#ba2bproduction

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And finally I edited together both the 16:9 and 1:1 versions of the animation. I added subtitles to the 1:1 version, including a black outline to the white text to ensure it was easy to read no matter the scene, which also saved time over the previous edit i had made in the past, in which i changed the colour during transitions, which was cool, but not as clear. Using a bolder font and putting the subtitles in a more central location makes it easier to notice and thus read. I also masked a few areas for transitions, and altered some scenes to improve the colour consistency as well. Overall i think the team did a pretty great job, even if it’s not the most consistent, it works well and i feel it conveys the message of the audio successfully.

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The finished scene, with adjustments upon request of the client to help link my scene in with the rest of the scenes a bit better. this included using 3D models of assets used throughout the rest of the film to create a scene where things that would appear prominently in the rest of the film appear in a distressful, broken down and sad form, emphasizing the contrast between the sad start and happier ending. If i could redo it i’d likely rethink how it all worked and perhaps be a little more literal, have the view of a person walking down the street and into the pub, which comes in next. But i’m pretty happy with this from a metaphorical standpoint, representing the feeling of being left to the side, away from society.

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My experimental reel for the Listening Project. I’ve tried to lay out most of the key stages of the build and animation as well as the initial storyboarding and animatics. I feel like i’ve learnt a fair bit throughout this project, from creating rain and particle effects, to building a well composed scene, to general problem solving skills with the toon outline having its constant abrupt flaws for no reason. Furthermore, the project challenged me to make a purely atmospheric scene, whereas in the past i’ve been very much focused on character based animation with a focal movement point, rather than an overall scene introduction with simple generic object movement.

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Collab Weekly Summary 006

Finally, The scene is rendered out and ready for editing and any compositing. I made a number of adjustments based on advice, such as adding puddles and accumulated water and making sure the rain is falling properly the whole animation instead of slowly starting through the scene. I also tried to soften the camera movement, but i’m not sure if it’s perfect, but with the time constraints, it works. If i were to try it again, i would spend more time on the camera and see how viewers feel about the scene based on the camera movement, and explore how emotion could be conveyed through the camera movement, like curiosity or potential more down or sad emotions conveyed by how the camera moves. Furthermore after all the trouble with the toon shader, i found so long as i change it to polygons for the actual render, it didn’t matter if the settings are on paint effects, removing the artefact it was leaving behind. Finally I rendered the rain seperately in a different renderer as the rain type i was using doesn’t render in arnold correctly. Whilst this doesn’t look perfect right now, i plan to see how i can improve it in after effects and help make it feel more appropriate.

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Cinematography Tips for CG Artists

As i was struggling to find just how to improve the camera movement i decided to research a little on cinematography and found a pretty good article on Cinematography in cg. and whilst it didn’t give me the best idea of how to improve the camera movement, it’s taught me more about composition and more about the camera side of things, and what sort of angles i should use, as well as making use of focal length.