Pre-Visualisation...
As Promised...
As mentioned in my previous entry, I am very busy with commercial projects. Prop, Puppet and Set fabrication are on hold at the moment, and will be for another few weeks while I get my current contracts completed. So, this time round I am going to show a pre-visualisation shot I did before production began.
This shot is for the section where Fidget is flying through the tree-tops of the forest. I had decided that this particular sequence would probably work quite well without building a set, and would probably be quicker to produce using digital compositing of 2D elements. So only fidget herself will be stop-motion animated in shots where she is flying through the tree-tops.
For this shot I created a 2D drawn mockup of Fidget against a blue background (for chroma-keying)...
...I then created a strip of twelve simple scribbled 2D pine trees...
...and, lastly, I made a 2D sky background...
I composited them together in PremierePro, using several layers of the tree scribbles. I then added tints and gaussian blurs to give a sense of depth. Next, I animated the various elements using the keyframing feature in PremierePro. Finally, I added some wind noises for when Fidget zooms past a tree-top, and a little spooky tune for a bit of fun.
...and here it is...
I am pretty happy with how it turned out, and I can almost imagine how it will look with the actual puppet and a bit more time spent on the 2D elements and compositing. This is definately the way I will be taking these shots.
The final sequence will involve cutting in to close up, and may also involve some different angles. Now I know it will work, I am thinking about variations on this theme, which could allow me to produce a sequence full of exciting flight shots!
As mentioned in my previous entry, I am very busy with commercial projects. Prop, Puppet and Set fabrication are on hold at the moment, and will be for another few weeks while I get my current contracts completed. So, this time round I am going to show a pre-visualisation shot I did before production began.
This shot is for the section where Fidget is flying through the tree-tops of the forest. I had decided that this particular sequence would probably work quite well without building a set, and would probably be quicker to produce using digital compositing of 2D elements. So only fidget herself will be stop-motion animated in shots where she is flying through the tree-tops.
For this shot I created a 2D drawn mockup of Fidget against a blue background (for chroma-keying)...
...I then created a strip of twelve simple scribbled 2D pine trees...
...and, lastly, I made a 2D sky background...
I composited them together in PremierePro, using several layers of the tree scribbles. I then added tints and gaussian blurs to give a sense of depth. Next, I animated the various elements using the keyframing feature in PremierePro. Finally, I added some wind noises for when Fidget zooms past a tree-top, and a little spooky tune for a bit of fun.
...and here it is...
I am pretty happy with how it turned out, and I can almost imagine how it will look with the actual puppet and a bit more time spent on the 2D elements and compositing. This is definately the way I will be taking these shots.
The final sequence will involve cutting in to close up, and may also involve some different angles. Now I know it will work, I am thinking about variations on this theme, which could allow me to produce a sequence full of exciting flight shots!
posted by Paul (Vortex42) at
2:43 PM
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So good! gogogo!
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