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VFX - Historical Development of VFX
YouTube link: https://youtu.be/seMdP78A1_Y Script: VFX has changed massively over the past decades, with many of the old techniques...
jesskesson
Dec 8, 20204 min read
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3D Modelling a Door - Initial Thoughts and Reference Gathering
The third modelling project for the 3D modelling unit is to model a door. This is something I wanted to have fun with, so I gathered a...
jesskesson
Dec 2, 20202 min read
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3D Modelling a Revolver - Part 7
With modelling complete, the next task was to UV the model so that it cane be textured. I decided to UV all the components of the model...
jesskesson
Nov 30, 20202 min read
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Looking into Screenwriters and Composers
A Games Writer is a role in the Games Industry that I'm interested in, and as such, I made sure to do my research into a similar role,...
jesskesson
Nov 25, 20202 min read
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3D Modelling a Tower - Part 1
With my reference created for the Tower, I started modelling. The first thing I did was place the image I created for reference and...
jesskesson
Nov 25, 20205 min read
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VFX - Cinematography and Compositional Elements
YouTube video Link: https://youtu.be/Z0Xmefjk7A0 Script: Composition and Cinematography are key aspects of producing films and VFX work....
jesskesson
Nov 20, 20204 min read
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3D Modelling a Tower - Initial Thoughts and Reference Gathering
Another thing I will 3D model is a tower. This is something I planned out at the same time as the Revolver, but since that model was more...
jesskesson
Nov 18, 20202 min read
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3D Modelling a Revolver - Part 6
With the majority of modelling complete for the revolver, it was time to start adding to the existing geometry. I starting with the frame...
jesskesson
Nov 13, 20204 min read
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UVing 3D models in Maya
UVing is something that I need to consider once modelling has been completed. Since textures require UVs to be applied. As a quick...
jesskesson
Nov 11, 20201 min read
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Another look into Directors and Concept Artists
I decided to do a bit more research into the people I decided to put on my billing block. I realised that the concept artists I chose...
jesskesson
Oct 30, 20202 min read
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3D Modelling a Revolver - Part 5
In modelling, I decided it was a good time to try and create the chamber of the revolver. I didn't want to leave this too late, as I want...
jesskesson
Oct 22, 20206 min read
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Creating Interesting Text in Photoshop
Another essential skill to creating a good poster is to have text on their to inform the viewer exactly what it is they're looking at. In...
jesskesson
Oct 19, 20203 min read
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Creating moving Matte Paintings
While creating a poster, it might be a good idea to create the layers in Photoshop, and then arrange them in After Effects to create an...
jesskesson
Oct 18, 20202 min read
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Billing Block - Initial Research
A billing block is where the main and important crew and cast for a film or production are written down. Not only do these feature the...
jesskesson
Oct 15, 20204 min read
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3D Modelling a Revolver - Part 5
As the fifth week of modelling comes to an end, I made more progress with my revolver. I decided to take this day to plan what I would...
jesskesson
Oct 12, 20205 min read
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Creating Normal Maps
Since a lot of detail needs to be added to our models, normal maps are the easiest way to achieve this. Normal maps are textures that are...
jesskesson
Oct 12, 20204 min read
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Careers - The Past, Present and Future
Although this subject has already come up in previous a previous blog post, thinking about the future career I want is always important...
jesskesson
Oct 12, 20201 min read
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Research on the Games Industry
In the Creative Media Industry unit, the first task entails research into a specific field of work, the companies local to us, the...
jesskesson
Oct 12, 20203 min read
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Professional Practise - Poster and Billing Block Initial Thoughts
In the Professional Practice Unit, one of the tasks entails the creation of a film poster made in Photoshop to a convincing level. Since...
jesskesson
Oct 12, 20207 min read
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3D Modelling a Revolver - Part 4
At the start of the fifth week of the project, I continued modelling my revolver. Where I left off last time was with the barrel just...
jesskesson
Oct 9, 20206 min read
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