New addition to film

This is the replacement for the last layout

Conclusion and submission

Soundtrack - Folklore OST (edited)

I feel that this project has ended up pretty ok.  At the beginning of the year I wasn't very sure about how many paintings I should produce or if I should put them in Maya.  I still would have liked to put them into Maya, but I realised the focus should be on the paintings and so concentrated on those.  I found I was spending too much time trying to figure out methods of setting up image planes then there being problems with rendering or crashing etc.  What I really wanted to do was paint and work on improving and so I have spent quite a lot of time studying techniques and going back and improving my work.

At the beginning of the project I was wondering how three or four paintings would be enough to fulfill the criteria...I didn't expect to improve as much as I feel I have.  I started leaving paintings for a while and then looking back at them to find I could easily see areas I could improve on.  The most challenging part was trying to get into an autonomous mindset with composition, because at the beginning I became so preoccupied with the 'rules' and it gave me a bit of a block.  This got a lot easier with practice.  Because of this there are a few paintings I haven't included in the final piece.  I did a lot of sketches also; these where mainly composition and perspective tests.  My only real regret is not working in a group because I missed the advantage of being able to develop ideas together.  Although I had a couple of talks with friends and a bit of time towards the end with tutors, which helped. 

It's a shame I have had problems with the issues I explained in my 'production' post.  looking back, I still feel very disappointed in the way things were carried out.  Although, ultimately, I am the one responsible for my work and am pleased with what I have achieved- I guess these things happen sometimes.

For the degree show


Altogether, I'm happy with what I've done and the weeks leading up to the degree show I want to perhaps work on the sound (there is a definite skip), put some extra elements in that move and I still need to credit a few people at the end!
1) On the first painting I would like to clean up the light on some of the shapes.  I would also like to cut up the layers to create a parallax.
2) On the second painting, I think I need to add some more rock surfaces in the middle of the painting.  Something for the light to bounce off because I think it looks a bit bare.
3) On the fourth painting, I feel there needs to be something more in the top left- perhaps birds flying past in the distance.
4) For the fifth painting, I want to create a parallax on that as well.  As well as adding some more detail on the rocks
5) For the last painting; I want more contrast and a possibly of a whole new composition because I feel it's quite weak as it is.  I think there's something not quite right with it.

Film test 2

After effects
I have been thinking carefully about how I want the particles to move, rather than just sticking them on for the sake of it.  For the blue cave near the end, there are lava pits and so I want to give the impression of particles that look like they are bits of ash rising up.  This will be on the next render.

Sound
I'm also going to use adobe soundbooth to edit a piece of music.  I want it to sound like fairytale music, to add mysticism.

Film test

This is my current version of the paintings i've chosen to put in the final thing.  What I really want to do it put them into Maya and build a 3d set around them to add depth and atmosphere.  I think it might be something to do for the degree show, rather than the deadline on the 9th.  Need to focus on the quality of these first and of course, sound.
I put them together in After Effects, added some particles to create a fairy tale atmosphere and some fog add a bit more depth in some of them.