Project Brief

Coursework for Master’s Degree

The goal of this animatic was based on the idea of truth through knowledge.  Based on a poem I wrote titled Simple Glasses, the short film uses a fantastical backdrop of an imaginary universe to show what truth looks like with and without knowledge.

The assets and cameras were created in Maya and imported into After Effects, two programs which do not speak the same language.  This was a challenge, but it allowed me to utilize the strengths of each program.

  • Anne Henry
  • 3D Modeling and Animation
  • Maya + After Effects + Premiere + Audition
  • Final Course Project

Planning

Time Plan and Components Catalog

Estimated Schedule

  • 4/3/2016 – 2 hours – Cut video/audio down to 45 seconds
  • 4/17/2016 – 10 hours – Hubble Deep field image creation
  • 4/24/2016 – 2 hours – Create starry background
  • 5/1/2016 – 3 hours – Finalize lighting effects for solar system, add planet, add more textures
  • 5/1/2016 – 4-6 hours – Finalize Main solar System (add more rings)
  • 5/6/2016 – 3 hours – Rotoscope glasses
  • 5/9/2016 – 3 hours – Burning sun effects
  • 5/10/2016 – 2-6 hours – Final video effects + Texturing + Lens flares

Project completed on 4/15/2016

3D elements

  • Glasses
  • Blue Sun
  • 4 planets
  • Burning sun
  • Starry scene 1 (intro)
  • Starry scene 2 (outro)
  • 3-4 galaxy-like spirals

2D Texture Maps

  • 4 barren planet textures
  • 10 - 20 Hubble galaxy images
  • Video light-leak textures

Storyboard

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