Introduction The aims of this lesson were to explore the role of Look Development in 3D modelling and to model a potted plant in Maya. What is Look Development? Look Development or Lookdev is the process of designing and developing the final look of a 3D model. It is a process in a production that […]
Month: September 2022
2D animation – Types of Keyframes
Introduction This skills workshop lesson was about the different types of keyframes in animation – building on the basics of what we learned about keyframes last year. Straight Ahead Animation Straight ahead animation is where an animator draws each frame in chronological order – one after the other. An example of straight ahead animation would […]
Recap Tasks
Introduction This session was about recapping some techniques in software that we learned last year. This was to help us get back into a creative mindset before starting our Creative Media Project brief. Polygon Theory & Primitives A polygon is made up of vertices, edges and faces. Polygons make up all shapes in 3D modelling. […]
Initial Creative Project Ideas and Thoughts.
Introduction This blog post is dedicated to my first ideas for my creative project. This will help me in the planning and brainstorming phase of pre production. Idea 1 A 2D animated film – with a science fiction or horror theme. Maybe a sci-fi horror theme. Idea 2 A short film – If I was […]
Research and Development – Pre Production Documents.
Introduction This blog post is dedicated to my notes from the first R&D lesson about pre production documents. A pre production document is a way that the producers of a film or TV show will plan out the production of their film or TV show. Treatment A treatment is an entire summary of a film […]
First Year Reflection
Introduction This blog post is a written reflection on my first year at Confetti, on the Level 3 VFX and Animation course. How do you feel the first academic year went? I think that the year went well over all. I achieved a merit for the first year of this BTEC level 3 course – […]
Induction Day Goals Task.
Synopsis One of my main goals for this year is to get a job. I would also like to learn how to drive. My idea for the creative task is to make a poster with a drawing of a cartoon avatar driving a car or graduating college.