initial plans

initial plans

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  Initial Plans Harry Allinson
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  Initial Reaction • Theset brief for this project is very useful because it gives me the freedom to create products using a certain media or medias which is why I have decided to create an animated gothic themed pixel game because I know I have the ability/knowledgeable when using the tools within adobe and the creative techniques that I have learn throughout the level 2 course last year and the level 3 course this year. • Since I have already made pixel game within my Level 3 course, it has solidified my skills around designing pixel art and animating within Photoshop & Premier Pro, which makes me more confident to make the game within this set brief because I've experienced game animation production previously within this year already. • Because this is my final project and not a regular project within my Level 3 corse, I will be approaching production and research for what my game is going to be about in a much more careful and thoughtful way because this is the major project within my corse and there is more of a duration to complete this task thus meaning i should put in optimum effort since there is more time to prepare, evaluate and to produce my final product.
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  Mind Map MindMap
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  Mind Map
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  Mood Board
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  Mood Board Analysis Isthere any repetition in the images you have collected? Repeated colours/images styles/fonts/tone/mood • Red, black, blue and gold are the colours that are frequently occur within my mood board that draws simarlarities to gothicism because red depending on a certain situation can reflect positive and negative emotions. Black is symbolic of death, mystery, evil and power. And when the two main gothic décor (Black & Red) are combined, it creates an amplification of power and agression, but yet red is still included, which creates, putting aside the punk movement, a much greater sense of finding love and beauty in darkness, thus transpiring to the reason why a lot of modern and old goths wear black and red. My mood board also features the colour blue which has a negative connotation from the fact that it's remind some people of a dark blue sky at night which can be symbolic, for some people, of depression as for some can influence their emotion in a negative way. Although blue can have a negative interpretation, similarly to red, blue has also been known to be associated with and to invoke positive feelings such as comfort, hope, peace, calmness, happiness and relaxation which further fits into the understanding and relevancy about the certain colours used within gothic arts. Gold has the polar opposite symbolisms that the colour black has, like happiness and energy, which can balance out within certain art, the emotion/statment that, that produced piece of work is trying to visually express. • Arches and spires are also commonly used within my mood board because, especially in the past, they were used for gothic influences on religious architecture like houses, churches and cathedrals which were highly popular in architecture in the mid 12th century and the victorian era. How will your mood board influence your final product? • My mood board will influence my final product because I'll be inspired by the architectural, overall aesthetical and coloration ideas that are included within the collection of images. An important feature within my mood board is the inclusion of symbols and text fonts because it's a good reminder when looking at the mood board since the gothic images can be easily distracting from the small elements that build up the overall look of a well exicuted gothic product. Researching developing a concrete idea of the certain colours that make up a gothic artwork has inspired me to use those colours and more importantly allowed me to understand through my research to know why those colours are used on the meanings behind them for the gothic style because once I am in the production stage I have a more firm clicking as to where i should apply certain colours in certain situations to balance the mood and the tone of their influences one creating the overall gothic look. • Having wellshot images of the interior an exterior of Gothic architecture, it can allow me to observe even the basics that make up elements of stained glass windows, arches, spires, roofs, walls and floors which enhances my knowledge of Gothic architecture and gives me a better natural sense of what makes up Gothic architecture, which is fantastic hence from my initial plans and onwards I will have an increased confidence on the aethetic that I will be using within my action game.