Existing Media Research & Final Concepts
A post researching existing media in the form of TV shows, movies and video games & creating final concepts before proceeding to production.
May 25, 202410 min read
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Existing Media Research & Final Concepts
A post researching existing media in the form of TV shows, movies and video games & creating final concepts before proceeding to production.
Capturing VCAM, Post-Production Workflow & Final Animation
A post detailing my VCAM and post production workflow, resulting in the final VFX assignment 2 animation.
Finalizing My Script, Collecting My Assets & Constructing a Previs
A post detailing the processes of finalizing the script, the asset collection process & construction of the previs.
Establishing My Narrative & Research
A post nailing down my final narrative idea and beginning pre-production tasks such as research, a moodboard & concepts.
Producing The Final Animation
A post detailing the creation of my environment, clean up of my motion capture data & production of the final assignment deliverable.
Obtaining My Motion Capture Footage
A post detailing the motion capture process at Treehouse, as well as the facial capture at College, plus tests on my Metahuman characters.
Breaking Down the Brief & Creating Metahuman Characters
Breaking down the brief for my Performance & Technical Animation assignment, as well as detailing the creation of my Metahuman characters.
Completing Pre-Production
A post detailing the creation of my project audio, finalizing the storyboard & then using it to create a pre-viz.
Refresher - Cameras, Lighting & Technical Elements
A post refreshing myself on aspects of my project pipeline: camera properties, effective use of lighting and my technical elements.
Trip to Weymouth & Book Research
A post detailing my trip to Weymouth, as well as additional research I collected to ground my project in 1300s Weymouth.
Examining the Second Brief & Initial Ideas
A post examining the 2nd and final Visual Effects assignment brief in depth, detailing all the requirements and discussing initial ideas.
Creating My Final Cinematic
A post detailing the creation of my final cinematic - from final renders, to post production to audio.
Creating My Effects & Software Comparisons
A post detailing the creation of my effects in my chosen software options, then comparing them to establish the optimum workflow per effect.
Creating A Previs & My Environment
A post detailing the creation of my 3D block out, previs animation, lighting experiments and the final environment.
Final Decisions & Research
A post detailing my final choices regarding environment, effects & software packages, as well as all the necessary research.
Examining the Brief & Initial Ideas
A post examining the brief for my first VFX assignment, establishing the requirements and brainstorming some ideas.
Creating My Sword, Environment & Final Animation
A post detailing the creation of my sword, final environment and the cinematic deliverable for my Data Capture 2 assignment.
Script, Storyboard & Block-Out
A post detailing the creation of my script, storyboard, scene block-out and previsualization to complete the pre-production phase.
Preparing My Assets & Nanite
A post detailing my implementation on UE5's Nanite, as well as showcasing my photogrammetry meshes and establishing how they'll be used.
Research & Initial Ideas
A post compiling research material for my second data capture assignment, as well as discussing my initial ideas for the cinematic.
Examining the Second Assignment Brief
A post examining the brief for my second Data Capture assignment, identifying the tasks and creating a plan for completion.
Texturing & LookDev
A post detailing my method for reapplying the textures and the creation of my final lookdev showcase.
Cleaning & Retopologising the Models
A post comparing the methods I used for cleaning up and retopologising my photogrammetry & lidar scan models.
Creating the Photogrammetry Meshes
A post detailing the creation of my lidar scans, as well as my photogrammetry meshes using different softwares and comparing the results.
Trip to Winspit Quarry
A post detailing our course groups trip to Winspit Quarry where we captured objects for photogrammetry for our Data Capture assignments.
My First Experience with Photogrammetry
A post detailing my first experiences with photogrammetry, examining my workflow and evaluating how to improve
Examining the First Assignment Brief
A post examining the brief for our 1st Data Capture assignment and establishing the tasks I'll need to complete to achieve a good grade.
Writing a Script & Storyboard
A post detailing the creation of my initial script and accompanying storyboard.
Creating Early Concepts
Creating some concepts for my project and discussing them in depth.
Deciding On My Theme & Early Research
Settling on my narrative theme and beginning early research into the story, the world and the characters.
Discussing the Project Theme
A post examining the brief for my 3rd year project & discussing some initial ideas for my theme.
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