This assignment entailed the production of an approximately 1-minute long trailer for a book of my choosing. I chose a recent book I had finished reading and became enthralled with titled The Resurrectionist: The Lost Work of Dr. Spencer Black.
A work of fiction written under the perspective of a non-fictional biography, renowned surgeon Spencer Black attempts to prove the existence of mythological creatures as ancient human ancestors through malefic surgery and detailed anatomical illustrations of their body plans. These include, but aren't limited to: Centaurs, dragons, pegasi, cerberus, etc.
I aimed to capture Dr. Spencer Black's crazed lunacy and horrific actions in the form of an enticing trailer, while giving reference to events in the book.
Flickering desk lamp
Bloodied tool
His horrific actions
More of his vile deeds
His maddening reconstructions
More of his abhorrent creations
Dr. Black before his desk
His anger, most frightening
Sudden fade to black
Dr. Black standing amidst his work.
A quote from the book
Title sweep
Storyboard sketches of a general cadence for the trailer's shots.
Finished book trailer, with music and voiceover done by me.
Illustrations were first made in Adobe Illustrator, then imported into After Effects where they were animated and manipulated.