- Time Stealers Trailer -

Time Stealers from Jack Neville on Vimeo.

- Time Stealers Development (Trailer) -

Preferably i would of like to done a traditional trailer for a movie with lots of cuts of different scenes and characters in different costumes with a real story line etc. but i didn't have a budget or enough people that would get involved.

My idea for the simpler trailer is to have the main character, being Josh, to look as 70's as possible, running. Running to look like he was in a rush. And then conclude in a showdown between him and a clock.

Here is my preliminary story board.

For the sets, i wanted it to be in Leeds because thats where this course is. I also wanted it to look quite ghetto looking so i searched for relatively run down or places that didn't look to up kept. This is because in a lot of 70's B movies especially the blaxploitation ones are set in places like Harlem and Brooklyn in America.

I took pictures and marked the places i had been on the map.

Here is my main story board for the trailer. It shows the sequence of events and directions i want the character to move .

I wanted to make a really simple bit of motion graphics that looked 70's. I envisioned 3 diamonds coming together and flashing up some type. I put 'Graphic Design' because it lets you know what course is 'stealing' your time.

I would've improved this by adding a slight glow on the white diamonds to make it look like retro motion graphics.

Because i used a black background in the beginning i wanted to keep that theme but the title of the film i originally made had a black 3d effect on it.

but i just inverted the black to make it stand out on the black background.

This is the song i chose to be in the trailer. This is because it is funky and sounds ultra seventies even though it is made by the rap group "Beastie Boys' in the 90's. I only used the first 55 seconds. But i had to cut up some parts and repeat bits to fit the length of the time of the video.

Here is the music which i found on you tube. (Ignore the video, just listen to the music)

- Type and Grid -

Here is the final layout which i produced in 'InDesign'.

These are the two best designs which came from the original thumbs. I produced them on a grander scale to see if they worked properly. Here are my thumbnails which i drew to help me make a decision on the layout to choose.
The original magazine article came from 'Empire' magazine about Lord of the Rings being released on Blu -ray. Here you can see how i split up the article to show the grid they used.

Evaluation - I enjoyed drawing the thumbs and original designs, using different toned grey pens gives them a bit of depth and makes them look professional. I wasn't that pleased with the end result, i think it could be improved by a better stock and better font for the title. Also the images that i used were not of great quality and had been defaced be me by drawing out the grid previously.

- Speaking From Experience -

Here are the 2 rationales i am bringing forward.
Here are my 5 initial ideas.

- What is a Line -

Here is the final poster printed on tracing paper.Here is the final book with the wooden book cover.
I used hinges to allow the wooden cover to open.
Title page.

Two exerts from the book to show the drawings.


Here is the Title i designed, i made it so the was just a continual line, going with the theme what is a line. I then used the laser cutter to emboss it.

Here is the final composition for the objects, i tried to get them as close as possible with out touching, it was like a very hard jig saw with out the picture to reference.

I arranged all the drawing into size order although it looks organised i felt it was visually appealing enough.

Here are all the individual drawings scanned in spaced out equally on two pages.

Evaluation - I am pleased with this what is a line project. I really enjoyed doing illustration because we don't do that much on the course. The final poster works well because there is a lot going on and you can l can spend time looking at all the detail. I would of perhaps changed the paper that i printed on, i choose tracing paper because you can put in on different surfaces and it gives it a different quality whether its on wood or a white wall. But i think it would of worked well on a good quality white thick stock so the black line drawing would look crisp.

The book turned out well too, the wood has a sturdy and professional quality to it although i am not that pleased with the laser cut title on the front, i would of preferred it if it was less subtle

- Communication is a Virus -

Front Cover of the Calender

Back of the calenderSecond Presentation Boards

Sai and i split up the illustrations. I did all the bears and Sai did all the people. On some of them we drew them together due to the nature of the activity. Here are some of my bears i drew.

Presentation Boards

We chose the 'Try Something new' option. We did a big brain storm looking at all the things that we could promote.

The 3 best ideas were

Having an alter ego

Make somebody's day

Try something new with a bear

Evaluation - I did enjoy working for this brief because me and my partner (Sai) wanted to do something fun and humorous. I think we came up with an original and quirky idea which people would enjoy. Although i think the idea and the illustrations were good, i wasn't too pleased with the end product. I didn't think that the calender was the best vessel to encourage people to try something new. I would of preferred to have make a good quality book which people would keep rather than a product that would only last for a year.