The Last One

I can't believe we're finally here, WEEK 14 that is! It's amazing and scary how time has flown. I still remember when I first started this blog, well that was 13 weeks ago!

It has been fun, and sometimes annoying to have to constantly write here like I'm an insane person talking to myself haha only cos I'm not a blog person. I'm more of a diary person. But anyway I digress. lol

Tomorrow we hand everything in, in a DVD. 

And I cannot wait.!

I printed everything last monday, because I wanted to be on the safe side rather than panic and lose control. Which I hate. So I strived to get everything done earlier. For peace of mind more than anything.

Here's what the final product looks like now. I really can't do anything now. It's outta my hands.. 

And tomorrow, literally!

So there it is. I will burn the DVD tomorrow cos Julie, (freki JUkatt- she's JU in jukatt) has the final render of the DVD. We should be aight.

So yes, everything's done.. FINALLY!!

I wanna write a quick reflection before I sign off from this blog. and I'm gonna be really honest, cos there's no point lying, especially if I think I'm talking to myself here. haha

Firstly I wanna comment on HOW MUCH I have learnt in this class. DAMN, soo much. From AfterEffects down to the littlest details in typography, i think I know a little bit more about them. AfterEffects has been fun and frustrating, but good to know it nonetheless. With typography, damn, listening to Jodie talk about everything she knows about it makes me feel like crap cos it shows how much I don't know. But at the same time it makes me feel good too that I'm actually learning something new everyday. You don't wanna be going to class and not learning anything right?

Especially with that poster that I showed her, I learnt heaps from that sit down more than I dont know,whatever. lol

And yeah apparently, we aren't pirates! Lol Lesson learnt, don't use low res brown paper as background for text. haha I only used it cos I felt like I needed to put something there, but anyways yeah it's better to just use NORMAL PAPER! haha

What else umm oh yeah coffee stains. I thought it showed the guy's nervous character? But nahh probably just looked tacky.

Moving on to the reflection, um yeah I'm glad this subject is over, definitely. Cos it's been so FCKING stressful, cos there was so much to do! Whinging?? YES I am. but it's alright cos it's over now! haha

And hopefully I wouldn't have to do all this again, except for the ones I enjoyed because I choose to do it aagain.

Oh God please, I hope I pass this subject. As much as I learnt a lot in this semester, I hope everything I've done is enough for this subject. I definitely pushed myself here, taken feedback in and followed them like a good sheep. haha

Anyways in case Damo and Jodie actually read everything here word by word, just wanna say thanks for everything this semester. wweeeeee hooooooo DONE 

Title Sequence Title Sequence Title Sequence

It's 9.01 AM 12th October, last day of Week 13 and I couldn't be happier thinking about that!
Except for the weather outside which is the worst I've seen in a long time. It wasn't just gloomy or raining, it was like there was a storm out there. There probably is one lol
Umbrellas flipping and shit.

Anyways I digress. I'm here to show my title sequence which I think is done yay.

Actually I might put up the first version and write the comments Jodie made about it, then I will put up the newer version. =)

So I think she said straightaway that the font was too big. Cos it's a typewriter font, it doesn't want to be used as a big thing. So I changed that.
Also we had (well she had an idea and i did it LOL) to use the diagonal thing going on with my poster and actually tie that in with the brand. SO, have a look how I used that in the next version.

Tada!

FUlly sick

Last night in class, waited in a very looong line to talk to the lecturers to get feedback for the poster and title sequence.

Man oh man, did I get hammered!!! LOL

There's too many to type but some of which that I remember are :
"Oh that fucking blob again" - talking about the gunshot on the logo Jane
Font too big, which I only noticed too when it was printed!
The slanting angle on the fold for the packaging didn't suit the poster, had to fix that too.
The credit names were getting lost in the wilderness and they were too big too!

haha that's what I can recall for now.
After that talk, stress came crawling back to my innards hhaha. Sooo what did I do?
22% battery left on the train and an hour and a half train ride ahead of me, I started working on the poster! That made time fly faster on the train, and ultimately made myself feel better about everything. I just want that feeling that everything's going to be okay. I hate that anxiety feeling, cos it eats me up.

So anyway, here's the updated version. Apparently last night, we were figuring out how to make a FAIL into a PASS. Hopefully this is a pass =P

And I shall be working on the title sequence now.

Week 13! Update

It's Week 13! Time has flown and we all know it. Everyone just wants to finish and get it done with.
Amen to that!!

So anyways, I think my last entry was about the poster, thinking of what I was gonna do with it.
Well I think I figured it out! Yay!
Las week I did the poster, and I think it needs more work. But because I'm using it as the packaging as well, I think now it's a bit further along than where it was last week.

I'm gonna have to design both sides because they're both going to be shown! Duuhhh

That's what I have so far..

I've actually experimented with the folding of the poster to contain the DVD and it's looking good so far. That poster up there is the updated version after I've played around with the DVD casing, considering the positioning and all. I'm excited about it! :)

ALso with the title sequence, I think it's coming along. I'm done with most of it. Just have to add a tint, and maybe see Damian for some refinement. I didn't get to talk to the lecturers last week cos everyone was seeing them and the list kept getting longer. haha Definitely seeing them today!

IT's the last chance to fix everything!!

I cannnoooootttt wait to hand in everything and be freeeee!