Welcome Spring Quarter!

Title Font Variations

After generating some different fonts to use as an alpha, I lined them up below to compare and decide which one effectively reflects the feeling of the short film. From there, I plan to experiment as using the font as an alpha and making the animated logo rendered in Houdini. If I don't like how it appears from there, I will try a more 2D attempt with After Effects, as I found some great tutorials that I could follow to make the logo stand out.

Shots 1-5 Updates (CLOSE to FINAL)

I spent the last week working on shots 1-5, which in doing so led me to return to early placed assets. I started with the Violin which had unfinished UV's. Once that was complete, I again re-imported it into Adobe Substance Painter to Finish texturing the rest of the violin I avoided last quarter. Finally, I believe my Violin asset can be called final.

Next, I went back into the Violin Case to continue modeling, UV's, ornate designs, and texturing. My biggest challenge was attempting add my own displacement to my materials in UE, which is harder than it sounds in UE compared to something like Maya or Houdini. After attempting several turorials, I settled with a small displacement using the Modeling Plug-In and a displacement map plugged in.

Once everything was ready, I started with shot 5 as it had the widest shot and would be a good start for set dressing and overall lighting. The lighting took a while because I wanted to attract the eye most to the pictures in the case, while still staging the violin for a beautiful showcase of the model and texture.