The Project!

PROJECT FOR ANIMATION TECHNIQUES FOR VISUAL EFFECTS.

Project Brief

For this project you will produce a 30 second to 1 minute short for presentation and assessment.

The piece of work will demonstrate appropriate and creative use of the software’s used in this module.

This will include:

·         Use of text

·         Use of 3D animation

·         Digital footage

·         Keyframing

·         Relevant use of effects and filters

Rationale

The emphasis of this project is to make an elegant well thought out and executed piece of work that illustrates appropriate use of technique and software.

You should aim for a high standard of production to present to the rest of the group

Guide Lines

Your project should contain at least six moving layers of digital assets in the timeline

Your work should contain appropriate audio

The project should be no more than one minute long

Your journal should contain evidence of ideas, inspiration, storyboards and information gathered for the construction of the project.

Create a brief written treatment and story board to be presented to the group in an informal crit situation.

Assessment

Date

You will hand in a folder containing evidence of:

• a written treatment
• a storyboard
• a written / verbal evaluation
• DVD master of project
• Journal

References

Books:

After effects Apprentice   (Trish & Chris Meyer) Focal Press

The Art and Science of Digital Compositing    (Ron Brinkmann) Morgan Kaufmann

Mastering Maya 8.5 (Mastering) (Paperback)
by John Kundert-Gibbs (Author), Mick Larkins (Author), Dariush Derakhshani (Author), Eric Kunzendorf (Author)

Learning Autodesk Maya 8|Foundation (Paperback)
by Autodesk Maya Press (Author)

Web: Please refer to blackboard