Here is a test, based on the 'Germinator' video previously talked about. It's simple and easy to make but I really enjoy it. This test was made really quickly and I used some free sounds to enhance it.
As I work with young people who have never made animations before I am really inspired by their work and the way it looks. It may not seem "professional" or tidy as such, but I really like the style and the way the process is sometimes shown (via a hand in shot) so I would like my work to reflect my feelings toward this 'chaotic' aesthetic. 

> A computer disk draw opens
> Inside are these germs looped
> A sneeze blows them into the streets
>They go into someone's mouth
> The camera pans up to their eyes
> Their eyes black out and then a computer virus is seen hacking their mind
> They vomit computer components - wires, circuit boards etc...

Jamie Laughlin and Naomi Bajina (Brighton uni) act out Pizza and Sex for a first test. I am really happy with this film, I love how cocky Jamie is, his grin, the way he chews gum and is totally self obsessed, and I love how Mia umm's and comes up with multiple excuses to leave the conversation. 

I unfortnatly shot this on a 7mpxl camera so need to re-shoot it on a HD camera. I'm also going to have to use a microphone to get better sound quality.

 I also want to add more Facebook references, though not entirely obvious ones.
In the case of this film, when Jamie says "Yeah I bet it was" I want another character to come over, High-5 him and say "LIKE".
I also want Mia to have more excuses such as "My Dad needs the computer" and "I already have a boyfriend" as many as possible.

I am however very pleased with this test and really need to get more on the go.

Here's a quick video test where I have changed the design and layout of the profile picture itself. In the previous video tests I had used a straight on face shot, I want to start exploring the way the user is presented. In this clip, I have mocked the "photo in the mirror" profile photo. I'm also trying to keep a facial expression throughout, so instead of having a very straight bored looking face, having my tongue out so it's more of a "fun" me.

The first couple of tests have been interesting, but quite a lot harder than I thought. Making them in After Effects is a long and difficult process. But it looks really good. I need to build a sort of front so the screens are the same size and edit each piece as a scene and stick it together after.

In my second test everything went wrong, but that's not a bad thing. I found that the actors all said the wrong things and spoke over eachother or either straight away or after an awkward pause. This reflected FB in a better way I felt, a jumble of mess and noise, everyone saying things but not really saying anything worth listening to.
This piece needs to be a lot faster in pace, maybe a minute at the most, and very quickly go from a call/response piece to a mad mess of sounds.

I wish this piece had not taken so long to out together, it's boring and slow, even when they characters start to talk over eachother. I might do another few tests with it but I don't think I will carry on down this route with my project.

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Here I played around with just simple Facebook phrases 'I Like This'. Although I don't think the piece is very good (it's just a test after all) after watching it on a loop for about 5 minutes, I did find that I liked it. So it has become a simple act of persuasion, which makes me like it a bit more.

If it was going to work it would have to be more people and instead of cutting and pasting I would have to time everyone's speech and have it all on one film roll instead of cutting it up.