Journal VI | October 4, 2017
Here's a link to my final video, but the following paragraphs are about the feedback I got from some friends.
The first friend I asked was my friend Ryan. He's also a fan of the show, so I was curious how someone familiar with the content felt. I texted him the video, he watched it, and This is what he said:
At :44 you spelled responsibility wrong, but other than that it was really good! I liked the different graphics, and how they related, like the wallet the post it notes. It was also really easy to follow what was going on, though maybe I'm biased cause I've seen the show lol. Only thing I would suggest is maybe make the ending a bit bigger? Some kind of strobe thing whenever a punch lands? I don't know you don't want it to end up like 1960's Batman lol. Also, I don't know how you do it but maybe you could make it clearer who was getting hit. That was the only part I thought wasn't crystal clear. Overall that was really good, you got the tension across that they built up in the show
From this, I decided I needed to work on my spelling, and well as making the ending more ffective. I was also happy to know he was a fan of my vector images and animations I had going on.
The second person I asked was my friend Kevin, who was not familiar with the show. This is what he said:
Just watched it, the beginning was really good, but the only things that were weird to follow was like the very end with the fight, the color of the text was too close to the background, and near like 140 I think there was some just dead space. And I'm a little confused about the pants thing, like it's a weird shape going into the pants before he shows the gun I think? And then with the first time we see the wallet and he's saying the social security check, maybe have different either bills or credit cards come out/ fold out with the text on it
From this, I decided to work on the timing in some places, the fight at the end and the color of the text used there, fixing the hand/gun/shirt animation, and chaking the wallet/check just a little bit.
Overall, I am extremely happy with my final product. I really wanted to push myself, as After Effects is one major Adobe program I wasn't familiar with. While I am obviously not a pro with it yet, I feel much more comfortable and confident working in the program, and I'm very happy with my progress.