Thursday, 31 January 2013
Mr. and Mrs. Potato head - Attempt 1 & 2`
This is the first time i tried to create mr and mrs Potato head. I struggled a lot when creating the first image above. It took a good two and a half hours. I look at it now and laugh as i have learnt so much in the last week. The main thing that shouts out to me is that the objects are all unrefined and angled. If you use the (+) key you can smooth out the individual pieces to reveal what they are actually meant to look like. I learnt from doing the task that if you are wanting to make realistic eye balls (for example on Mrs. Potato head, it is easier to do it bit by bit. I tried to make its easier and quicker by making the eyes before putting them onto the head. However, once i had assembled the eye and started moving it to put it on the head, the individual pieces started to move away from each other. I am not sure why this happened, and i am sure there is probably a button in softimage somewhere which can anchor all the individual pieces together like in after affects, but this was now and has not been obvious to me as of yet.
After the second lesson with Jon, i decided to have another go at creating the two potato heads. I decided to concentrate on one before i started the other. I decided to concentrate on mrs potato head. I felt much more confident making the 3D Mrs Potato head then i did the previous week, i have smoothed the individual pieces out and i have noticed a massive decrease in the time spent on creating it.
Wednesday, 16 January 2013
ECO CHALLENGE
FinalCut Pro Document.
Writing and evaluation to come soon - Link below
Film no audio
I just realised i exported it with no sound on AE when compressing it so i shall have to do it again. OOPS.
Writing and evaluation to come soon - Link below
Film no audio
I just realised i exported it with no sound on AE when compressing it so i shall have to do it again. OOPS.
Saturday, 12 January 2013
Final AE Film and Evaluation
Georgia O'Keefe film
Evaluation:
Evaluation:
My aim
was to make an education film about Georgia O'Keeffe that people would feel
inspire by and enjoy. I was also to learn some basic skills on After Effects
and Photoshop and to feel more confident with using any computer software. I
have learnt a vast amount in the last three months, I can now make 3D and 2D
files on After effects, I am fully capable of using Photoshop to dismantle
images, make mind maps, mood boards, etc. I am extremely happy with the out come,
as it is much more then I originally thought I could achieve. I taught myself
how to make 3D flowers fall, a 3D book open and much more. I have also leant
how to use Final Cut ProX, which is the software I put all the sound onto to go
onto my film.
I am
most proud of the 3D falling flowers I made in After Effects; they look
romantic in the film along with the sound track. The sound track took hours of searching but I
feel it goes really well with the imagery I created, although, the sound track
is maybe a little depressing in sound. I am also really happy with the concept
idea I came up with, I love how the film starts on ‘O’Keeffe’s” desk and then
ends on mine. I am also glad I didn’t concentrate too much on her life
experiences; her husband’s betrayal, nervous breakdown etc. I also tried to do
the same with the photographs of O’Keeffe; I begin the film with an image of
O’Keeffe young and end with an elder photo of her.
If I
had more time there are a few things I would change. Mainly cleaning up
particular parts of the film. For instance some of the write on effects, I made
the masks over the original font to think and therefore when you play back the
mask, it doesn’t look as neat as it could. I would maybe experiment with more
3- Dimensional effects to make the film that little bit more eye catching. I
would maybe experiment with brighter colours through out the film as O’Keeffe
passion was for shapes and colours. However, I wanted to keep the same pallet throughout
to make it seem as thought the film is playing from inside of a book. I also
would have liked to add in more ‘page turn’ effects on some of the scenes, as
again this would have created a book like visual.
Overall,
despite all the panic, frustration, and tears, I have thoroughly enjoyed this
assignment. I have learnt a considerable amount and I am very pleased and proud of what I have produced and achieved for you to see. There are always
going to things I would do differently and aspects I would like to improve on.
However, for me, this video symbolized a huge mountain successfully tackled;
and I am ready for the next challenge to be thrown at me.
Thursday, 10 January 2013
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