For this assessment, I had to set up in a group of five people maximum and then formulate a series of ideas and strategies for producing a piece of media that would be beneficial and relevant for our final showreels so we can show our specific skills in different fields of animation/visual effects assets. Also to create a showreel that shows my specific skills in a field of animation/visual effects such as modelling, texturing, use of VFX in After Effects. Below is a journal of how I progressed throughout the assessment.
Thursday 10 May 2012
Wednesday 9 May 2012
Research
For this post, here is a collection of research that I have conducted on elements that would be relevant to the concept and type of product we wish to produce for post production. As we were going with the idea for creating an action scene involving a flying car, we all had to look up different aspects of research for the project.
Car Research
Rocket Car
A vehicle that is powered by a rocket engine is called a rocket
car. Rocket cars are capable of achieving high speeds and can run engines for
relatively short amounts of time. Similar to jet powered cars but one main
difference is that rocket cars carry both fuel and oxidizer on board, which are
of course crucial for combustion and supplying power in order to accelerate.
Though some hybrids of rocket cars are produced that use nitrous oxide for
power.
Flying Cars
Aston Martin
The Aston Martin
is a large luxury sports car manufactured by the private limited company Aston
Martin Lagona Limited, founded in 1913 by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford and
based in Gaydon, Warwickshire, England. The origin of the company's name is from
one of its co-founders Lionel Martin and Aston Clinton, which is in
Buckinghamshire. From 1994 to 2007, Aston Martin was a subsidiary of the Ford
Motor Company, as a part of the Premier Automotive Group in 2000.
Genre Research
Thriller and Suspense
These
genres of literature are types that promote suspense, intense excitement, high
levels of anticipation, anxiety, uncertainty and nerve-wracking levels of tension
which are the key elements. The key to an genuine thriller is for the story to
pursue a single minded goal, with elements to keep an audience "on the
edge of their seat" as the main plot builds up to a climax. The emotional
tension begins and arises when the main character(s) are placed in a menacing or
dangerous situation/mystery or a dangerous mission/incident where the concept
of escape seems impossible.
Also
a thriller story is effective when the principal character(s) are unsuspectingly
or unknowingly involved in life threatening situations or they are engaged in a
conflict with outside forces. Commonly used plot elements of the thriller subgenre
are fight and chase scenes, though many different characters and methods are
used to make scenes more interesting. Some common subgenres are psychological
thriller, mystery thriller, action thriller and crime thriller.
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A great example of the thriller/suspense genre is North by Northwest, which is, in my opinion, one of Alfred Hitchcock greatest masterpieces.
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Company Research
Double Negative
Market Place Post Production
Envy Post
Marketing
Research has
shown that post production in the UK is normally assigned to several major
contracts in large companies, thus making it difficult for smaller film
companies to secure work on major projects.
Marketing is
mainly used for identifying a customer, satisfying their needs and desires and
keeping that customer. Resources of potential customers, target communications
and identifying assets that are relevant to our skills and the purpose of the
company we wish to engage in are crucial key elements to good marketing.
Few links
below for references/research
Friday 4 May 2012
Designs
Flying Car
Below is a series of images I had produced, based on
research, mainly designs for flying cars that could be of some use for our
production project. This flying car is only one idea as we would be developing
more ideas over the course of the year. All the images below are either created or occasionally manipulated using Photoshop CS3.
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| Blueprint style, first design based on rocket propulsion system. |
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| Blueprint style 2, another design based on rocket propulsion system. Attempted to fit it in with structure of car. |
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| Manipulated photo of Aston Martin with airplane style wings and rocket boosters (located at boot of car) added and blended. |
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| My own illustration of a combination of Aston Martin and wings. The design is hand drawn, scanned, coloured and textured. |
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