Top 10 - Ident 1

I have chosen to do 1 film per ident therefore I chose the 4 sequences I believed to be the most effective and would work within the limited time frame. For the first ident, I chose 'The King's Speech' as I like the way the microphone pulsates in sync with the 3 beats of the track.

I used the following type sequences from Sherlock as inspiration for my scrolling text:

For the scrolling text, I simply used an extended paragraph which is hidden by shapes filled with the same colour as the background. There is probably a more efficient way of resolving this but as my video features solid backgrounds, I decided to use this process (I should really look into how to achieve this).

As I wanted to give the impression the text was scrolling on a wheel and ending on one line of text, the natural motion would be for the wheel to slow nearer to its end - quick entrance, slow end. I altered the speed graphic to try and achieve this, as seen below:

(1) Based on my storyboards, I started the ident with the film reel that is featured in the beginning and end of my title sequence. This is subsequently followed by red circle which increases in scale and forms the background for the King's Speech segment. Aforementioned, I incorporated the pulsating microphone and positioned the keyframes in sync with the track.

(2) A dark grey background appears from the top of the frame to form a uniform background for the channel information - this will be featured in all of the idents to create a consistent identity. This was based on my initial design ideas.

(3) I altered the speed graph of the grey background to create a more fluid and smooth transition. It enters at a quick pace and slowly reaches the bottom of the frame.