There was room for improvement on my last video to do my ship a bit more justice. Previously, the movie represented my ship a little bit too much on the 2D side. Now, I have changed the camera position and created an ocean shader resulting in a more impressive 3D render with a kinda real looking (but not really) ocean underneath it. I'm content with this and it seems to have been all worthwhile! Fingers crossed for Simon getting it projected in freshers week later this year..I achieved this by first rendering the ship alone from Maya using Mental...
Tuesday, 17 May 2011
Sunday, 8 May 2011
For this we are given free reign and can do anything we like (so long as it is related to animation.) This is a great chance for me to explore and develop some of my own ideas and techniques of producing animation. I'm also hoping to develop a personal style and look to my work. As I enjoy linking visuals to music I have decided to do a video for my musician friend Nathan (Lazulene is his music alias). Click on the link below to listen to the tune...
This guy had a great attitude to his work and life generally and I gained a lot from his lecture.. He is well known for directing film titles - see his website here. He kept coming back to some important points about not letting the machines take over and keeping creativity and ideas generation alive - saying how its good to get into the idea with all your senses. The computer is a tool just like a paintbrush (albeit a very sophisticated paintbrush!)...
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