In this lecture, we were introduced to term 3 group project and reviewed the devil comp homework.
Term 3 group project brief
The deadline of the term 3 group project would be on the 29th June 2023 (8 weeks duration) and we will have this group project and a personal project too.
We will have to create a futuristic spaceship room based on any of these 3 themes: steam punk, cyber punk, or low-fi sci-fi. This project will simulate the work pipeline of a professional VFX studio.
We will have the live footage of a corridor/room and we will have to comp it with CG elements to make it futuristic. We will have to choose our group and each team member will have to pick a roll. We will need to organise the project with our team members, taking care of:
- Research of ideas, and moodboard build up.
- Planning of assets that are going to be needed.
- Planning each team member’s task weekly.
Every week, this project will be reviewed and notes will be shared that will need to be followed for the next review. We will work with F-track programme to be able to see notes, calendar, objectives, etc. Every time we present assets, we will need to present them in detail, showing the topology, texturing, and lighting. Also, Dom Maidlow (CG Generalist) will be teaching us how to track plates and how to import into Nuke.
The final outcome required would be a 10 secs animation, and it will have to follow the requirements stated in the brief provided.
Devil comp homework
In this comp, we were asked to add texture and elements to a live footage of a devil man. I researched some skin texture that shows like scarring or open wounds and I found a dragon-like texture that if graded and colour corrected could look like what I had in mind. I also wanted to add like a wound with surgical stitches to the closed eye, and like satanic tattoo in his forehead. Also, I added some fire in the horns, and for the environment, I found a video with smoke, fire, and sparks.
For the face texture, I ‘Roto paint’ part of the face to get rid of the hair on one of the sides. Then I also added a dragon-like texture to add a more interesting look. I also covered one of the eyes and added a stitches texture on top. Then I added a ‘Vector Distort’ so the alphas created with the textures are warped following the movement of the face.
For the forehead tattoo and the fire in the horns, I used 3D tracking of the man’s face and created 3 cards taking as reference points the middle of the forehead and to top tips of both horns. Then I projected the tattoo texture and the fire footage on those cards and colour corrected them. Since the video of the fire was flat and the head of the man was moving side to side, I had to adjust the rotation of the card adding some keyframes when the head rotated.
Lastly, I added some sparks footage on the foreground, and colour corrected the whole comp.
References
Algol, M. W. F. This 666 Devil Satan Pentagram Black (online). Available at: https://www.nicepng.com/ourpic/u2q8t4q8e6o0e6q8_666-devil-satan-pentagram-black-freetoedit-michael-w/ [Accessed on 19 March 2023]
Ektoplazm. Over 50 Skin Textures Free Download (online). Available at: http://www.psd-dude.com/tutorials/resources/over-50-skin-textures-free-download.aspx [Accessed on 19 March 2023]
Ezstudio. Orange cloud smoke Fire sparks rising up Free Video (online). Available at: https://www.vecteezy.com/video/5160760-orange-cloud-smoke-fire-sparks-rising-up [Accessed on 19 March 2023]
Videezy. Fire Stock Video Footage (online). Available at: https://www.videezy.com/free-video/fire?page=5&from=mainsite&in_se=true [Accessed on 19 March 2023]