Best Birthday Ever
MOTION
Client: Taetum Hay (Director) and Barthelemy Lanteri (Producer).
A motion end sequence project for Film students at VFS, the design had the following 3 goals in mind: abstract summary, minimalistic elements and slow-paced movement.
Role
Motion Designer / Art Director
Timeline
MAR - APR 2024
Tools
Procreate / After Effects / Photoshop
This project is the product of a collaboration between Digital Design and FIlm Production Students at Vancouver Film School.
Best Birthday Ever is a family drama Short Film made by Film Production Students at VFS. The story begins after Allison gives her estranged Mother one final chance, she is once again let down, and after discovering a present from her childhood, makes the difficult decision to let her family go and choose self peace.
The Challenge
Design a title card, end title sequence, and scrolling credits for Best Birthday Ever, that matches the genre, tone, and presents the overall story of the film.
After the meeting with the team, I had a more defined idea of the visuals and movement to be made, that’s when I developed
The Process
Brief, Moodboards, and Finding the idea
As I read the brief, I knew right away that making the end credits sequence for this film was going to be a challenge due to the genre of the film and the commented preference of the director and producer. And I took it to challenge myself. Since I didn’t have a lot of context on the story, I emailed the producer Barthelemy Lanteri right away to talk to him about the project, the story and emotions behind it.
In the meantime, I wrote and collected words, phrases, questions, shapes, images, anything that came to mind when I read and felt the story.
The Pitch
Were I explained the vision I had and how I intended to interpret this layered story, which I described was: a story of chance, cruel reality, and letting go.
The general idea was to capture the moments of the journey of letting go through abstract visuals, through minimalist and slow-paced movment and elements that portrayed key moments and emotions of the film, from
The Storyboard
The story of the end credits sequence was established with key emotions and representations: Facing a haunting past; Silence, no consideration; Let down, Confrontation, Last Chance, Closure, and Relief.
Development
Figuring out the movement was tricky, but after talking to instructors and playing around After Effects, ups and dows, i figured it out and eventually created the rough cut! As I was showing it to the BBE team, they commented to perfect the timing.
The Result
Reflection
This project was my first abstract experience with motion design. With this piece, I learned a lot about timing, pacing, and overall movement. Now that it's done, I would make some of the elements in a different way, also using a camera would've optimized time and space.
Best Birthday Ever
MOTION
Client: Taetum Hay (Director) and Barthelemy Lanteri (Producer).
A motion end sequence project for Film students at VFS, the design had the following 3 goals in mind: abstract summary of the short film, minimalism, and smooth movement.
Role
Motion Designer / Art Director
Timeline
MAR - APR 2024
Skills
Procreate / After Effects / Photoshop
This project is the product of a collaboration between Digital Design and FIlm Production Students at Vancouver Film School.
Best Birthday Ever is a family drama Short Film made by Film Production Students at VFS. The story begins after Allison gives her estranged Mother one final chance, she is once again let down, and after discovering a present from her childhood, makes the difficult decision to let her family go and choose self peace.
The Challenge
Design a title card, end title sequence, and scrolling credits for Best Birthday Ever, that matches the genre, tone, and presents the overall story of the film.
The Process
Brief, Moodboards, and Finding the idea
As I read the brief, I knew right away that making the end credits sequence for this film was going to be a challenge due to the genre of the film and the commented preference of the director and producer. And I took it to challenge myself. Since I didn’t have a lot of context on the story, I emailed the producer Barthelemy Lanteri right away to talk to him about the project, the story and emotions behind it.
In the meantime, I wrote and collected words, phrases, questions, shapes, images, anything that came to mind when I read and felt the story.
After the meeting with the team, I had a more defined idea of the visuals and movement to be made, that’s when I developed
The Pitch
Were I explained the vision I had and how I intended to interpret this layered story, which I described was: a story of chance, cruel reality, and letting go.
The general idea was to capture the moments of the journey of letting go through abstract visuals, through minimalist and slow-paced movment and elements that portrayed key moments and emotions of the film, from
The Storyboard
The story of the end credits sequence was established with key emotions and representations: Facing a haunting past; Silence, no consideration; Let down, Confrontation, Last Chance, Closure, and Relief.
Development
Figuring out the movement was tricky, but after talking to instructors and playing around After Effects, ups and dows, i figured it out and eventually created the rough cut! As I was showing it to the BBE team, they commented to perfect the timing.
The Result
This project was my first abstract experience with motion design. With this piece, I learned a lot about timing, pacing, and overall movement. Now that it's done, I would make some of the elements in a different way, also using a camera would've optimized time and space.
Reflection
Best Birthday Ever
MOTION
Client: Taetum Hay (Director) and Barthelemy Lanteri (Producer).
A motion end sequence project for Film students at VFS, the design had the following 3 goals in mind: abstract summary of the short film, minimalism, and smooth movement.
Role
Motion Designer / Art Director
Timeline
MAR - APR 2024
Skills
Procreate / After Effects / Photoshop
This project is the product of a collaboration between Digital Design and FIlm Production Students at Vancouver Film School.
Best Birthday Ever is a family drama Short Film made by Film Production Students at VFS. The story begins after Allison gives her estranged Mother one final chance, she is once again let down, and after discovering a present from her childhood, makes the difficult decision to let her family go and choose self peace.
The Challenge
Design a title card, end title sequence, and scrolling credits for Best Birthday Ever, that matches the genre, tone, and presents the overall story of the film.
The Process
Brief, Moodboards, and Finding the idea
As I read the brief, I knew right away that making the end credits sequence for this film was going to be a challenge due to the genre of the film and the commented preference of the director and producer. And I took it to challenge myself. Since I didn’t have a lot of context on the story, I emailed the producer Barthelemy Lanteri right away to talk to him about the project, the story and emotions behind it.
In the meantime, I wrote and collected words, phrases, questions, shapes, images, anything that came to mind when I read and felt the story.
After the meeting with the team, I had a more defined idea of the visuals and movement to be made, that’s when I developed
The Pitch
Were I explained the vision I had and how I intended to interpret this layered story, which I described was: a story of chance, cruel reality, and letting go.
The general idea was to capture the moments of the journey of letting go through abstract visuals, through minimalist and slow-paced movment and elements that portrayed key moments and emotions of the film, from
The Storyboard
The story of the end credits sequence was established with key emotions and representations: Facing a haunting past; Silence, no consideration; Let down, Confrontation, Last Chance, Closure, and Relief.
Development
Figuring out the movement was tricky, but after talking to instructors and playing around After Effects, ups and dows, i figured it out and eventually created the rough cut! As I was showing it to the BBE team, they commented to perfect the timing.
The Result
Reflection
This project was my first abstract experience with motion design. With this piece, I learned a lot about timing, pacing, and overall movement. Now that it's done, I would make some of the elements in a different way, also using a camera would've optimized time and space.
Role
Motion Designer / Art Director
Skills
Procreate / After Effects / Photoshop
Timeline
MAR - APR 2024
Best Birthday Ever
MOTION
Client: Taetum Hay (Director) and Barthelemy Lanteri (Producer).
A motion end sequence project for Film students at VFS, the design had the following 3 goals in mind: abstract summary of the short film, minimalism, and smooth movement.
This project is the product of a collaboration between Digital Design and FIlm Production Students at Vancouver Film School.
Best Birthday Ever is a family drama Short Film made by Film Production Students at VFS. The story begins after Allison gives her estranged Mother one final chance, she is once again let down, and after discovering a present from her childhood, makes the difficult decision to let her family go and choose self peace.
The Challenge
Design a title card, end title sequence, and scrolling credits for Best Birthday Ever, that matches the genre, tone, and presents the overall story of the film.
The Process
Brief, Moodboards, and Finding the idea
As I read the brief, I knew right away that making the end credits sequence for this film was going to be a challenge due to the genre of the film and the commented preference of the director and producer. And I took it to challenge myself. Since I didn’t have a lot of context on the story, I emailed the producer Barthelemy Lanteri right away to talk to him about the project, the story and emotions behind it.
In the meantime, I wrote and collected words, phrases, questions, shapes, images, anything that came to mind when I read and felt the story.
After the meeting with the team, I had a more defined idea of the visuals and movement to be made, that’s when I developed
The Pitch
Were I explained the vision I had and how I intended to interpret this layered story, which I described was: a story of chance, cruel reality, and letting go.
The general idea was to capture the moments of the journey of letting go through abstract visuals, through minimalist and slow-paced movment and elements that portrayed key moments and emotions of the film, from
The Storyboard
The story of the end credits sequence was established with key emotions and representations: Facing a haunting past; Silence, no consideration; Let down, Confrontation, Last Chance, Closure, and Relief.
Development
Figuring out the movement was tricky, but after talking to instructors and playing around After Effects, ups and dows, i figured it out and eventually created the rough cut! As I was showing it to the BBE team, they commented to perfect the timing.
The Result
Reflection
This project was my first abstract experience with motion design. With this piece, I learned a lot about timing, pacing, and overall movement. Now that it's done, I would make some of the elements in a different way, also using a camera would've optimized time and space.
