Flames Intro

is anyone interested in doing a shoot of a flame? I'd like to do some compositing with something simple, but I'm not sure about how to get a single flame = propane, oil? If someone can do some research on that, then we can set up a shoot. It would be an extreme close up of a single frame that we can use in the intro as a layer... maybe something like this...

Videos that I found that inspire me for the title screens.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zcps2fJKuAI
I like the parts of this video where they throw in the lyrics, Soilder, victim and etc. They could be used as title screen ideas. Also the "Moment for truth, and lie part in the video as well. It continues this through the whole video.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bInIGgs48E&feature=fvwrel
The very start of this, what if we took all those squares and they were all the images of the holocaust we have and found a placement for the text in there saying "Pre-War" or "The Ghettos."

Final Identity Logo/Design

The above image is the final, selected identity logo/design that will be used for Bearing Witness. The image on top will be predominately used for the video elements while the image on bottom may be used for the packaging.

The logo was created by keeping the ideas of strength, history, and bearing witness itself in mind. The typography used for "BEARING WITNESS" was selected because of its boldness and resemblance to Hebrew lettering, which would represent the history. The flame represents the eternal flame in the United States Holocaust Museum in Washington DC that burns continuously as a memory of those lost during the Holocaust. The flame is made up of six pieces to represent the 6 survivors telling their story in the film.

This design will also play a major part when designing the name plates and the title screens for the different sections, as many of the same elements will be used.

New info: Maps / photos

I attended the Yad Vashem "Echos and Reflections" workshop today, and got some great images! I was thrilled to see that many of the images I had selected as the most compelling historic photos were also used by their experts for teaching purposes, so we must be on the right track!

Anyway, I am going to upload some maps with the locations already pinpointed to the HOMEWORK server. They are PDFs so I can't upload them here.

Look there. Also, check out this website on photos from Auschwitz:

The Auschwitz Album

Below are some images to help address the look of the map so that it feels like it is from the 1940, during the Holocaust.

Below are a few blueprints to show the type of paper and line quality.

The flame

Holocaust Memorial Center (in Farmington Hills, Michigan)'s flame: I've filmed this before, but it's a challenge because of the safety glass.

USHMM flame in DC.