Introduction This blog post is for me to submit my final project work into for the A2 Culture brief. Finished Work Here is the animation I made for this assignment. I think over all, I’m proud of what I created – I think it replicates the look and feel of the original Mobile Suit […]
A2 Skills & Production
After Effects – 13/06/2022
Introduction In this lesson, we used the CC Sphere effect to create an animation of a rotating globe, and then the CC Cylinder effect to animate some text. CC Sphere We followed the tutor’s instruction and downloaded high-res images of the world map and a space background, and from there we imported the images […]
Kitbashing
Introduction Kitbashing is the process of creating a unique model out of pre existing parts from different kits, and rearranging them. It has been used for creating models for films. The pieces of models are called Greebles. The finished models are called Neebles. The process of kitbashing is also called Scrimbling.
3D Modelling – NURBs.
Introduction In this lesson, we were introduced to 3D modelling objects using NURBs tools in Maya. NURBs NURBs stands for Non Uniform Rational B-Spline. Instead of edges, vertices and faces NURBs are made up of Surface Patches, Isoparms and Control Vertices. NURBs are created by drawing a shape using splines – lines that follow […]
Photoshop – Shot Cleanup
Introduction In this lesson, we practised shot clean-up. Shot clean up is the process of digitally removing errors and unwanted details in the shot of a film or video. A lot of software can be used for shot clean-up – in this lesson, we used Adobe Photoshop. Why is shot clean-up needed in film? Shot […]
Rigid Bodies – Maya.
Introduction In this lesson, we learned about rigid bodies in Maya. Rigid bodies can be characterized in two different ways: a passive rigid body and an active rigid body. An active rigid body is reactive to dynamics and collisions – it moves, and is able to be collided with. A passive rigid body is able […]
After Effects Animation.
Introduction The starter for this lesson was to create a squash and stretch animation of a shape using a rig in after effects. Here is the animation I made. It was my first try practising squash and stretch in after effects. Swing Animation Next, we were tasked with using the CC Bend It preset […]
Video Editing – Cuts and Transitions.
Introduction In this lesson, we were practising video editing in Adobe Premiere Pro. Video editing is the compiling of media into a linear format. This is done using software like Premiere Pro and After Effects. Examples of video editing include TV shows, FIlms, Youtube videos and VFX. When editing videos, it is important to consider: […]
Adobe Illustrator – Perspective Grid part 2
Today in lesson, we practised more with the perspective grid tool in Adobe Illustrator, this time creating a room scene. Here is what i produced.
Using the perspective grid tool in Adobe Illustrator.
Introduction In this lesson, we started learning how to use the perspective grid tool in Illustrator.