Animation Project - Behind the scenes part 1

I've been working nearly every Saturday for the past six months on a self-funded animation project with a group of young people.

This is a very quick overview of the many different techniques and disciplines involved in the animation project so far.

Royalty free music provided under Creative Commons License - "Pop Dance" by Bensound:

http://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music/track/pop-dance 

Pitching the Story

The kids came up with their own story idea and pitched it to me. Here's a spoiler free version!

Superheroes v Monsters Summer Workshop

Lots of fun was had during my Superheroes v Monsters workshop. We designed and made costumes, filmed VFX shots, built a miniature city (which I destroyed as a giant monster!), and the kids even had a go at smashing their way through a fake wall!

Visual Effects Compositing

Jubilee Centre on fire!

Motion Tracking and Compositing.

I worked with a teenager at a local youth club, Youth@JC, to create this title video.