Advanced production update 06/03/23

Advanced production update                                                                                                                      06/03/23

Figure 1: Caird Hall: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caird_Hall

I've just finished the first composition test of the Caird Hall shot with a roto-brush effect so that I can have a figure of myself walking on top of animation.  The composition needs some improving for the second draft, including the incorporation of the double discs and a glow effect to amplify the animation's distinction.  I've found that the rotobrush makes it a bit harder for the computer to render footage whenever you add new effects, but this is something that isn't a major gripe.  The bezier warp effect makes the effect on the animation blend into the background fairly effectively.

Figure 2: Harp composition test

I'm also currently developing my Pictish beast composition with shot from around West Ward Works.  I've applied some royalty free footage of some mist to try and add some more atmosphere to the shot, and used 3D to make the Pictish beast appear as though it's flowing in and out of the buildings.  I initially tried using a divide filter on the animation, but that made the glow effects behave weirdly, so I had to apply the invert filter to make the glowing filter work properly.  The next draft of the video will definitely require some better timing on the animation, with maybe some more frames in the TVPaint file so that it can appear to flow better.  This is one of many shots that will need to be redone with a moving shot so I can move on.  Overall, I am happy with how this shot has turned out, but I recognise that it might have some issues to iron out.  This shot also needs some glowing lines to indicate the impact point where the beast hits the wall and passes through.

 

Figure 3: Pictish beast composition test

Shots that have reached the first draft phase:

• Pictish figure
• Pictish penguin
• Pictish beast
• Hand joining
• Deer animation
• Lava
• Pictish snake
• Boar running
• Glasses filter
• Jute growing
• Harp playing

Shots that need to be started/finished:

• Pictish salmon
• Rotoscope distortion
• Rotoscoped vision
• Jute machine rotoscope
• Whale flying overhead
• Typewriter rotoscope
• 
  

Figure 4: After Effects Pictish beast composition