We have been asked to produce an ident/trailer for Animated Exeter, an animation festival that takes place in February. The ident will be played before every screening, which means it has to be visually interesting enough to survive repeat viewings. It also has to include the sponsor logos – not the most fascinating imagery ever! I began working with one group, but it soon fell apart as no one else actually wanted to be working on this project. By week 2 I was in a different group, who seemed pleased to see the mood board I had created.
There are lots of ideas being discussed within the group. I find that I am usually the boring one who points out that we have limited time available to us (we can’t spent 5 weeks building a set; the project has to be completed by early December). Ben has got some strong ideas around using a clock tower. He’s also keen to use a wooden egg prop which he has at home. This fits quite well with Ralph’s idea of using the Phoenix from Exeter’s Art Centre. I am lucky in that I live in Exeter so am familiar with the building, so I am doing some sketches of the phoenix and also of a couple of clocks… I don’t know if they are useful but I want to be doing something towards the concept art. I really don’t enjoy the pre-production side of projects, but there doesn’t seem to be much else to do at the moment. I am worried that if I stop working it will be hard to start again! I guess I should try my hand at some storyboards too… groan…
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