A few possibilities for a final project floated around in my head, including a music video for a song based on this piece of album cover art seen below. This is still an idea that I'd like to explore, and perhaps something that I'll look into in my spare time.
The final project that I have settled upon is a fantastic and exciting opportunity opened up by fellow Level 3 students, creating their final piece for the Multicamera module at the University of Lincoln. The group approached me with the proposal that I could create some work for their show, that I could use on my own portfolio when looking for work after graduating. The scope of work being requested is no small task, and I subsequently proposed that the work I create for the show is used as my creative output for my final project at University. This means that I can create a level of content that suits the program, but is also substantial enough for me to focus on as my own project work. If it was a mere side project, my focus would be split, and the final outcome would not be as good as it could be. This setup is the best for all parties, and will also work well to show the collaborative nature of media at University; something that will feature well on any creative CV.
As for the actual content that will need to be created, following meetings with the producer Lucy Whitehead and writer Bobby Beardwell, I have started to look for inspirations in the media for how to achieve the desired outcomes. The show, set in the near future, follows Rowen on her journey in a world where the new government, 'The Promise', control almost every aspect of life. Only thoughts are safe from the government's prying eyes. This setting requires a range of sci-fi and semi-futuristic animations to help create the rich depth that the story demands. Characters will be seen with circuitry in their eyes and glowing red LED's attached to their necks, as well as a variety of other artifacts placed into the cinematography. One example of this is the advertising that I will be creating and placing into the scene, similar to the adverts seen in Alfonso Cuaron's Children of Men.
Whilst the adverts above look like regular bus adverts, they are moving images in the film. Follow this link to see a YouTube video full of more examples of the dystopic adverts from this film. Children of Men is a clear inspiration for the work I will complete for this project in relation to the adverts being placed into the environment.
Screens are another aspect of the show that I will create, which is something that features heavily in most modern sci-fi films and tv shows. Minority Report and the Avengers Assemble (both seen below) are just two examples from a wide range of cinema that uses holographic displays to aid with the establishment of a sci-fi setting.
By concurring with genre convention, not only will the outcome be recognisable as a sci-fi inflected show, but I shall have something to base the creation of these animations and effects over the coming weeks.
My next post will provide more detail on the exact content I will be creating, as well as establishing some timelines for the creation of all the content over the semester.
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