MA Illustration Research Document

Part A of my MA Illustration Research document.

V&A Illustration Awards 2014

I have entered the V&A Illustration Awards competition for 2014. I submitted my MA major project 'Animated Storyboard Trailer for 100 DATES into the Student Illustration section.

Wish me luck and have a look at http://www.vam.ac.uk/b/villa-2014/student-illustrations?page=3


Karl

100 DATES animated storyboard trailer now available to view on Youtube and Vimeo

Hello again

for those of you who were unable to attend my degree show private view last Wednesday 4 September 2013. Go to the following links to view my trailer. Leave a comment if you wish and share the link with those you feel who appreciate my work

100 DATES trailer

100 DATES trailer

MA Visual Arts Private View and Exhibition - The Day has finally arrived

Two years ago I started something that has brought me knowledge, pain and joy. I have scaled the heights of my creative fever and had to contend with some highly critical individuals. The hardest of these was of course myself.

I lived, I died and I was whole again. 100 DATES became a reality and now fills all my dreams. I have produced a 00:04:44 duration trailer that introduces the main protagonist of the alternate world that I invented and shaped. What are these flying things? Who is the shadowy figure at the end of the trailer? Doesn’t that woman look a bit like Tracey Emin?

Come and look at my work on the Camberwell College of Arts Showtime site. Follow this link to view some stills form my trailer http://showtime.arts.ac.uk/Graphicnarrativ

Come along to my show at Camberwell College of Arts, Peckham Road. The show runs from Thursday 5 - Thursday 12 September 10 am - 8 pm, 10 am - 1 pm Saturday, Closed Sunday.

                               All Images © Karl Foster 2013

100 DATES the newspaper - MA Show Final edition now going to press

100 DATES by Narcissus Productions on Newspaper Club

Final Title Sequence - Experiment Part 1 completed

This is the outcome of my initial investigations into title sequence design. The work is still fairly crude and needs to look and sound more professionally polished.

The process of designing and developing this artwork has helped me to understand exactly what I wish to communicate and how I might achieve this.

This sequence lasts 79 seconds but I will eventually design two designs for my MA project that fully express my intentions and progress in this area of visual communication. Enjoy the piece and look out for a very different approach in the next installment of this project.

Karl

Title Sequence with initial titles added 27.12.12

Here is my design with the first set of titles added. This is only my initial design so look out for more advanced versions in the near future. The sequence is 65 seconds long at present. I'm working on audio visual version that will last 120 seconds in total.

Title Sequence extended version with Sound Design (Variant)

Here is a variant on my previous post. This one features my full mixdown audio. I had some trouble syncing this one but it's getting there. Artwork and sound © Karl Foster 2012.

Title Sequence extended version with Sound Design

     

Latest version of my title sequence project. Composed of 36 key frames using simple cross dissolve transitions. 56 seconds of information that helps me think about where I need to go next with it. My sound design is coming on to. Mixture of Garage Band loops and recorded live sounds. More to follow shortly. Artwork and sound © Karl Foster 2012.

Karl

Title Sequence Panel 12 transitions