For Better For Worse Animatic

Our Animatic was extremely useful when it came to helping the entire group see things much more visually. We had already produced a storyboard which allowed us to decide how long each shot would last for and because of this preparation, we were able to edit the timing just like we would do with our real piece of film. In order to produce our animatic, we had to use a flip camera. We wanted to make it as realistic and as close to our final piece as possible and because of this, we attempted to draw and position each sketch in the way it would appear on the real piece of film. We also tried to use colours for the distributors so that the film would look somewhat professional, even as an animatic. We also included black sheets of paper in between certain shots so that we would be able to see whether the transition would give the animatic a dramatic effect that can usually be a convention in other teaser trailers. Whether we incorporate a black transition between particualr shots is something that we will still have to decide as a group, but knowing that the animatic will enable us to see what things will look like as a whole will help us in the development, creative and planning stages. I therefore feel that creating this animatic was extremely worth while and will certainly benefit us in future decisions.