The professor challenged us to do something more difficult as part of the prototyping process. I decided to take him up on that challenge and demoed out a scene where the detective comes around the corner, glances at a hologram advertisement, and contacts the police chief. This was done via Krita, which is the 2D … Continue reading “Thesis Prototype 3 [Animatic]”
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Thesis Prototype 2 [Lighting]
Admittedly, this write-up is late and because of this I don’t really remember what was commented specifically on my two examples of lighting. What I made for the second prototype was a mock-up of the lighting style I want or something similar to the style I want in the final animatic. I also created another … Continue reading “Thesis Prototype 2 [Lighting]”
Industry Event
Today I attended a zoom meeting that I found on Eventbrite. It was called “Creating the Short Film ‘Alone’ with DP Jimmy Matlosz” and the reason why I chose to attend this event was because there was a special emphasis on the lighting and camera work on the description of the event. While it is … Continue reading “Industry Event”
Follow-Up to Prototype One
I did not learn much about what I wanted to learn in terms of visual/graphical style, but I did receive some feedback on what kind of music and technical animation might be useful. From the conversations I had on the 9th, the blade runner story and musical soundtrack has been pointed out as a potentially … Continue reading “Follow-Up to Prototype One”
Prototype One: The Storyboard
What I chose to make for prototype 1 was a storyboard. I chose to make a storyboard because I figured that getting the idea for the progression of the animatic down on paper is the most important thing to do. It’s the most important part of the process because it allows for other people to … Continue reading “Prototype One: The Storyboard”
Planning the Prototypes
My prototyping will more than likely be covering the music, the story, and the aesthetics of both characters and environment. The reason behind me selecting these to present for public constructive critique is because I believe them to be the most important, specifically the sound and story. I have already begun to work on a … Continue reading “Planning the Prototypes”
Research Update 2: Reconsiderations
This previous week was focused on the more technical aspects as I had mentioned in my research plan. I also wanted to use the beginning of this week to cover the basics of cyberpunk as I did not have the time to do that the previous week during phase one of my research. Previously, before … Continue reading “Research Update 2: Reconsiderations”
Thesis Research Update 1
Well this is a little awkward, but I may have gone a little too far into the noir theme I want to work with as it ended up being the only thing I researched. In doing so, however, I did get to do some mental character crafting for the bigger project. I also began some … Continue reading “Thesis Research Update 1”
Tom’s Finalized Concept
My thesis project is a short, 3D animated film about a hard boiled detective being tasked with investigating a cold case that the officials claim to be a suicide despite some hints of evidence pointing towards a dastardly murder. The film itself will open on the detective and their musings before leading into the conversation … Continue reading “Tom’s Finalized Concept”
Tom’s Research Plan
Managing a big project like any of the thesis projects that my fellow classmates and I are committing ourselves to requires a lot of forethought, which is why the requirement of a research plan is an essential part of it. We each are faced with a (hopefully) new set of problems that have come with … Continue reading “Tom’s Research Plan”