or not move, an element across the screen can enhance the meaning of that element greatly.

Spend a lot of time looking at kinetic typography on the Web, on commercials, in films and sitcoms.

Details: Frame rate: up to you, but consider using a frame rate between 18 and 24 fps.
  Movie Size: 640 pixels wide x 360 pixels high (adjust movie properties in Modify-->Movie)
  Export your FLA as a SWF and insert it in an HTML page. Upload this assignment to the server and link to your assignment from your course site.
 

File Size: your final SWF file should be less than 500K.

Some tips on reducing file size:

  • Never bring in images that are NOT 72 dpi
  • Limit the number of bitmaps you import (try to use lines and graphics you have made in Flash as much as possible)
  • Import your images as PNG files
  • Make your sound shorter! Consider using a loop that is less than 15 seconds.


Grading Criteria: Concept: storyboard and ideas 25%
  Design and aesthetics: Do the credits reflect the "feel" of the film? Colors, font choice, and motion graphics.
 25%
  Execution: How do elements enter and exit the viewable frame? Transitions and movement from one segment to the next? 25%
  Technical ability: does it work 25%

Due Date: 2/24/03

This assignment is worth 15% of your final grade.

 

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