Week 5 (22nd October) Learning More in Motion

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This week I learned how to use a 3D camera in motion. This gave me a chance to see if it was possible for it to be used in my forbidden planet assignment.

One part of using a 3D camera in motion that I can use is when you put an object in front of another (jpeg image in front of another) and make it look like they are just one image. I found it particular interesting and enjoyable when I was able to make the camera go past the smaller image in the foreground and zoom in on the background image. In this case, I got hold of a big image of a rain forest for the background, and a PSD (photoshop) image of a bear & another rain forest, which is made up of those two layers. All I needed to do from here is import both images to motion and position them accordingly. I found it particularly interesting and easy to move the camera. All I needed to do was move it to a new position and it would record & move the camera for me.

We also had to save files that in included audio behaviours, particle emitters, video effects. text effects, etc to show that we are able to know how they work and where to find them on motion.

This is also an important stage for me in knowing how everything works in motion and in giving me a wide range of choices of what it is possible & what is not to use in my forbidden planet assignment.

One important aspect of motion that I found particularly interesting is the use of motion tracking. I have already found at least one use for this behaviour in the forbidden planet visual content.

I think the next stage in planning for the forbidden planet visual content, is creating a final storyboard full of ideas. These ideas need to be entirely possible to produce using motion and can be done within a short timeframe. I also need to discuss with my group what my ideas are for the project and what ideas they have that could be incorporated into the visual effects. We also need to decide what each of us can do to during the production process of the visuals. But for now, I'll continue doing my bit towards the project over the half term.

This short video is taken from the Family Guy episode Blue Harvest, which is based on the original Star Wars film. I chose this clip because I plan to achieve something similar in motion and this a good comparison.