Book Trailer Project - The Hunger Games

Following on from our first after effects workshop, I had to make a video on a book and create this in my own time. So during my free independent time, I got the ball rolling. I knew I wanted to do the Hunger Games but not having used after effects or illustrator before, I had no clue how I'd create a 10 seconds video. I started by looking for the right music to go with my video and I wanted something dark and edgy because it fits the genre of the book. Then I used Photoshop which I am most comfortable with and started designing my frames using the right width and height. Once I got all my frames done using different layers, I started to put it all together on after effects. Here are some screenshot from my working documents.

There we have it, here's my video below.




To begin with, I've selected the use of the black texture and the orange because it fits with the book so that style is still carried through. The typography I've selected also fits well because it has this sharpness to it and it's a typewriter style to differentiate the book from the well known film. To bring the code and conventions of the book, I decided to symbolise the bow that represents the book. I done this by using shapes on Photoshop. I also included a target because it fits well with the narrative and story of the book. To think I had no idea where and how I would produce this video, I'm pretty happy with my attempt because I've well considered every factor that's gone into this clip. Even the music was specifically chosen because the child reminded me of Rue which is a character in the book that dies during the hunger games. I think I could improve my work further by adding more animations or making it look more motion with my frames and adding more effects.