After class I began going through the film and selecting frames to save as stills for my 'scrapbook' idea. I saved a great number of images including the main characters, interaction between Joel and Clementine (the main characters), emotions and environments.
Once I had these images i put them into Photoshop and cut away some of the edges to make them look more rough and less perfectly straight, as I think this will had to the homemade scrapbook feel (see below)
When my images were finished I moved on to my text. I haven't completely decided how to present my text, so i started working on one of the ideas. I know i want the text to look hand written, so the technique i decided to use was masking text and then revealing it using the stroke tool in After Effects to give the effect that it is being written on to the screen. I really like this effect and when done well, can create something really nice. I produced all the cast and crew names in this style, as well as the title of the film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
I am pretty sure this is the technique I will use in my final piece, although I had considered using live footage of someone physically writing the names, so that it feels more realistic with the presence of a hand. However I feel this will be more difficult as not only will I have to mask and rotoscope the hand and paper, but I will have to make sure that the footage slips in with the rest of the work seamlessly.
I plan on speaking to my tutor this week to ask his opinion and to get advice on which technique I should use.
By the end of this week I am aiming to have the scrapbook background finished and all images and text in place, meaning all that will be left to do in the final week is add some digital doodles and animate the camera to get my finished title sequence.
References
All images from Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind DVD
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