The Project Description

This here is my personal blog, that outlines all aspects of my progression throughout the Ani303 project. We are required to write, plan and produce a short movie for the deadline of June 13th 2008. The entire year group has been separated into groups by choosing their favored film, and have dedicated their final year to this project. I personally chose the story written by Johnathan Pryce with the working title 'Aztec Escape'
Follow this blog to find out where, when and what has been going and hopefully get an insight into the way i work with in a group.

Friday 25 April 2008

Jungle Lighting Tests

Today Jenny, Jono and myself sat down with the intention of pinning down a lighting style for the jungle set. I sat in as a tech for this and operated the mouse. The lighting Jono and Jenny took much consideration over and together the 3 of us figured out how we could get a nicely lit, convincing scene with a low render time. Maya Software was our only option and due to the busy nature of the set the render times we’re expected to be high. However, much to our surprise it was only taking a minimum of 2 minutes and maximum of 3.

First attempt!! one ambient and a spot light...how primitive!

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The floor was to dark so we changed that and added shadows to the spot light we had and then added another one as a fill light.

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Added some environment fog...

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We seriously lowered the ambient to place emphasis on the spot light and give the jungle a more enclose feeling.

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Finally we placed some spot lights in the back of the set to light up some areas and give some depth to the scene.

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