Explanations

So a recent exercise was to create a quick presentation in five minutes, to explain my project aims and goals with feedback form other students on how much it was understood. I feel my project went well, with a few pieces of feedback that were very helpful for my direction.

So as I always do we will start with the negatives – deal with bad news first!

1) My project is already quite focussed:

- Setting out with such a definite idea and project right out of the gate can narrow my views and actually hinder development of the project. It may not be helpful to choose a direction instantly and stick to it without deviation, as it may stop any natural evolution

2) It is very big

The good thing about motion comics is that they are many different forms of media in one: They are animated, audio, interactive and written with a text based slant. They include themes of audio design, cinematography and screenwriting – as well as general writing and pacing. I love the idea of exploring several themes, but this is a huge undertaking and I need to keep achievable completion in view as well as the fun of exploring.

3) I know how to create the final artefact, but have not chosen software (Or media)

I'm still unsure of the package to use when creating, mainly swinging between Adobe After Effects and Maya for the actual final creation after creating assets in Photoshop (Or maybe Corel Painter. You see the problem) I need to perform more media tests, but this is a later concern.

The Positives!

1) Strong direction and a lot of scope.

Already explained in earlier points.

2) Transmedia is new and exciting

I agree. It truly is a new field with lots to explore and lots of fun to have. (Do I sound conceited? I don't mean to.)

3) Lots of room to experiment.

Already covered. One of the reasons to choose a motion comic over a regular comic or animation is the ability to explore in all fields.

I hope my presentation comes across clearly on Thursday, as I will stop working on it soon and return to reading eye burningly dry textbooks to describe a media question.