In this project we are to research, plan, design, create, present and evaluate our own animation for the opening sequence in a video game.

 

 

 

 

Plan

What do I want it to do

  • The plot I am trying to portray. A warrior is out on the battlefield and then we see flashbacks. These flashbacks show us the memories of when the characters tribe was invaded and sluaghtered. The invading enemy are wearing armor which is marked with the symbol of a feared tribe. Some weapons are also marked with the same symbol. A few members of the characters tribe managed to escape the battlefield and flee to other villages where they began a new life in secret. The character however fled in the oposit direction and was seperated from what remaind of his tribe. Many years later word begins to spread of his tribes existance and they are no longer living in secret. Our character sets out on a journey to find the other members of his tribe which fled that night all those years ago.

Scene 01 – The Character fades into view from the right side (Character is standing on the left with a sword in his left hand) the character can be seen relaxing after the battle against a scout group wih the same mark as those soldeirs on that day.

Scene 02 – The flashbacks start and we see a family inside their home but the door has been broken through and the marked soldiers are stepping in as one of the soldiers kills a member of the family.

Scene 03 – The tribes village is in the middle and a group of villagers can be seen on the right fleeing through the mountains however on the left our character can be seen alone also fleeing through a forest.

Scene 04 – Word begins to spread and our character grabs his sword and leaves through the door then blue flames consume the screen leaving it black and ending the cinematic.

How will I do it

Scene 01 – The screen fades in from the right to reveal the character on the left holding a sword in his left hand. The characters head and arms move slightly downwards so the character appears to be relaxing his muscles. Subtitles and narration begins once the camera stops fading in.

Scene 02 – Transitions switch between photos of memories as the subtitles and naration continues. Each image slowly moves from different parts of the screen to the opsite part (each time its a new image this changes to another part).

Scene 03 – This scene is mainly dark figures and shapes. this scene begins with a transmition fade from the top to the bottom of the screen. The village houses can be seen in the middle of the screen as to the right multiple shadow figures run away from the village and only one shadow figure runs away on the left of the village (trees and mountains can be seen in the background).

Scene 04 – Our character can be seen in a local pub and speech bubles appear from the mouths of some shadow figures. The character can then be seen walking out the door while reaching for the hilt of his sword. The last transition is a spiral going inwards towards the centre of the screen.

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