about the author: Murakami final sting

I thought that I would have to change more for the final edition of this sting but it was well received and the  only major suggestion was that I should include his full surname on the last image- it would be too confusing to rely on the viewer to make out his name amongst the jumbled letters of the rest of the animation  especially in only fifteen seconds!

I think I did a good job making use of simple animation to make something somewhat effective- I'm not very skilled in After Effects but still managed to make something that flows. I think this comes from having a lot of scenes within the animation- it keeps the pace up whilst also distracting the viewer from the lack of complicated movement!

At this stage of the project it's easy to forget why I chose or did certain things, but I think it fits well as part of my progression of the project- using the motifs that I had picked up on from the beginning and throughout. In turn I think it suits the mood that I picked up from Murakami's work and feels suitably dark and surreal.


Things I would consider more if I was to do this again:

• Could I make the textures move too? I can imagine this being easier to control in a frame by frame animation, such as when using Photoshop to make a gif. It would have to be subtle to not distract from the more important assets of the animation though, but I think it would make it look a little livelier and less stiff.

• Does the animation fit well as a set with the prints? The colours are similar, though if I was to be a little picky two different shades of yellow are used. My biggest concern is the textures putting it out of place, but without them the animation did look very flat and clinical. 

• Although I think I did well for my first try with After Effects I still am not satisfied with how flat and stiff the animation looks. I'm not sure if it's just because of my lack of knowledge in the software, but I think animating frame by frame in Photoshop is more suited to me.

*Technical Issues*

When uploading this I encountered some technical issues with the software that I could only fix with the help of professionals! The music would not line up with the animation and only towards the end did we find out that it had been in the wrong folder. Still, it was exported into Premier Pro and the music was added into there again, which is a way of fixing it again in the future if it should happen again!