There was a lot of editing to be made in After Effects which made me panic slightly due to the massive workload that also needed to be in. When I got to uni, I photographed each frame using a vertical stand for my camera so it would remain in the exact same spot as it took each picture. I then imported all the images into After Effects and began adjusting the time sequence so that each morphed image would run parallel with the sound of the broadcast. I made the reversals too by swapping round the frames in correspondence to the next subject being discussed by the broadcast. When I finished that, I moved onto adjusting the constant horizontal line. I realised it was too central within the frame and it was causing the tops of some of the images to be cut off. I went into the filter section and increased the contrast and levels which made the white background and black lines a flat colour. I then added another flat white background to fill in the entire space behind the frames. This allowed me to be able to drag the sequence down a third without there being a different shade above. I re-scanned some of the frames that had this problem and replaced the originals with them. Also what I could do is rub out some of the smudges that appear too often due to the background being a solid white colour. I could probably edit this tomorrow and render it again.
I believe I have responded to the brief well with this piece. My reasoning for the constant line and the morphing forms was because it connoted with how radio signals are read. The flickering line almost represents both the speaker's voices as though they are speaking to the listener through radio communication. It also illustrates the historical information they speak of by morphing into what they are describing. Animation and sound together make very effective composition with one another. The two compliment one another through expressionism.
I can't believe it's the end of 2nd year! I hope I do well in this project and the other two.
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