Infugo shoot

Just a few images from the infugo shoot on friday. All in all it was a cracking day, running so smoothly start to finish with beautiful weather all day we couldnt have had it much better :)

I'l be starting on a full edit in the next few days so should have an official edit to show in a few weeks depending how we get on with the cg and sound track, been such a good experience so far.. and to think, these are the kind of days I'l be having almost everyday once employed :)

Self promo

So this is pretty much where I intend to call it a day on the project. I've been aiming throughout to get a clean crisp edged style which I think I've achieved. I was wondered if it lacked colour yet I think it would throw the design a bit. I also tried spending time on making the design speak. mad sounding I know but I really wanted it to represent who I am and what I'm about. Going for a graphic/visual artists role.. you tell me how well I've done :) there's a few little things i was working that I thought others wouldn't. I'm not sure whether it was a wasted effort or if it was something that might have been nice too see. 


So here's what I have and I'll annotate where need be :)  

So this is one of the two things I was working on.. a usb business card ..

Anddd... a downloadable application specifying all my details, social network and contact details all in one tidy place :)  

Python

Okk so there's a lot to catch up on with little time to do so, the sun is setting and I have a Canon5D sitting beside me. you get the gist.


starting with a screen capture of the python bmi calculator I was working on a few weeks ago, thought it would be an idea to showcase it rather than just images. shot and sweet post but please do check out the link :)

Illustrated business card designs

As part of my productive session last night I also managed to illustrate some of my designs for the printed card designs, all very plain at the moment I know but  I'll be making up some colour swatches when I next pick up the work so that I can present my results so far to the module leader for feed back. more soon, probably one of my favorite assignments so far, still lots more that I've been working on to unveil but not until its all finalized ;)

LL Photography

was playing around with a few ideas for a website I'm creating for a client, nothings final but what up got to after a day or so, more to come of course but just at a slower pace than I hoped due to university assignments along side the offer of work on a third year film that I  am considering.  

More on 'the state of the VFX industry'

I had quite a productive evening last night and part or the work I managed to get on with was a bit more of my research folder my essay. speaks for its self really, hopefully its quite clear as it is meant to show the clear steps of how I got to my chosen question, I think thats pretty much all of the mapping out work done now. I've found quite a few articles and blogs related to my subject but I'm not really sure how to present my findings, a list of links? printed out? Annotated? 

Hopefully I will have more of an idea by the end of the week as I have my mini tutorial with a lecturer where I'll get some feed back on my work. until then take a look :)

MORE CUP

 Just an update on the cup asset I've been working on for the second year film. Pretty much a finished high res textures model now, just needs to be lit animated and comped into the footage once we've filmed.. about it really :)

InFugo PreVis

Ok so the group project film has all been put on hold for a week or so due to everyone wanting to get the first of thier live projects out of the way, myself included. now  thats handed in we we can get back on it!


so last I remember we had come up with this mad previs made up of a few clips and mostly pictures, its great!


http://vimeo.com/36862780 (password = infugo) (keep it safe.. keep it secrete)


but sadly it was only our group that could just about work out what was going on :/ so we recreated it so we could get more of a gist of whats going on, mainly for timing, angles and sound. It came out ok actually, its all a working progress so in most area's will change as its just a rough idea. I was running out of material towards the end, so i starting sourcing bits of the internet but theres also only so much I rip from google :/ so once we film the final I will have much more to play around with.


also to come will be a higher res, texture revised version of the coffee cup model as it needs to be a lot more grungy and also it needs to be lit. More soon!

Research folder

For part of the essay I have to do, half the mark is to create a research folder, made up of the weekly study tasks we have had to do each week for the past 4 weeks this is about 2 thirds of what I have. There will be more to come after the weekend as its being put on hold until I finish touching up live project, but more on that later. 


As mentioned previously I have chosen to bade my essay around the state of the VFX industry, by creating the research folder hopefully it will be clear enough to understand how I came up with the question and what sources and references I will use (generally works the same way as a sketchbook, noting down and mapping out how I got to my end product, i.e. the question) 


week 1 - was to create a kind of mind map to try and discover and break down what area's I could look into and where my main interest lie.


week 2 - was all about finding a source or thing that I see as my sole interest. something that I consider to be the hub of my passion as a VFX artist. I chose to talk about motionographer  .. 'Motionographer (pronounced like “oceanographer”) seeks to be a source of inspiration for filmmakers, animators and designers by sharing:

• outstanding work from studios, freelancers and students
• feature stories that give readers a closer look at influential studios and individuals
• commentary that sparks discussion or introspection about the creative process
• miscellaneous items that Motionographer contributors find interesting

Motionographer isn’t just about motion graphics. Inspiration can come from anywhere, and the Motionographer contributors hope to provide you with interesting material regardless of the medium in which it was created.' to be more exact ;)

week 3 - this is generally where I'm up to now, I've been working on a few more things but they're not quite ready for show and tell, on this series of images its just a brief break down of the subject I am looking to go into, 'the big picture' and a few links that I'm also going to add a mood board too.

week 4 - this is still to come, here I will be showing more of  a break down on my topic, the ins and outs and the areas I would like to cover. Also as part of week 4 i would have hopefully gather a substancial amount more of info, for example things like journals, blogs, news paper articles, books etc as I also have to create a bibliography for the research. This will more than likley come as part of week 5 but sooner if I have the time :)

week 1

week 2

week 3

Essay topic

A post I never got round to finishing off from a few weeks ago...




So once again the time to start work on an essay has come around again yet for some relish the chance to get on with it? I must have been struck with some kind of illness or disease as 6months ago it was the last thing I would want to work on. However due to the freedom and being able to write about something current that I find interesting gives it the edge. When getting briefed on the assignment we were asked to think of a burning issue within our pathways or something we can link to our interests. After a little thought I've decided to look into the state of the VFX and graphic arts industry. Focusing on areas like:


- pay                 - working hours              - clients wanting more for less
- how the economy effects jobs                - working conditions


and so on... I think there's more than enough for me to waffle on about there, I've done a bit of research already but will posting more soon when I have something a little more substantial :)

Catch up!

So its been a pretty crazy past few weeks with the hand in of generally the first half of my assignments for this semester. Its all gone pretty well so far, found out I got a few 1st's which is totally amamezinn. So I've got a couple of hours spare this afternoon that I'm going to spend on the catch up, blogging a few bits from the past weeks, and touching up work while I have a little spare time.. so... roll on the updates!