(final project) C O M P O S I T I N G & S P E C I A L E F F E C T S
Nov 12 '18 - Nov 30 '18 (Week 12-Week 14)
Jaslyn Tjhai (0333039)
Compositing and Special Effects
Final Project
W E E K 12
November 12 2018
We were briefed on what we were expected to do for our final project by Mr. Kannan on this week. Mr. Kannan showed us a lot of examples from Youtube for us to use as reference and so that we can have an idea on what to do. Afterwards we are to start working on our project already.
Before this week, I already showed Mr. Kannan my idea which he told me that it was too infographic before therefore I was asked to make it more motion graphic since this is a motion graphic module. I was also asked to make it more abstract.
Storyboard and Moodboard (1)
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| Fig. 1.a. Storyboard 1 |
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| Fig. 1.b. Storyboard 2 |
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| Fig. 1.c. Moodboard |
Storyboard and Moodboard (2)
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| Fig. 2.a. Storyboard 1 |
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| Fig. 2.b. Storyboard 2 |
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| Fig. 2.c. Storyboard 3 |
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| Fig. 2.d. Moodboard |
I then showed Mr. Kannan my new idea and storyboard which he approved of and I can start working on it already. A few references that I used for my final project can be found below.
W E E K 13
On this week itself I started my final project. Since we're running out of time currently so I decided to try and work more efficiently as suggested as well, where I tried to look for some free models that I can find for my compositing while for those that I can't find I'll model it on my own in C4D.
W E E K 14
By week 14, I'm compiling all the rendered video on After Effects together with the introduction that I created beforehand and adding any further effect that I would like to add for my composition.
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| Fig. 3.a. Workspace in AE |
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| Fig. 3.b. Liquid motion in AE |
Final Video
During week 14 itself, I decided to show Mr. Kannan what I have for some feedback and to see whether I will be able to change and adjust a few things to make it better. Mr. Kanna gave me quite a feedback where I can either choose to change the whole things or make small amendments. I decided to work on this only after I've finished with my games design as I was neglecting it a bit.
W E E K 15
In the end, I didn't want to put half effort to my work so I decided to make adjustments but instead of changing the whole thing because I didn't really have much time, therefore I went for small adjustments here and there to at least make the whole thing look much better. Attached below is the updated video of my final project.
Final Video (READJUSTED)
REFLECTION
This module definitely challenged me a lot in terms of coming up with ideas and sticking to an initial concept which I'm really bad at doing since I'm always changing my ideas as I don't really like it halfway through the process of working on it. I was pretty stressed out thinking about what I wanted to do for each project and how I was going to begin executing it. However, once I started and I'm clear on what to do, I can actually do it pretty quickly. The first project was a huge challenge on its own, considering the time it takes for me to finish it up as well which is around 4-5 weeks. Having to create a title sequence based on the theme Technological Impact was kind of difficult itself as I don't really have any idea. As for the second project, I actually enjoyed doing it because I love looking at matte paintings as I really wanted to be able to produce the same thing. However, I do realize that i need more practice in order to really do efficient matte paintings. While the Photoshop work itself is pretty time consuming especially in the part where you need to look for the right pictures but I really enjoyed it actually. As for the last project, since we were asked to do something that's fun and instead of hating it, we can actually enjoy while doing it, therefore I went for my favourite meal of the day which is breakfast and creating a video about oatmeal, which is what I love to have in the morning. Initially I was confused on whether I should use 2D or 3D because I don't really wanted to waste time learning a new software as we don't really have much time as well. But I decided to give it a try because I really wanted my work to be good and really put effort in it as it's for my own portfolio as well. So then I tried to venture in to Cinema 4D where obviously I still need time to explore more to create better works but I was actually enjoying working with Cinema 4D. Overall, this semester was really stressful and having been able to put that much effort in my work, I would say that I definitely learned a lot and is pretty satisfied with my work.
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