Group Failings

Because i am now effectively working on my own, it has been very difficult to get any of my shots for the film 100% complete. However that being said i have tried my best and have managed to get some  do work to show. Before the group disbanded i was able to get some work from josh and harry. these were painted 2d backgrounds. I was able to composite these together and add my own work also. I had prepared a fluid simulation for a waterfall. The shot aims to show off the environment, and give the audience a sense of the time of day the film is set.

The main problem with this shot however, is that because i no longer have josh and harry to do the painting. The style used here will have to change. Instead of having 2D environments i am now having to create geometry and have a painted texture on it. To do this i have had to draft in help from outside of my group.

The good thing about this though, is that i can now include a slight camera movement. Before this would have been difficult as it would have meant adjusting the painting. But now i will just be able to look around the environment, as it will be 3D.
If i am moving the camera , i will aim to add some lens flare to the shot to help emphasise how the sun is low in the sky.

There are two other shots from the film which i have been able to work on by myself. These are shots that make use of Dynamics. This is an area that i enjoy using and have had some success with. 

In order to replicate an underwater scene i had to get the lighting correct. To create a ripple effect i made use of Caustics and light photons. I also used rigged plants with a hair system so that i could have them moving slightly,as if there was a current.

After rendering out the shot i realised that the shot is missing bubbles. I will therefore have to go back and create these. I have done something similar before so i intend to use basic geometry with soft bodies. in order to deform the shape. using dynamics i will be able to have them moving in a way that can look natural.