Wednesday 19 May 2010
My Conclusion
so the dvd showcase is complete and it been a good experience for me during this project. i found this project very useful towards my future coming work and projects. Learning dvd studio pro was a little tricky at first but i got the idea of using it where i could create my only menus then using the default templates.
My DVD Menu done!
Below i took a snapshot of my dvd menus. I completed the buttons and made shall that everything was successfully link up properly. This took at least 2 days to finish putting together. I found this a good experience of learning dvd studio pro. The software wasn't as difficult as i thought it would be.
Final Showreel
I posted a copy of my completed showreel where i edited my best work using after effects and final cut pro. i enjoyed doing this which only took a couple of hours to do. Looking at previous showreels of other peoples work, give me a clear understanding of what i had to do. Producing this gives viewers an insight of what i am capable of doing.
I think i produced a admirable showreel with what i had to show. My showreel is targeted at 3D modeling and animation where i believe i have a intermediate level of learning.
My Design layout
Here i did a rough sketch of how i want my menu pages to look like in layout form. i had a vision of how i would want and intended menu to look like. my main source of reference was from a website called 3DLeigh who's work is amazing to look at.
This is a list of all my work that i have put together, that will be putting into my DVD showcase page Gallery. I have selected my best work that i felt was good enough for using.
Gallery Page
3D Animation
BBC 2 Ident Spaceship Animation
Jellyfish Animation
RaveLive II Ident
Space Trailer
Sci-Fi City
Life Drawing
Image 1 Image 7
Image 2 Image 8
Image 3 Image 9
Image 4 Image 10
Image 5 Image 11
Image 6 Image 12
SketchBook
Drawing 1 Drawing 7
Drawing 2 Drawing 8
Drawing 3 Drawing 9
Drawing 4 Drawing 10
Drawing 5 Drawing 11
Drawing 6 Drawing 12
DVD Menus
These are some images of dvd menus that i looked at for inspiration. I also look at a couple of dvd menus of mine that i have at home.
link: Super-Compressed DVD and the Utilities
Links :www.tomsguide.com/us/ modix-hd,review-375-9.html
link: Super-Compressed DVD and the Utilities
Links :www.tomsguide.com/us/ modix-hd,review-375-9.html
Dvd Studio Pro
I had a lesson with Alex using dvd studio pro which was fine where he taught us the basics of creating buttons, menus and linking the pages together.
Showreel Examples 2
I posted in a copy of Cinesites showcase which i viewed as reference material.
Cinesite Link : Cinesite
Showreel Examples 1
i came across this showreel clip that i like and thought about using bits of techniques used in this clip for part of my showreel.
Showreel research
Before i started to create my showreel, i did some investigating on what makes a good showreel. i remember when escape studios came to visit Ravensbourne and presented a lecture on making an showreel. They gave us some useful feedback on what they would want to see on a showreel.
- Only show your best work.
- Time length should be no more then 90 seconds
- Try to be different and not original.
These were some of the points they were talking about. i decided to look on the internet to see some examples of showreels which inspired me and also gave me some ideas towards my work.
Tuesday 4 May 2010
Final Conclusion
Now the Rave Live ident animation is complete and out of the way. It was an interesting project whIch i enjoyed doing working for Rave Live. There were some difficulties that i came across the way due to producing the ident animation. i was haven't problem skinning and rigging the bubble bee which was one of those things. the rigging wasn't great enough but i was just enable to get the body moving a bit. Rigging the legs was a terrible experience for me to get right where i had to leave it without moving. i felt that i did a good modeling the ident logo and bubble bee which was one of my strongest areas. i was pretty happy with the what i had done in the time frame me and Shuhel had left. Texturing was another area i was not confident in doing. Shuhel was my partner in the project were he was going to texture the model but he was busy doing the second ident we both done and there wasn't time so i textured myself using the material textures in maya. i was surprised that i had achieved a good ident animation of the bubble which i more a less done by myself. I was happy with the over all out come of the ident.
Working with Shuhel again in a team was a good experience. i think together we did a good job of collaborating and being creative. We came up with a variety of ideas that fitted the our aim of the brief . Storyboarding and coming up with ideas to the brief was the most exciting and productive part of the team. Our communication between each other was really good where we had a lot in common towards our ideas. Creating the work was alright, but we did come a cross some problems along the way when it got technical. working in a team was beneficially good me where it made me more confident with the experience. i would try with again working in a team of two.
Working for the Rave Live as our clients was a good experience. it wasn't all that i thought it was going to be working for the Rave Live Clients. I learned a lot on this assignment, which was also one of my best work so far this term. i am pretty pleased with what i have accomplished.
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