After 2 whole years at Freestyle Academy, I had finally reached the project that\u2019d become my biggest challenge yet. The \u201cZenith\u201d project at Freestyle, as the title implies, is essentially the programs capstone project. Similar to Explorations, Zenith allows you to choose whatever subject you wish to do for your final work with the intention of using everything you\u2019ve learned to make something truly outstanding. I especially wanted to task on this task by not only doing something I\u2019d be proud of, but something that\u2019d encapsulate as much of what I\u2019ve learned as possible while also covering all aspects of the Animation\/Production pipeline, especially since I will be majoring in Creative Producing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For these reasons, I chose to create a 20 minute storyboarded episode of one of the chapters in my original story Bewilthred. This would be a long-form animatic style video that\u2019d primarily emphasize showing clear emotion and creative composition to tell a story. It\u2019d be a mix of audio, visual, and written work which would help cover a lot of the things I had learned over my time at Freestyle. Most importantly, it\u2019d be a project that\u2019d show how far I\u2019ve come with not only pitching my ideas but also making them real and tangible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
My process was divided into three main stages, Pre-Production, Production, and Post-Production. All three of these will be delved into below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Pre-Production stage of my Zenith began with a variety of things. I had to outline and then write the script for the production which I completed in February and then made various Zenith edits in order to make it compatible with the scope of this project. I also did various audio tests, specifically to test against songs with lyrical content (such as in the \u201cPhysical\u201d sequence) to see if I could have both lyrics and dialogue. I also scouted out background music that was eventually made into the playlist below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n