http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtVLr__5ysI
Music by Shapeshifter "Creation"
Font courtesy of 1999 Iconian Fonts - Daniel Zadorozny "Aetherfox"
I drew the tree with pen, scanned it into Photoshop, then vectorized the image in Adobe Illustrator.
I created the background image in Photoshop, then placed six backgrounds as a cube surrounding the tree in After Effects.
I am very happy with the text animation. After a lot of experimentation with different transformations, wiggles and fades, I achieved exactly what I wanted. I believe it portrays the theme of the movie, and the audience would gain some sort of mood/feeling/insight into what the film is about.
Assignment Result = High Distinction
Digital Compositing Course Result = High Distinction