Top ten things - Further Vectoring and Type

I realised that I'd missed a few things out from my list of 'things to vector', just a few more to do!

I also took this opportunity to start designing the type which would appear in each of my idents. I decided to keep it aesthetically simple, as the images I use are quite bold, detailed and colourful. I needed to use one colour throughout, I felt, to keep it consistant. One which could be used against any colour. I also needed to use a typeface suitable to be used alongside the bbc one logo. 

I decided on the mass of text to be that of the same typeface as the font. The title 'Top ten mocktails' to be Reisling. A decorative font, sophisticated and simple. I felt it had qualities similar to the 'clubbing scene' in regard to style and weight.

Top ten things - The direction I'm going to take

After having a mental breakdown at the lack of skills I seem to have on after effects, I spoke to Lorraine. Finding that my skills lie within illustrating and hand rendered pieces, she suggested I followed the path of some student in previous years; to concentrate the bulk of your time on creating stunning visual illustrative material, and use AE to simply move these pieces around the screen, as the images would speak for themselves. 

I was much happier after realising I could do this, so decided to get cracking on creating some intricate, colourful illustrative material. I also realised, when coming to create the packaging, I would have art work readily prepared, so in a sense, it was a time saver on that part!

I illustrated everything I could think I would need within my idents and title sequence.

Heres an initial animation. Using the images above I have created a first moving piece. I was unsure of the tone I wanted to create. It has humorous elements (the cow kicking the juice and glass) alongside serious elements (the statistics about drinkers). Its basically a collation of a series of approaches I could take. 

The text element - as its own composition - 

I decided I wanted to experiment with Kinetic Type, not very well I must admit, but its a start!

Top ten things - Creating images for animation

I decided to make a start on creating vectors which will be used within my idents and title sequence.