VFX - Historical Development of VFX
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YouTube link: https://youtu.be/seMdP78A1_Y Script: VFX has changed massively over the past decades, with many of the old techniques...
jesskesson
- Dec 2, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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jesskesson
- Nov 30, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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jesskesson
- Nov 25, 2020
- 2 min
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,...
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jesskesson
- Nov 25, 2020
- 5 min
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...
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jesskesson
- Nov 20, 2020
- 4 min
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....
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jesskesson
- Nov 18, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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jesskesson
- Nov 13, 2020
- 4 min
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...
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jesskesson
- Nov 11, 2020
- 1 min
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...
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jesskesson
- Oct 30, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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jesskesson
- Oct 22, 2020
- 6 min
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...
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jesskesson
- Oct 19, 2020
- 3 min
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...
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jesskesson
- Oct 18, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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jesskesson
- Oct 15, 2020
- 4 min
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...
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jesskesson
- Oct 12, 2020
- 5 min
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...
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jesskesson
- Oct 12, 2020
- 4 min
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...
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jesskesson
- Oct 12, 2020
- 1 min
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...
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jesskesson
- Oct 12, 2020
- 3 min
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...
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jesskesson
- Oct 12, 2020
- 7 min
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...
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jesskesson
- Oct 9, 2020
- 6 min
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...
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