Ladybird - Vancouver Film School (VFS)

Created by Vancouver Film School student Christopher Harrell through the VFS Digital Design program.

In 2010, Ladybird was a Title Design finalist at South by Southwest. Find out more: http://www.vfs.com/blog/2010/03/10/student-title-sequence-heads-to-sxsw/

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• VFS
• vancouver
• film
• school
• digital
• design
• web
• animation
• drawing
• art
• motion
• graphics
• compositing
• aftereffects
• ae
• maya
• xsi
• title
• sequence
• ladybug
• yt:quality=high

[ricmageyt]

What you do?

[VancouverFilmSchool]

@ricmageyt Christopher created the concept for this title sequence. He also shot the live footage and edited the piece. Thanks!

[ricmageyt]

@VancouverFilmSchool

Haaa sorry, i had think he create bugs in 3d, thanks!

[VancouverFilmSchool]

@ricmageyt The ladybirds are actually all live bugs! They were provided by a lady who distributes them as a means to control aphid infestations. You can read more about it on the VFS blog. The link to the post is in the video description. Thanks!

[noah2461]

as someone planning on going to film school, it seems i have found my future film school. this is awesome!

[VancouverFilmSchool]

@noah2461 Thanks for watching! Hope you will join us one day.

[vseslav1]

Where do you find so many bugs?

[VancouverFilmSchool]

@TheViciousViper They are real! They came from a lady who works distributing ladybirds to stop infestations of aphids! For more information, check out the blog link in the info box above - and then read the case study (linked from the blog story) on Christopher's own blog. Thanks!

[69LEGACY69]

Very nice intro; although..The hand seemed out of place. What i mean is: the intro made it seem as the movie would be sad but with the lady bugs, kind of a sad romance. But with the hand at the end, it made me feel as if it were going to be a murder/mystery type feel. But lady bugs are omnivores, not carnivorous; so im wontering if there may be another reason a mass amount of them has gathered around what i assume to be a body?

[valgranaire]

really beautiful and inspiring. it's quite convincing too

[valgranaire]

really beautiful and inspiring. it's quite convincing too

[joeskims]

What editing programs did he use?????

[joeskims]

What editing programs did he use?????

[cartiver]

beautiful.

[weisscrow]

i think one bug is better than a pile as one can more easily identified with and its travels are invitations to imagine, whereas multiple bugs are just that.. bugs sans soul.

[ricmageyt]

thanks VFS for explanation.