AE Concept Sketch

This test is useful in testing my final footage and understanding where I will add atmosphere and fog into the shot. After looking at my references, with one having a lot of fog I feel I have overdone the fog/atmosphere in this sketch. The reference (in a previous post) from Scorsese's Hugo shows the use of particular areas of smoke and steam rather than the entire frame.

In the former reference from Jellyfish Pictures I believe they may have been using the smoke and atmosphere effect to detract the eye from the fact that the composited footage was shot at different places and times. The fact that I have a very beautiful shot to work with means I need to pick my areas which I want to add atmosphere into.

This test has helped, and I believe that the smoke should appear first of all from the extractor fan, and I think at the moment from the top left of the frame, with an overall atmosphere of fog applied.

Obviously, the execution of the effect isn't too realistic, if I have to explain it is a sketch and this will be 'perfected' for August.

There are such things as a light in shot which will be masked out with a cleanplate, beer company's names on cardboard boxes to paint out and using my photograph of a GRID in order to calculate lens distortion for these fog and other effects to work on first of all.

The Two Main VFX Shots Underway

So, Lina is getting further on with the CG environment for me having a look at and me and the filming crew shoot the character later this week, while the shoot for the alleyway is complete.

Here are a couple of stills before things start to shape up:

Final Shoot

We are currently half way through our shoot for the film. So far hit all of our targets for each day and have already filmed in St Pauls Cathedral, the driveway, the alleyways and in Ninewells Hospital.

Thanks a lot to people providing locations for your support.

Keying in Nuke

Last semester I did keying with Keylight for the Test 1 video within After Effects.

This semester, I have moved into Nuke for this. Again using Keylight, but also IBK.

The results I feel are a lot better and cleaner.

The project I did this for was Miss Donnithorne's Maggot with Flyboy Films. John Fairfield came to me and asked the favour to do these six shots in one afternoon.

I replaced  the green first of all with the desired grey they had before. But they wanted it 'dirtied up a bit'. And, with the lack of internet access on 3D lab computers I managed to source a texture in my project folders from the Test 1 video which was used for texturing the environment. I mixed this with the grey, and due to the idea that it were to be 'f**ked up' I made a trippy disorientating rotation of this back plate, which wasn't badly received.

Here is an example of the output:

Before

After

IBK Workflows:

Keylight Workflows:

Considering the short working time-frame and the lack of refining and staring closely at it, I am happy with the outcome, and the fact that John and Peter were happy with it.

Storyboard Pages

These are near finals for the shoot. The shot lists just need a little tweak for the order we shall shoot it, and sync'd a little..

References For CG Factory/Station Interior

Lina is working on modelling this. I have updated with this before. I hope to get a working version to do tests with in the coming weeks. 

In the story, Tyler opens a living room door to this large station. It serves as a daunting visual displaying the multiple routes that he can choose to go...

Quick Alleyway Comp Test

This is a sketchy concept for the alleyway scene using a location scout reference shot:

It is based on the references in the previous post.

I look forward to the having the final plates to play with and I will spend days and weeks on such a shot, not just an hour or something... ;)