Shooting

I finally managed to do my first shoot today. Used a chrome ball for the environment lighting, 2 angles. I think my second angle isn't as good as the first though.

After that went into Nuke and adjusted both to get my final output for my HDRI. One for the Environment Map, and one for Final Gather.

And so I shall try applying these to my video shoot that I took earlier, but for now, i'll upload a few stills so you can get an idea of where I'm shooting.

Next up, integrating everything together, as well as effects for my drill!

Modelling Update

Here's what I've got so far. I want to call it done, but I know I can furthur improve it by adding more details. I changed it a bit from the previous picture I uploaded too. But for now, I am happy with it, and will continue on with the rigging and animating!

Modeling

Accoring to my production schedule, I should be on modeling from now till next week. And that's exactly what I've been doing!

So here's what i've managed to accomplish so far:

This is excluding the booster I want to add, as well as further detail to the body of the vehicle. After this, its rigging, then i should be good to go to proceed on to animating this into my scene!

More to come soon!

Effect Reference

So I found some really good reference for my shot. Basically what this video shows exactly what I've been thinking to accomplish.



I like the interior detail and how gradually the drill comes out of the ground. Now to try to get that effect for myself!

Storyboard, Production Schedule, Shotsheet, & Animatics

It's been a very busy weekend for me! So I managed to get the storyboards, production schedule, shotsheet, and even the animatics done for the project. Here it is!

Storyboard:

Prodution Schedule:

Shotsheet:

Animatics:




And there you have it! If you cant see the production schedule and shotsheet clearer, i'll try to upload the actual files on here.

Now the real work begins... *dramatic music plays* dum dum DUMMMMMM!!! lol.

New Idea

Alright so after class today, i realized that despite liking my idea, doing an organic animated character shot would be a little out of my reach in the short amount of time left to submit the final project, the main obstacle being the subsurface scattering and animating/modelling of the character.

So instead, i've thought of another brilliant idea! I'll have a drill-like machine coming out from the ground and speed off after reaching the surface.

These are just a few concepts of the vehicle. Havent decided whether im gonna do one with wheels like in the first pic, or like the last, or no wheels at all! but i'll do something simple for the animatics just to lay out the idea.

And it'll be drilling from beneath the surface and as soon as it reaches the top, my idea is that it will have some sort of a booster which it fires up and zooms off.

Here's a reference video i found on youtube which has the basic concept of what i would like to acheive.



So yeah, im excited about this idea. woohoo! lol. alright, now to jot down the storyboarding and start on the animatics.. till the next time!