Libertas

"Libertas" meaning freedom in Latin.

Freedom in death.
For this animation I used a tablet to create it and though it was a very useful tool as it allowed me to be free to draw in any style I wanted without having to worry to much. Although it was slightly difficult to get a hang of at first but when getting used to it, it was something I enjoyed using very much. It also made the animation process far more easier compared to my previous methods and this enabled me to make a longer animation.

To make it seem more professional made and commercially able, I worked with the 9:16 widescreen ration. Along with this I learnt about what format professionals use on Premier Pro that enables high quality sound and high definition video playback quality.
I had intentionally planned to exporting it in the regular format I use, which would be MP4. However every time I tried exporting it in any format I knew about, it would never render properly and come out either really small or pixilated. Not wanted my hard work to not be presented properly I went into some research for professional exporting of film and that would be H.264. This allowed my animation to be exported as MP4 while being 1080p HD which I was extremely pleased with because no detail was missed in the playback.

Properly rendering and exporting a film is something I can proudly say I can handle, however the computer glitches come with the package.

A particular scene in the film contains some symbolism along with foreshadowing through the mise en scene. As Deloris walks by, we see some books and objects scattered across the floor.
The rope and scissors laying on the ground foreshadow what will be happening; Deloris hanging herself.
There's a few imaged scattered across the ground, one of which is an image of the Wings of Freedom a symbol seen in an anime called Attack on Titan. These obviously symbolise freedom, and although no one can actually see it, unless closely studying, I did it for some personal enjoyment so I can connect with my work a little more and enjoy the making process by throwing in a few jokes for myself and the people I tell. I find this to be helpful for me as it gets me to engage with my work and enjoy the making process. It also encourages me to finish my work so I can see if anyone sees what I did.
In the centre most part of the scene three books have been stacked on top of each other. Along the spine I've written down some titles that clearly foreshadow what the theme of the animation is and what Deloris intends to do.
The book at the bottom is called To be Free. The thin book in the middle is called A sight into the Afterlife. These show that Deloris has done her research and seriously intends to commit suicide.
The book right at the top, written in the biggest font is titled Libertas. During my research I though it'd be interesting to use a few Latin words in my animation since the afterlife is very closely connected to religion and Christianity. So, finding the word freedom in Latin would be very symbolic and a thing only a few people would be able to understand.
This drove me to title my animation as Libertas because it connected to the theme of the film and it's content