The time has finally come. The project is finished. "Mr. Cupcakes" is now equipped with a delicious set of credits and titles. It was a lot of hard work and time spent in those dark editing rooms, but I think it turned out alright. I reviewed with the director last week and touched base with her yesterday to iron out the last details. The music is by Monk Turner, you can check him out at http://www.myspace.com/monkturner. Kinda cute, kinda cheezy, & kinda funky.
While working on this project, I realized I really loved doing titles. After Effects can make things super convenient, but it is also all about timing. Working with textures made the project more appealing to work with, constantly figuring out tricks to making things seem more authentic, or convincing. The birds are flash animations, and every layer is on a mode with a texture effect. I especially enjoy hearing the story of a film first and then finding a creative way to playfully introduce it. For this storyline, a chunk was shot in New York, hence the NYC Skyline, Subway Map, etc. The other part of the script is a story about a baker, hence the cake, dripping eggs, and of course, the cupcake!
I hope you guys enjoy it, it has been an incredible semester and I've learned so much. So thank you class, thank you Maru, and thank you Ben Bays! Feedback on this sequence is totally welcome, there is always room for improvement.
FINAL SCREENING FOR "MR CUPCAKES" (2009) DIRECTED BY ANGELA CHEN WILL BE HELD AT THE ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE (S. LAMAR) THIS SUNDAY FROM 1PM-4PM with the other undergraduate thesis screenings. More Info: http://rtf.utexas.edu/eoss_spring09.html
Final Project on Vimeo:
(You may have to stretch your window out, it's rather large)
Farewell!
