Synoptic Project – Group Update & Filming

As we are approaching the last few weeks of this project, my group and I have really been analyzing and discussing what stage our project is in at the moment and how we feel our teamwork skills have helped us get to this stage in the project. We feel that we have worked as a...

Synoptic Project – VFX Breakdowns, Group & Project Update

Now that we are in the last few weeks of our Magic Duel Synoptic Project, it is now time to start working towards our VFX Breakdown showreel that contributes towards our end of year grade. This will be displayed at the end of year show along with many other groups projects to display what we...

Teleport Portal Effect Finished- After Effects

Over the past few weeks I have been working on creating a portal effect that I have been updating on my blog. It has taken many forms and gone through many tweaks and changes, however all of those changes have greatly increased my portal and made it the best it can be. After some feedback...

MVP Deadline Synoptic Project

In the upcoming week, we will receive feedback for our progress so far as a group in our synoptic project. We will submit a rough render of all the work we have pieced together over the past few months to show what stage in our project we are at and to show that the group...

Forest Effects – After Effects – Synoptic Project

Today I have worked on a forest scene that will be used in our short movie as a filler scene to create tension add to the story and to extend the duration of our short film. In order to do this, we have all gather short pieces of stock footage that we colour corrected using...

Prison Matte Painting Improved – Synoptic Project

Similar to my previous post, I was given feedback on my prison Matte Painting scene that would be displayed at the beginning of our short film. I was told that I should maybe darken the window frame and add the silhouette of Leighton to create the effect that the viewer is inside the prison cell...

Magic Portal Effect Improved – Synoptic Project

Once I had finished my Dr Strange Inspired portal, I was given feedback on how I could improve my portal and make it my own before I add it to the final product. My footage felt very empty and I felt like it needed a few subtle changes to create more of a dark and...

Prison Matte Painting – After Effects – Synoptic Project

Last week I created a matte painting of the exterior of the prison where our short film would be located. However, as the end result was a still image we all agreed that it looked dull and probably wouldn't fit with the rest of our footage, therefore I decided to put the finished image as...

Magic Portal Effect – After Effects – Synoptic Project

Today I decided to work on and create a portal effect that could possibly be included in our Magic themed Synoptic Project. However I haven't worked with or creating magic effects before there, I did some research that would give me the skills and knowledge required to create this Dr Strange inspired portal. I created...

Prison Matte Painting – Synoptic Project

Now that I have returned to college after half term, it was time to begin working on the Synoptic Project with the rest of my team. We began the day with a Scrum meeting where we looked over the production schedule together and recapped the basics of our project. Once we all knew what our...