opening scene
i have finally started animating! the deadlines drawing nearer and nearer so im really glad ive actually started, and its gone well!
i have started at the beginning of the narative, as this just seems like the most natural way to work for me.
as i did last project, i produced all my flat vector images in photoshop with a smidge of illustrator, and then imported them as cropped layers to the mighty after effects beast. i based the scene from the photos i took from my walk in the woods, and used the colour schemes i created in kuler.
this is what the photoshop image looks like:
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i think that by doing this method, and then adding depth to the layers in after effects looks top, and by adding the lighting i experimented with in my glass onion project i can achieve the mood and atmosphere im going for:
here are some snap shots of the lighting settings i used to create the shadows.
the toughest bit is animating the foot/ankle stepping in to the scene, which i am still fiddling with. here are stills of me working on the footstep, with the rabbit running off when the foot lands (not finished yet, wont take long at all though!)
and heres an early version of the opening scene without audio. still tweaking the foot/ankle movements to make it look less shit and more good. but im still happy so far!
opening test from stuart livesey on Vimeo.
