Introduction An important part of studying at university is writing essays on a given subject. In an essay, any research that has been presented in the writing must be backed up by a source or reference to prove what you are writing is true. Using References To practice using academic references, I tried adding some […]
Category: B1 Theory & Research
Industry Research Report
Introduction This blog post is my Industry Research Report – Some information I have collected about the creative Visual Effects and Animation industry through research into its different facets and areas of subject, compiled into one report as per the requirements of the B1 Progression brief. The report contains sections dedicated to the following – […]
Recap Session – Industry Research
Introduction In this lesson, the class re-capped the industry research report assignment that is part of this B1 Progression brief. Things to include in my industry report Conclusion In this session I started writing my industry research report. Recapping the things I need to include in the report was useful for jogging my memory and […]
Unreal Engine – Creating a cinematic landscape.
Introduction In unreal I used the skills I have learned so far to create a desert landscape. I made the geological feature seen in the images (called a butte) to be the center piece of background that would frame a shot of the obelisk-shape (a placeholder at the same height as a human character). These […]
Sound Design
Introduction Sound design is an important aspect of films – sound in films can be captured naturally, or produced in-post by using sound effects or music using computers or Foley sound effects. Wall-E To find some examples of sound design in film and animation, the class watched a clip from the beginning of the movie […]
Digital Style and Branding – UX
Introduction This lesson was focused on user experience (UX) in websites. User experience is the experience of a user on a website – How easy is it for the user to get what they want from the website? Can you navigate the webpages easily? Can you search for specific words/topics easily? Is the website easy […]
Design in Animation
Introduction This blog post is about design in animation and VFX. Everything on screen in animation is designed to some degree. Kit-bashing or realistic modelling The technique of kit-bashing to create real world models has been used for 50 years in film. Air-Fix model kits and other similar hobby kits are combined to create in-universe […]
Client Research – Access VFX
Introduction This blog post is some collected research into the client for this brief – Access VFX. Access VFX are a nonprofit organization that aims to help people with pursuing a career in the VFX, animation or video games industries. They have a particular focus on pursuing diversity and inclusion in those industries. What are […]
Designing a website layout in Photoshop
Introduction To help with creating a simple and effective website for possible networking opportunities and showing-off work I have produced, designing a website is important. To do this, I looked at some prominent portfolio websites and picked out interesting design features to include in my own website. Portfolio Websites The websites I looked at were […]
Creative Industry and Emerging Technologies
Introduction For this brief, I have to produce an Industry Research Report – a written report about the industry which shows understanding of how the industry works as well as the state of the industry today in 2023, including new technologies and working methods etc. This blog post includes an overview of some of the […]