Collaboration: VFX Star Wars Skits

Using the featured tutorials I created these visual effects of the Stormtrooper's gun shots and the two lightsabers glowing. VFX done by Paris and animation done by Polly.

Collaboration: Final Script

Collaboration: LOTR Skits Lighting

Lighting for my second skit: I had a point light to the left giving off the sunset and creating shadows and to the right was another point light which I made weak so it would give off enough light to make the darker side of the skit visible. The directional light was to give an overall weak-ish light. - Paris.

2 Point Lights and 1 Directional Light

For the first skit I only needed a directional light.

1 Directional Light

Collaboration: LOTR Skit 2 - Progress 2

I've managed to do the basic animation for this skit but it's not there yet. I think the timing needs a bit more work and I think that's where it will become more funny, at the moment it's too slow. Next steps: Speed up the shuffling and see how that looks and try and emphasise the tiredness more in the shuffle. Also I'm going to use soft selection to make the ground plane look more terrain-like.

I'm also struggling with lighting, I have placed a directional light (1) rotated the same direction as the sunset in the painting is but for some reason I can't get it to cast shadows. I have another directional light (2) cast on the sign and darker side of the scene just so the sign can be seen but that light has shadows turned off.

DL 1: 1 Intensity 0 Exposure - DL 2: 0.5 Intensity Exposure 3

DL 1: 1 Intensity 0 Exposure - DL 2: 0.7 Intensity Exposure 3

DL 1: 1 Intensity 0 Exposure - DL 2: 0.9 Intensity Exposure 3

DL 1: 1 Intensity 1 Exposure - DL 2: 0.9 Intensity Exposure 3

Collaboration: LOTR Skit 2 Progress 1

In this skit all the characters turn, to keep in theme with the shuffle I thought it'd be better to do more like a quick flick turn.

Collaboration: LOTR Skit 1 Animation Progress 2

Collaboration: Star Wars - Lighting, Rendering and Animation Progress

Star Wars Progress 2 from Polly Gwinnett on Vimeo.

Collaboration: Star Wars - Animation Progress

Star Wars Animation Progress from Polly Gwinnett on Vimeo.

- Polly

Collaboration: Dumbledore - Current Animation Progress 1

Playblast 1 - Dumbledore - Lord of the Rings from Ruth Cann on Vimeo.

Just some rough blocking out.

-Ruth

Collaboration: LOTR Skit 1 Animation Progress 1

I'm finally getting there with the shuffle - bare in mind the feet will be covered by grass but can't show that in the playblast. Still need to animate other half of skit in addition to refining what I have so far such as make Frodo look like he's gliding less, fix Legolas's arm movements, facial movements and adding slight head movement to all the characters. - Paris

Collaboration: Harry Potter (The TriBore Games) - Layout Test

-Ruth

Collaboration: Goth Girl - Current Animation Progress 4 (with background)

Playblast 4 Goth Girl from Ruth Cann on Vimeo.

-Ruth

Collaboration: Goth Girl - Current Animation Progress 1-3 (with background)

Playblast 1 Goth Girl from Ruth Cann on Vimeo.

Playblast 2 Goth Girl from Ruth Cann on Vimeo.

Playblast 3 Goth Girl from Ruth Cann on Vimeo.

-Ruth

Collaboration: Star Wars 1 - Animation Progress

Star Wars 1 Progress from Polly Gwinnett on Vimeo.

Still a few things to do such as refining the walk cycle and a few other movements. - Polly

Collaboration: Star Wars 2 - Animation Progress

Star Wars 2 Progress from Polly Gwinnett on Vimeo.

- Polly

Collaboration: Star Wars - Matte Painting 2

Matte Painting - star wars corridor - Speedpaint from Ruth Cann on Vimeo.

-Ruth

Collaboration: Star Wars 1 - Animation Progress

Star Wars 1 - Animation Progress from Polly Gwinnett on Vimeo.

- Polly

Collaboration: Star Wars 2 - Animation Progress

Star Wars 2 - Animation Progress from Polly Gwinnett on Vimeo.

- Polly

Collaboration: LOTR - Matte Painting 2

Matte Painting LOTR good and bad way - Speedpaint from Ruth Cann on Vimeo.

-Ruth

Collaboration: Star Wars - Initial Lighting - Version 1

- Polly