I&VN - TASK 4: FINAL PROJECT: ANIMATED VIDEO WITH CAPTION

 24/6/25 - 27/7/25 (Week 11 - Week 14)

Lim Jia Xuan 0371026

COM61304 Illustration & Visual Narrative

Task 4: Final Project: Animated Video with Caption

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1.0 INSTRUCTIONS

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2.0 TASK 4 - Final Project: Animated Video with Caption

2.1 Documentation

Figure 2.1 Animated Video with Caption Documentation 

2.2 Animated Video with Caption

Final video link - Click HERE

Techniques applied in this task:

• Illustration (Adobe Illustrator):
• Pen Tool - To draw out all the elements (candle, hand, etc)
• Rectangle Tool - To draw shapes for background
• Eyedropper Tool - To select colour
• Texture ( Gaussian Blur ) - To apply texture to shapes

• Animation (After Effects):
• Sequence 1
• Scale - Blinking effect
• Easy Ease - Make animation smoother
• Sequence 2
• Puppet Effect - To mave the fingers moves
• Scale - Zoom out effect for candle
• Easy Ease - Make animation smoother
• Sequence 3
• Puppet Effect - Movement of fire
• Position Effect - The Movement of background
• Easy Ease - Make animation smoother
• Sequence 4
• Puppet Effect - Movement of fire
• Easy Ease - Make animation smoother
• Sequence 5
• Puppet Effect - Lighten up the candle
• Easy Ease - Make animation smoother
• Sequence 6
• Position Effect - Adjusr for the Candle wick
• Puppet Effect - Movement of Fire
• Easy Ease - Make animation smoother
• Sequence 7
• Scale Effect - Zoom in and Zoom Our, MAkes the background more realistic
• Easy Ease - Make animation smoother

• Compiling Sequences (Adobe Premier Pro)
• BGM
• Narration (Text-To-Speech)
• Text
• Transitions
• Position
• Scale

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3.0 REFLECTION

3.1 Experience

Compared to Tasks 1, 2, and 3, this final task was definitely more time-consuming and challenging. Not only did I have to illustrate each scene, but I also needed to animate them, which added an extra layer of complexity. One of the biggest learning curves was using Adobe Premiere Pro for the first time. It was a completely new tool for me, and figuring out how to work with it was both exciting and overwhelming at times. Even though the final video is only about 15–20 seconds long, I spent many days fine-tuning the transitions, adjusting the timing of each scene, and reorganizing the flow of the animation. One particular challenge I encountered was that the AI-generated audio turned out to be longer than my animated scenes, which forced me to rethink the pacing and re-edit several parts. Despite the difficulties, this task helped me grow significantly in terms of both technical and creative skills.

3.2 Areas for Improvement

I think the sequence can be reduced. I cut it from 10 to 9, and finally to 7 sequences, but I still feel it’s too packed in the animation. Due to the large number of sequences, the transitions visually appear too fast, making it feel like it jumps quickly from one scene to the next.