Final Animation:

Agatha Christie Typewriter Animation: https://vimeo.com/214681149

This is the complete animation, which is 20 seconds long due to the other half of my animation failing. However, with the added ting sounds - like a real typewriter would have, the animation comes together quite successfully and I am pleased with the final result. 

Final animation Tests:

Test 1- without sound: https://vimeo.com/214681377
This shows the two animations linked together through using Premier Pro.

Test 2- with typing sound: https://vimeo.com/214680833
This shows the animation with typing sounds that a typewriter would have, I added this sound effect by converting a YouTube video into a mp3 format, adding it to Premier Pro and editing it where it was needed on the animation cycle. 

Failed Animation Test:

Test 3: 'Black Coffee' https://vimeo.com/214683499

This animation test failed because another part of the file I had saved corrupted and so did the rest of the other 2 book covers ('The Big 4' and 'The ABC Murders'), unfortunately I have not given myself enough time to re-shoot the animation - so I cannot add them into the final Animation itself.

Final Animation Tests:

Test 1: 'Cards on the Table' https://vimeo.com/214683337

Test 2: 'Poirot Investigates' https://vimeo.com/214683201

These are 2 final official tests for my animation, I will take these along with my other book covers into Premier Pro, link them all together so the animation flows smoothly and add sound to complete my Agatha Christie typewriter animation. 

Cutting book covers for animation frames 3:

These are the sizes the book cover needed to be cut to for the paper coming out of the typewriter. The last frame has an overhang because the camera I will be filming this stop motion animation with will cut out the top part of the book cover that is not needed.

I will do this for each book cover I intend to use for my animation. 

Cutting book covers for animation frames 2:

These are the sizes the book covers needed to be cut to for each transition frame, where more of the book cover will be revealed as they typewriter types out the design.

I will do this for each book cover I intend to use for my animation. 

Cutting book covers for animation frames 1:

I made photocopies of my book covers and measured and cut the book covers to each size they would need to be for a new frame. These frames are for the paper going into the typewriter, which needed separate sections of the book cover cutting so the animation would run smoothly overall. 
I will do this for each book cover I intend to use for my animation. 

Testing book covers on typewriter:

I was testing my book covers on the typewriter animation and I noticed that the covers would overlap on top of the typewriter itself, so I traced the bottom part of the typewriter so I could overlay it on top of the book cover. I also enjoy the small shadow effect the addition created, so I will be using it for my final animation. 

Coloured Book Covers

These are the coloured versions of my book covers ready to animate.

Individuals of my book covers:

Typewriter Animation: Book covers

These are the books I chose from the Agatha Christie Poirot series; as 

I thought the titles would be the best to illustrate for my animation.

Book titles include: 

'Cards on the Table'

'Poirot Investigates'

'The Big 4'

'Black Coffee'

'The ABC Murders'

Inking Typewriter 2

After using ink to fill in the parts on the typewriter that I wanted to be solid black, I needed to ink over the pencil lines that outline the whole typewriter. I started out with using a 0.4mm fine liner, but the lines looked much too thin and I wanted a bolder finish.









To resolve this I used a thicker 0.6mm fine liner, which gave a much more defined and solid look to the typewriter, giving it a heaviness that I found fit very well with the look I wanted.

Inking Typewriter 1

This is one of the first frames for my typewriter animation. I was originally going to use pencil to shade in the typewriter as is shown to the left, although I didn't find this very successful as the result came out scratchy and uneven looking, which did give the typewriter a rustic feel, but it was not the result I had hoped for, I wanted a darker shade for the typewriter itself with clean lines. 

To have a cleaner and much sharper look to the typewriter I decided to use ink. I outlined the areas that I previously shaded in pencil then filled it in with black ink to give a more defined look.