Research 2

While I was in class one of my tutors showed me another comic strip animation for me to look at.

The walking dead Fan made intro

This is very similar to what I would be creating but using the walking dead comics by Robert Kirkman. The main thing that has changed is the lighten. This creates a dark sense of things. This create the illusion of movement using Adobe Aftereffects to create a camera to move in a out of screens. I have done something similar before. He would have had to separate each part of the picture, make them 3D layers and move each part slightly in the z axis and with a camera, they would have been able to create the illusion of movement in the scenes. I want to take this on board for the production of my own work. I personally find that this is the best way to create the animated comic strip.

I also found a website showing the making off to give me lots of tips and advice for my own production.

Making of the walking dead Intro (fan made)

Spirit Guard Udyr Comic - League of Legends

This is also very similar to what I intend to create but this is different, this animated comic strip is interactive, you push and slide to make the main protagonist active his abilities to follow the story. Unfortunately what I am creating will not be interactive, but what I can take away from it is art work itself. The art work is very well done and the length of time its on screen to either listen or read the text is perfect and this is needed for my production and is something I need to keep in mind.

Another thing I have noticed is that when a panel is being read it moves and is animated with the other panels frozen and darken. It reminds me of the theatre, when a scene is active the lights are on and when its finished the lights are off, this is is a wicked thing to add on my production because this can help the audience no what scene is on and which aren't.

The Woman Comic

My tutor saw what I was looking at and has shown me some work from a previous student. This is pretty much the same thing I will be doing, the difference is I will be having a background. This student created this using his artistic skills to create the still images and then moved them using Adobe Aftereffects. He also created the blood in Adobe Aftereffects. This is extremely effective and he also created the illusion of movement like I want to in my work. I love the art style it isn't as detailed as other comic strip animations but it really does work.

With all the research I have I now know different ways an animated comic strip is created and different art styles.