Dan Perri played the part of a film Director to create a real work environment
The students had to choose a film in a list of Z movies
The students used different methods to create the title
Watch the workshop video
Attack of the killer tomatoes by Noemie Saintilan and Mickael Mayou
Terreur Cannibale by Marceau Besson-Lemonnier and Bérénice Pilard
Samourai Cop by Louise Plantive and Victor Tapin
Dan Perri, a great figure of motion design, worked with our BDes Motion Design students from May 20th to 24th on an exclusive workshop during his visit to Nantes for the 2019 Motion Motion Festival.
Workshop objectives
By the end of the workshop, students had to produce the opening title sequence of a feature film (between 1 and 2 minutes). In pairs, they were asked to choose one feature film from the following Z movies:
- Terrors of tiny town
- Plan 9 from Outer Space
- Attack of the killer tomatoes
- Starcash
- Terreur Cannibale
- Clash of the ninja
- Samourai cop
Beyond the narrative quality of the proposition developed by students, the emphasis was to be on the ability to translate the chosen film typographically. The final opening sequence had not to use any of the original footages for legal or creative reasons. It was also strongly advised not to watch the film.
Submission and presentation
By the end of the workshop, on top of the animated sequence, students were asked to submit their researches during a five minutes presentation with:
- Title of the project
- Visual, sound researches and brainstorming: graphic and typographic experimentations and choices
- Synopsis of the opening title sequence
- Storyboard of the opening title sequence
Pedagogical objectives
- Creativity
- Narrative writing
- Animation principles
- Editing
- Sound design