The Final Speech Animation and Wrap Up

Speech Information
Keynote Address to the Democratic Convention
Given by Mario Cuomo
Date of 1984
Music Credit goes to The Secession - Stasis Mind

 

 

 

Book Spread Example

 

 

 

 

Wrap Up of 1st Project

 

How does your motion piece effectively represent the speech content and delivery?

 

I feel like with subtle motions, the biggest moments are conveyed. For example, when Mario had a large statement, I made sure it was centered and faded in large. Also I emphasized periods to show that as well, such as in the above frame spread. And there was color change to show the audience what I wanted to stay out on each frame. Not all statements are blown up on the screen, because at some parts he is very calm and put together. Overall, I tried less color so the focus would be on his voice and what the type was trying to say to the viewer. A "blown away" effect was added at the right part of the music in the background and when there was a long pause.

 

What techniques worked well?

 

I think that introducing each word at a time in some parts worked well. I liked how clean it read on the screen but also it added suspense to what the speaker was about to tell the audience. I also really liked that at some parts I found a way to effectively present "shining" with the background switching to white from it's original red. To add, I thought the pop of red color was effect at the end. It tied everything up and added something extra, givng the viewer's eyes a break from black and white.

And even though this is not to do with type, I felt like the background music I added set the mood of the speech really well and made Mario's points stronger when it got louder as a statement faded on and off screen.

 

 

How did you address the narrative flow of the speech in static book and motion?

 

At parts where Mario Cuomo was emotional, I either scaled the type larger or made it centered. I used periods to add umph to statements, even though I sometimes felt puncuation wasn't needed. Also, I borke up spread based on pausing most of the time. If there was a long pause, in the book, I left more white space, and in the motion graphic I faded a word out for a longer period of time as one example. To add, I tried to make it look like steps on parts that he broke it down that ways. I also showed each word singularly if he spoke slower and on some faster parts, I would buunch more words together. Overall, his voice showed through with my typographic and timimg techniques.