Film Reviews Submission Post

Hero's Journey Film Review - Alice in Wonderland (2012)

Hero's Journey and Archetypes Film Review - Moana (2016)

Structural Theories Film Review - Memento (2000)

Character Film Review - Maleficent (2014)

B-Movie Film Review - Cat People (1942)

Exploitation Cinema Film Review - Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

Mockumentary Film Review - What We Do In The Shadows (2014)

Adaptation Film Review - The Little Mermaid (1989)

Comedy Film Review - Scary Movie 3 (2003)

The Little Mermaid (1989) Adaptation Film Review

Found At: http://movies.disney.com/the-little-mermaid

Scary Movie 3 (2003) Comedy Film Review

Found At: http://store.steampowered.com/app/421510/Scary_Movie_3/

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: Final Lord of the Rings Skits

Recently been struggling a bit with my skits, however they are now complete but it took a while. Instead of having a walk cycle it was agreed that a shuffle would be better, but the shuffle done in the animatic video didn't express the character's exhaustion so I filmed a new one below, (I used Rhia as a Frodo reference and Laura as Gimli reference and myself (partly) as Gandalf).

Close ups of facial expressions which can't be seen that well in skits.



But then I saw these two animations and I liked how they did movement, however theirs is more lively so I tried combining their style of movement with my reference video and got my skit - so the glide stays and I like it.

Camera wise I took inspiration from Bill Plympton's 25 Ways To Quit Smoking, I liked the one camera shot that showed everything and everything that happened in the skit performed for the camera rather than the camera trying to capture everything with various shots.

Collaboration: LOTR Skit 2 - Progress 1

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: LOTR Skit 1 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.

Collaboration: Star Wars Set (The Crack Shot)

Matte Paintings by Ruth.

Collaboration: Harry Potter Set (The TriBore Games)

Below using basic shaders and Ruth's matte paintings I've modelled the set above, the benches and podium have already been designed modelled and textured prior to modelling this set and are in Ruth's animation scene file separate so that is why they're missing in the screenshots below. The fog in the scene will be created in maya - I did attempt texturing a plane with fog however it didn't go to plan so will have to attempt a simulation.

Matte Paintings by Ruth.

What We Do In The Shadows (2014) Mockumentary Film Review

Collaboration: Harry Potter Props

Designs by Ruth

Dumbledore's Podium during The TriBore Games

Harry Potter audience member's flag.

Harry Potter Audience Benches

Collaboration: LOTR Prop Models

Designs by Ruth.

LOTR Legolas's Arrows and Arrow Bag

Hobbit Rucksack


Gandalf's Staff

Safe vs Death Sign

Free Eagle Rides Sign

Collaboration: Star Wars Prop Models

Designs by Ruth.

Stormtrooper Gun

Lightsabers (Red belongs to Darth Vader and green Luke Skywalker)

Collaboration: Lord of the Rings 'The Free Ride' Skit Set

Our sets will be mostly matte paintings rather than models, for the 'LOTR free eagles rides' skit, will be this with a sign (modelled) saying free rides with eagles next to it, the characters will shuffle up the grass (behind front plane).

Collaboration: Stormtrooper Body Model

Stormtrooper is now fully done (the feet will be painted white).

Orthographs and design by Polly