Title Design round 1

For my title design, I have chosen to do either an opening or an ending.  I still need to get the final idea of which it would be better with according to the style I am choosing.  If you've ever seen The Last Unicorn, you know the type of stylization I wish to achieve.  Here is the link in case you are unaware of what it looks like.

http://youtu.be/fEIXUNKA9NY

I found all the stock footage I would need if I choose to use already painted images and then animate from them.  However this may not get what I want so unfortunately I may have to copy/cut/change some images or just make my own to imitate the style.  Here are a few images that I found from various artists who have done illustrated books for the movie, The Hobbit.  Which is in fact, the movie that I wish to make a title design for, the old animated film, The Hobbit.  Alan Lee is probably the more notable one, but david wenzel has a bit more happy undertones to his images.  The animation is a bit more on the dark side, and the character designs aren't the most smooth lined (as animated characters you'd see today on tv).  So if I find a happy medium when doing this animated story title design I feel I will have the best outcome.

updated final logo animation

Here is my video of my updated animation.  I cut out the glowing orb to show the writing effect of coffee and company.  Not that much of a change, but it does make a difference. I wasn't able to find a good sound in the short time so I opted out of that.  Id rather have no sound at all than have sound that doesn't mesh well and makes the project weird.

logo animation final

With my background I took a generic image and adjusted it to work with my logo.

  

From this:

 

To this:

As for the animation aspect, after some trial and errors I settled on the various effects in the final version.  I had tried the pen tool and all types of fractal noise and vector blurs mixed with masks.  The outcome wasn't quite what I hat intended so I chose to go with the ever classic lens flare.  Somewhat does the trick without going overboard.

And here is a really bad experiment I tried, I was testing it out on a different layer to see how well it would work to "flash" the letters in.  After some few hours, I realized that it would not do the trick and the idea was scrapped. 
http://youtu.be/9KP8I8_fUSE

flow of logo animation

I tried to get a flow down with the trick I plan on using with After Effects.  I thought of using the pen tool and using an effect, but after some research I found another trick.  All I have to do is use an original psd file with various layers of lines, and the brush tool.  Tweek the settings around and adjust the start and end time with keyframes and I have myself a better way to get the outcome I desire. 

I may have to adjust the timing and stretch a few things out, the letters kinda write a little too fast I think, but the overall idea is down and it wasn't that hard to achieve it. 

So, here is my logo animation without the vines but with the letters spelling themselves out.

updated storyboard

Here is an updated storyboard, completely getting rid of my old one, and starting fresh.  This is actually a logo I found for a coffee shop in nearby Elizabethtown, PA.  The overall design of the logo was appealing to me, and I saw a lot of potential for turning this into an animated logo.

This would be at the end of a commercial, possibly showcasing what group or function would be held for the upcoming week.

Here are some other logos that had a good visual in my head for a logo animation.

The blue mountain would have the lines by coffee and and the soft lines come out from the center.
Angel coffee would have steam rising and the wings adjust up and down, to stop and have AngelCoffee appear.
Isaac's would have one of 2 things happen: paint splat in the 4 colors and drip to the final logo - or the flamingo would spin and the logo would be there.
With Perk's the letters they would write themselves like the folklore one, and the stars would twinkle, settling into the final logo.

Logo Animation

Here is my logo animation sequence for CLN ENT.  I decided to go with this logo, as it has more options and had a better visual in my mind.  I added the old logo with this, to show what the color and style scheme would be like, granted the liquid is off on the wrong side this will be adjusted. 

Logo Design

I have chosen to do a simplified logo for tm2studios, my little crafting corner of the world.  Brief explanation of this logo is this: it's a cat, with a fish in it's mouth.  The name "tm2" stands for tuna melt the second, a joke running long and strong of an old friend of mine who's nickname was tuna melt.  Don't ask.  I named my computer after her, again joking, and it seemed to stick.  So when I came up with a goofy unique name for my studio that I go to art shows with and use, all I could think of was this.  So, here be my discussion.

I have chosen to do a Show Opener, as this would be the beginning logo for a website.  My logo is that of a cat, holding a fish bone in it's mouth.  When it shows on the stage, it will mew and pick up the fish on the ground, holding it in it's mouth.  The logo will then change to a lined style of the image.  This logo can be cute, playful, quick, and it will also house the name of the studio as well at the end.  It will have design elements as well as animation elements. 





Here is an old old old card that I used, one that has the outline of the cat, similar to what I will be using.  I also have a logo that I have created for a friend, that I could alter to a more animated feel.