Some Final Tweaks and A Shot Breakdown

Today is deadline day. So now gathering everything ready for the hand in later today. Just touching up a little sound for the video then will be handing it in along with paper work.

This has been the most challanging but worthwhile project I have worked on since my BSc last year. If its possible i may consider coming back to this project to improve some of the effects work such as, Rotoscoping, Some of the 3D Texturing and Incorporate more camera movement into the shots.

This project has had more care and attention than any other project i have done in a very long time. Originally i had planned to do a breakdown of the video along with the finished project for the hand in but now i dont have time to finish a break down the best option is to go through one one of the key shots on this blog.

So this is a breakdown of shot 5 (Entering the Temple):

Raw Footage:

Footage after using Clone Stamp tool:

3D Elements:

Diffuse:

Lighting:












Shadow:












Reflection:












Flames Diffuse:












Flames Alpha:




















Rotoscoping:

Colour Correction:




















Finished Shot:

While this whole shot only lasts around 6 seconds it is one of the most complex and rewarding shots in the whole project. This shot along with the scenes containing water took the longest time to render. A combined total of 300+ Hours of rendering made this project possible.

This is now the final blog post.