The Adventures of Ferdie and Pooch

Hi! I'm a student and aspiring lighting artist at Dawson College's 3D Animation and CGI Program. This blog will document the progress on my final school project, a 90 second CGI Film about a little girl who makes up adventure filled stories to entertain her best friend, her dog.

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Last two weeks of production, rendering and compositing all day every day, yay?

Here is the compositing of my opening sequence, still in progress :D

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All the great classics on the bookshelf <3

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Render tests happening all day every day B-) Finally starting the final rendering this week :)

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Dawson friends, which texture do you guys think works better for my dog mummy sarcophagus?

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Temple shot # 3, render test 

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Stills from render tests this week!

(Cody Dog Rig by Ahmed Elmatarawi)

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Running render tests for my space fantasy sequence, trying to push that bright white neon lighting to the max.

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Heading into the final month of production has got me more spooked than Ferdie going down these dark spooky stairs (x.x) (also more render tests)

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More render tests from the temple sequence!

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Latest render test of my opening shot, working on getting that flicker going ;)

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Latest render test of my bedroom scene lighting setup :)

( Cody Dog Rig by Ahmed Elmatarawi)

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Final Poster for final Film :)

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Progress on the opening of my film. Still working on the textures, lighting, and final sound. But it’s getting there!

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Render test for my spooky sci-fi lab scene. Not quite there yet but getting closer to the low key dramatic look I’m going for in this scene.

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Latest lighting test for Ferdie’s bedroom!

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Render test for the opening shot of the Adventures of Ferdie and Pooch, using maya fluids this time for the torch flame, still getting the hang of how the flame works. Shoutout to my instructor Tim for showing me the content browser in Maya, greatly appreciated!

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Here are my first tests for the torch in my film, currently exploring the best and most efficient way to get a cool cartoon flame. Shoutout to my instructors Mike and JJ who are so helpful and knowledgeable about lighting