Questions to ask:
- How long should we aim this project to be?
- Which layout should we commit to? Simple better?
- Is it possible to include a presenter , or would that be too much work?
- Can I get the stitch rig?
- Is 5 cameras too much? Do we need more?
- How to work on the same work space?
- How will we create the audience?
Tips:
- Look at lenses for festivals
- Cameras on the characters from Eurovision
- Discuss what cameras go through
- Use a master scene
- Focus on making the environment first
- Reference in the camera – control r
- Crowd generator – golime
- Garmies – low red human models
- b-g characters in the resources share
- Parent from other object – animation snap (Microphone)
This was so helpful advice from Luke so I felt more clear of how to move forward with the project as we were in a lull not knowing how to proceed. I made a group on the uni server so that we could all access the maya documnet files. I downlowed all the assets, props, environmets that I thought we might want to use. This included the sourced images and rigs so that we could always have files in one place and work from anywhere. When we needed to render it would be so much easier from the university system.
I then created a master file in the set project for Maya which included the stage and floor with some cameras inside. I named it so that we could all duplicate the file and have a go at designing the environment. We could all made a version and compare to see what ideas we come up with.
Luke sent me the Stitch rig which looks so good! I am so excited to use him in my animation as its so sweet to see Stitch DJing at a festival.
Group Meeting – 17th February
What we need to focus on next…
- Environment
- Plane – grass
- Props we have found, we need to add it to files so everyone can access them
- Tina is going to be doing the song Crazy in Love – Beyonce
- Marianna is doing Billie Jean – Michael Jackson
Love the choices group have chosen for their acts. I think they are classic show stoppers so will be an amazing concert finished by the music that Kenneth produces.
Making a filter for the camera was spoken about in the meeting with Luke. I suggested that I should do this part as I am a trained graphic designer. I also had the idea that instead of the presenter coming on the stage to meet artists etc, that they should be filmed separately in a studio such environment. This would be a lot easier to animate and less work as we already have a lot to do.
When you see banners around the TV for the news etc its called the lower third graphics. Here are some examples. I have noticed how they are very simple, not over shadowing what is happening in the main area of the filming. I think I will only have the frame and presenter between acts and have an opaque logo in the corner of the three acts to make sure it doesn’t take away from the animation. As in a hierarchy this is just adding to the experience and not the main element.
I also arranged to meet with Kenneth separately on Sunday to discuss the music he is making for my animation. Also other sounds e.g. crowd, wind to add to the ambience of the festival experiment.