Kinect Typography and Animation Video

HE IS AN
ENGLISH MAN

ROLE: DESIGNER, ILLUSTRATOR, ANIMATOR

ABOUT THE PROJECT

This project was a lot of fun, and was my first project in Adobe AfterEffects. The song is from the Gilbert & Sullivan opera H.M.S. Pinafore.

My approach to this project was to build upon the self-referential, satirical take on the long-outdated Victorian view of the world and England's place in it by including a variety of UK-centric cliches and cultural references that range from the wildly inaccurate perspectives of the average American to a few that may feel more familiar and identifiable to the native Englander.

Using dynamic and fun kinetic typography as the centerpiece, I also created a handful of stylized illustrations as the center of the piece, most notably the stereotypical Englishman with his bowler hat, pinstripe suit and umbrella. To flesh out the backgrounds, and to sell the silly, comical feel of the piece, many of the animated assets were created using existing photography and media which was stylized to mimick the "cut and paste" animation style used by Terry Gilliam for the Monty Python sketches and films.

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GRAPHIC DESIGNER, ILLUSTRATOR, MUSICIAN

Living in Seattle's Capitol Hill.

chrisolsendesign@gmail.com