Week 9 Part 1

The requirement of production stills proved invaluable in finalising the style of the animation. The methods of animation and realisation of the characters had already been finalised but the backgrounds still needed some experimentation. Below is an unaltered screen shot taken from the 3dsmax model.

There was a decent amount of 'moody' lighting present in the 3ds max model but the emphasis was not placed on the right areas of the shot. Also the main plot device (a light appearing at the end of walkway) was not present to the extent required by the narrative. In order to achieve this, a strong 'S' curve was applied tot he image, as well as heavy use of the dodge and burn tools. Finally, a very light 'poster edges' filter was overlaid on top of the image so the flash generated characters looked more at home within the shot. This was the result: