Monday, December 12, 2011

Final Project - Animated Commercial

For some reason, the audio would not render when making the video file - sorry!

Sunday, November 20, 2011

Final Project: Animated Commercial - Step#3 (Concept Art)

Final Project: Animated Commercial - Step#2 (Storyboards)

My basic idea is to have all the items in the first row come in down the table individually and go into the pot like the picture in the middle. Then they all mix together in a puff of smoke while the sad eggs watch. And out of the bowl comes a cupcake (the same one from the logo).



Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Final Project: Animated Commercial - Step#1 (Ideas)

Idea#1: Have all of the ingredients for a cupcake (buter,sugar,flour,etc) all bouncing around and then at the end, have them come together to make a cupcake (maybe the same cupcake from the logo).


Idea#2: Have a bunch of people walking towards the same place. Then have text questioning why people are going there and what the big deal is. Then show the logo and have a voice-over talk about the new eggless bakery.


Idea#3: Have a bunch of chefs bowling and instead of pins it is eggs and when they get a strike, the animation has an egg. Then a narration about how the bakery is eggless.


Idea#4: Have a chef whisking something in a bowl and he is about to crack an egg into it and someone runs up in slow motion and catches the egg before it falls into the bowl. Then a narration about how the bakery is eggless.


Idea#5: A bunch of people at the bakery enjoying the food.

Sunday, November 6, 2011

Assignment#5: Commercial Evaluations

Commercial#1: Sprint
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW_9SYaWAQg

This is a commercial for Sprint (it was not for one of their products in particular). It has a mix of all three styles: animation, live action, and stop motion. The three are blended very well and using all three definitely enhanced the commercial. The tone is happy and the target audience is anyone who knows how to use technology/a cell phone. They are saying that by purchasing a Sprint phone, it will make life easier because everything will be on one screen rather than having many different products/screens to do the same things. There is no narrator- it is all written out in text with instrumental music in the back. I feel that this commercial is successful in that it reaches a wide audience and is entertaining.


Commercial#2: Sherwin-Williams
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWUrM0IZaDQ

This is an animated commercial for Sherwin-Williams.The tone is happy as it is bright and follows bees around pretty flowers and vivid colors (made from color chips). The target audience is average families - it is the best paint for the most reasonable price. They are saying that they can solve the problem of bad quality paint because they have the best quality. There is no narration - but there is a song playing in the background. I feel that this commercial is successful in that it shows the vividness of their colors through the animation and it is fun.


Commercial#3: Amazon Kindle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYUVpjrzvXc


This is a stop motion commercial for the Amazon Kindle. The tone is mysterious, this is created by the music playing in the back. There is no narration, only the song. The target audience is anyone in any walk of life. They show the Kindle being used in various settings on order to show that it can be useful in every situation in life. I feel that this commercial is successful in that it shows that anyone can use it in any situation in life and it is upbeat.


Commercial#4: Swiss International Airlines
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QynEN6e4mXo

This is a stop motion commercial for Swiss International Airlines. I could not really identify a tone to the commercial - it was just really slow. There is no narration, just instrumental music playing in the background. The target audience is anyone who would be flying on that airline. the problem they solve is being uncomfortable on plane rides. They solve it by making the plane like a second home. I don't feel that this commercial is successful because it is boring and it takes away from the meaning.


Commercial#5: Doritos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=4rsEnwKrsvc

This is a live action commercial for Doritos. The tone is humorous and there is no narration- just dialogue. The target audience in everyone young and old. The commercial uses humor to sell their product rather than showing that it solves a problem. I felt that this comedic approach made the commercial successful.