End of design practice 1!

I have finally finished my pixilation project. The film reel, silent movie music and sepia effect really add to the putcome. here it is:





Also, my interactive narrative is also complete and on deviant art. If you do have a go i know that it is quite an obscure idea but i think it works quite well. It is based on the idea of the butterfly effect and my outcomes are very dramatic to emphasise this. I did design 4/5 of the characters myself (I think it is obvious which one I didn't design) but did have influences from UP 3D and other cartoon characters. The final product works quite successfully i believe. I would have liked to have offered more choices to the user and more outcomes but as more choices are put in, the frame rate grows exponentially. Also, with a bit more time I would have inproved the drawings but this was impossible. I did find it quite tricky to do but after I got the hang of it, it all came together quite quickly. I have realised i should have made the objects buttons and not just the text, I apologise to anybody who finds this frustrating. So here it is, the final edit:



http://jkirkie91.deviantart.com/art/interactive-narrative-146729273




Overall, I think that the past 9 weeks have been successful and I am pleased with the outcomes. Looking forward to some of the projects next year after reading the briefs but for now going to enjoy the break.

interactive narrative

2 weeks into the project now and i have my idea completed now, and also have most drawings done. I would try and explain but I wouldn't know where to begin. Basically, it all came from the idea of the butterfly effect. The idea that one event no matter how insignificant it may seem could have a massive effect on the future. So my flash consists of the user selecting the future over the period of a day. Unfortunately I could not have much of a web of events as th more options the user has the more frames it would take up. The designs for my character have basically come from a combition of pixar characters and random photos i have found on google. All that is needed now is for the last few sketches to be complete and the buttons added and it hopefully should be complete by Friday!
On a side note, I watched UP 3D last week. The first 3D film I have seen and thought it was one of the greatest cinematic experiences I have ever had. Story line, characters and presentation was amazing. Also the use of 3D wasn't used as a gimic and really added to the film.