The Network Factory
What is Dev Ops? The Network Factory asked me to help them answer that very question with an animated explainer video which gives an introduction to their services.
The Network Factory provide automation solutions that help streamline digital services for a range of businesses, large and small. This is done through a practice called DevOps – a fairly common workflow within the software developer community, but many clients who could benefit from it don’t actually know what it is. I was tasked with producing an explainer video that would give an outline of the subject, whilst promoting The Network Factory’s services.
Process
The client took the task of writing a script that explained what they do in a concise way. I used this script to create a storyboard that would visualise the ideas presented.
Taking influence from The Network Factory’s website, I produced a simple, flat illustration style that made use of connected dots, representing a network. After presenting style frames to the client, we were agreed that this was the way to go. In particular, we wanted to express that DevOps can be applied to a whole range of connected devices; from computers and phones, to drones, trucks and refrigerators.
The Factory
As the company name suggested, the idea of a factory was central to the styling. For this I wanted to create a simple, looping animation that would fit nicely with the section of the script that listed The Network Factory’s services.
The final animation gave a simple introduction to the topic of DevOps, and will eventually form part of a series of videos that explain the many services that The Network Factory provide, and how businesses can benefit from DevOps solutions.
Produced in Adobe after Effects, Illustrator and Audition.
