Kid's & UFO's: Title Sequence

Testing and creating the title sequence:

To achieve a childlike style many different drawing styles were looked at to see which would appeal most to children and young adults. The detailed ones were fascinating to look at, however placing too much detail into a stop motion animation would clutter the screen. Simpler drawings with black outlines - similar to the style of Rachel Ryle - were more suited.

Sketches were made and the colouring was tested. Felt-tip pens created too harsh a tone, whilst colouring crayons provided a softer layout that was pleasing to the eye.

The title sequence for 'Kids and UFO's was made up of 147 different photographs. The basic idea was this:

A girl in a rocket is launched into space from her back garden, flying past stars, planets, aliens and ufo's. The rocket then flies away to reveal the title of the film: 'Kids and UFOs'.

Drawings were created on paper, coloured in using crayons and cut out. These were then placed on a coloured background (light/dark blue and black towels) and moved frame by frame. This took about 9 hours in total.

After this, the photos were colour graded and then placed into Premiere Pro. Each photo was 00.04 seconds long. A free 'match strike' sound was then downloaded and music (Pacific Sun by Nicolai Heidlas) placed over the top as the rocket sets off.

Please see here to view the title sequence: https://vimeo.com/163138180
And here for the Behind the Scenes: https://vimeo.com/163684881

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