Thursday, April 30, 2015

Creating Stereoscopic 3D Images

The anaglyph color pair for all images are Green/Magenta.







Recreating Cameras and Lights in Maya

Photo 1: Original Image
Photo 1: Maya Render
Photo 2: Original Image
Photo 2: Maya Render
Photo 3: Original Image
Photo 3: Maya Render
Photo 4: Original Image
Photo 4: Maya Render


Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Special Effects in Animation and Live-Action

Introduction
  1. Two films – Rain in films is very stylized depending of what type of film it is set in.
  2. Thesis – Both movies had their own way of making this rain look realistic on the silver screen.

Body Paragraphs
  1.  Disney's Brave (2012)

a.  Describe scene:
                                                              i.      Running away from home.
                                                            ii.      Merida builds a shelter for her and her mother.
b.      Techniques used to create the special effect
                                                              i.      How was it made
                                                            ii.      How does it looks and acts
c.       Was it Successful/realistic?
                                                              i.      Why was or was not successful
                                                            ii.      Need improvements?

2. The Matrix Revolutions (2003)

a.       Describe scene:
                                                              i.      Neo fights Agent Smith at end of the film.
b.      Techniques used to create the special effect
                                                              i.      How was it made
                                                            ii.      How does  it looks and acts
c.       Was it Successful/realistic?
                                                              i.      Why was or was not successful
                                                            ii.      Need improvements?
Conclusion
  1. Most films today have some kind of special effects in them. It is more prominent in CG animations then live-action. Depending on if it is an action or a romance, live-action films have all kind of special effects.
  2.  Rain is just one of many special effects that we can see in today’s films.