FEEDBACK on final/rough cut

ROUGH CUT

1st Rough cut & FEEDBACK

-Quite random (plot/scenes)
-Storyline?
-Confused weather we are doing the shots as reality or animation

After we all sent in the rough cut for our opening the class feedback on each of the videos.
The class said that it didn't make any sense therefore, its pretty confusing weather what the main character is or what is happening. There was no plot. It seems like there was no story line to it. Also, it wasn't clear if it is an animation or reality because we didn't really mix it and it is completely separated from each other.

RESPOND to feedback

-Eye scene first then titles
-Add more animation to the real footage (at least 1/4)
-Something to do with the flashback that makes her in the position she is
Start with normal footage and add animation little by little

So we decided instead of having the animated photoshop we would start with the close up of an eye first. So basically it will start looking normal and then as it progress throughout the opening there will be more animation to it. Either we do that or throughout the whole thing there will be a consistent amount of animation. Also, I decided to make a new storyboard which is more detailed and precise on what shots we need and at what angle. In different scene we'll make sure that it links together in some way so that it doesn't look like a different "story".

Process of editing/animation Film Opening

During the weekend I started editing our film opening, since we just shot our "real" footage on friday night. This is my first time working with motion tracking and animating in After Effects and so I had no clue.  I found a tutorial on youtube on how to edit a cyborg eye. First of, I made layers of null shapes, playing with its width, density and colours. Then I place a keyframe for rotation and size

Shooting Problems

The last weekend I found a toll way that was being built but because the company ran out of money it is not being used. Therefore, I told my team that we should meet up on saturday or friday to shoot the scene where our main character is being chased.

We also need to order a green screen from the art to shoot the scenes where we will mix with our animated backgrounds. However, if we don't get the green screen in time we would probably have to make do with a "white" screen. Although, if we are not able to find that at my house I've had several photo-shoot/video shoot so I could simply create a small white room within my house. In order to do this I do need everyone in my team to be present on the day, since we are in different classes and has a different life schedule in general it is hard to meet up all together the three of us its usually meeting up in pairs. Therefore, I am going to make a strict schedule of time where we need to meet and to get the actor on the days that we need her. Other than that we are doing our own jobs pretty well. George is doing his photoshop scenes and I am also doing some myself to make up the numbers of scenes we need. Au, he is the person who is in charge of getting props and whatever extra things we need to help the process of the work.

Process Of Photoshop (DEMO) Film Opening Planning

George and I were experimenting with photoshop, since both of us choose Art for a levels too we apply what we know the the photoshop of the different scene from our imagination. These final paintings are put together by photos of building and maybe just a picture that is close to what we want, therefore to make it ours original I paint over it myself and changes the scene and the atmosphere completely.

After the photoshopping is done, we then make the picture into a 3d platform before opening it up in After Effect. Using the camera tool we play with what angles the camera will be set at and where it would move to by the end of the scene. One of the scenes, it'll be raining and we found out that there is an effect were you can make rain or another where water droplets can be sliding down your "camera lens" in our final draft we would definately use both of those effect together to make it even more realistic.