Hi Phil, here is my animatic so far but i'm a bit stuck as to how I can represent mitosis? I am trying to use your idea of some form of kinetic movement, but I cant seem to make it work for me.
1) I think the opening scenes are too protracted - you don't need as many repetitions before we see the cell join the throng.
2) In terms of 'showing Mitosis' - I think you need to thinking in more 3D terms and also simplify the design of your various components in a more Toy-design style. So - instead of just keeping the camera hovering outside the cell - why not take us into the nucleus and think about presenting the space and the bits more like this:
Then, once the process has been shown, you can pop us back out into the marble run and show us the cycle beginning again - so think toys, think about those chunky, smooth simplifications you see in toy design and work on a plain white background, so you can move in and out and around 'new objects' as you need to introduce them - also - just take a look at your typeface... does it truly fit your world/visual concept?
Hi Jen - just some thoughts then:
ReplyDelete1) I think the opening scenes are too protracted - you don't need as many repetitions before we see the cell join the throng.
2) In terms of 'showing Mitosis' - I think you need to thinking in more 3D terms and also simplify the design of your various components in a more Toy-design style. So - instead of just keeping the camera hovering outside the cell - why not take us into the nucleus and think about presenting the space and the bits more like this:
http://climbandplay.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Little-Tikes-8-in-1-Playground-Climbing-Frame-main-image.jpg
http://www.safeplay.co.za/images/slices/ldcircleclimber_01.gif
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BvNLFASjjqo/Uu5GXpYzXjI/AAAAAAAAAbQ/zOoIV0HNZWc/s1600/DSC03811.JPG
Think of your visual concept as 'playful' - the way kids love to play with plastic interactive 'noisy' toys - and it's that kind of design universe:
http://thumbs1.ebaystatic.com/d/l225/m/movK-nyp4kYhLVl_wU1U7wA.jpg
http://www.hibba.co.uk/assets/images/db_images/db_CITY_BEADS_071.jpg
Then, once the process has been shown, you can pop us back out into the marble run and show us the cycle beginning again - so think toys, think about those chunky, smooth simplifications you see in toy design and work on a plain white background, so you can move in and out and around 'new objects' as you need to introduce them - also - just take a look at your typeface... does it truly fit your world/visual concept?