jesskessonApr 3, 20201 min readCase Study Mock - Game Development PipelineAs a mock for our Case Study exam, we were given an hour to write down all we knew about our chosen Industry's pipeline. Since I chose...
jesskessonApr 3, 202015 min readSynoptic Project - Creating CharactersCreating the characters for the Synoptic Project was an interesting challenge. At most times it felt like I had too many ideas, and...
jesskessonApr 2, 20202 min readStoryboarding from a ScriptAlthough I've had a go at storyboarding from my own script, It's important to remember that as a storyboard artist, you would be expected...
jesskessonMar 26, 20204 min readSynoptic Project - Animations part 1Creating the animations for the Synpotic Project was hard, as animating isn't one of my strong points. My other weakness is that I don't...
jesskessonMar 24, 20203 min readWOW: City Lights and Woodland ShadeAs a quick break from Synoptic work, my Mum and I went up to see an exhibition going on at Japan House in London. The exhibition was...
jesskessonMar 23, 20201 min readVFX Workflow and PipelineIt's important to understand the other two industries we learn about on our course, because many animation and games rely on VFX to give...
jesskessonMar 12, 20208 min readSynoptic Project - Pre-ProductionIn pre-production, I had various tasks that I had to complete before we could go into production. One of these was designing the...
jesskessonMar 10, 20205 min readISIW - After EffectsIThe next step in the project is to take the individual layers into Adobe After Effects. While taking them in, I had to make sure the...
jesskessonMar 9, 20202 min readPEGI ratings in gamesPEGI is a self regulatory age rating system used in Europe since 2003 (aside from Germany) for games. Its implemented to warn people away...
jesskessonMar 9, 20202 min readS.W.O.T.S.W.O.T. is an acronym for Strength, Weakness, Opportunities and Threats. It's used to identify all of the above for a company, business...
jesskessonMar 2, 20203 min readPlaying Hard - For Honor Jason VandenBerghe is the brain behind the idea the 2017 game, For Honor. He pitched his idea to different companies for ten years, but...
jesskessonFeb 28, 20201 min readSynoptic Project - Character BoardCharacter boards are used to not only create, but explain characters. Concepts can be put on a character board as well. The main use for...
jesskessonFeb 13, 20202 min readStoryboarding - Synoptic Project CutscenesThis is the storyboard I created for the cutscenes in our Synoptic Project. I decided to do both cutscenes, as there will only be two....
jesskessonFeb 11, 20209 min readGames Industry - Job roles and PipelinesTo create any sort of game, an industry needs specific groups of people to work on different parts of a project. All these groups have to...
jesskessonFeb 4, 20202 min readStory Analysis - Howl's Moving CastleI analysed the story of 'Howl's Moving Castle' a movie by Studio Ghibli, which is based of a novel of the same name by Diana Wynne Jones....
jesskessonJan 29, 20203 min readStoryboarding - Scripting and NarrativeToday we learned about how to convey and story, and the different ways to do so. Story and narrative are two different things. The story...
jesskessonJan 29, 20202 min readWilliam Joyce - Art researchWilliam Joyce is an American illustrator, writer and filmmaker. He's famous for his artwork he creates for his novels, and they are...
jesskessonJan 29, 20202 min readRegis Loisel - Art researchRegis Loisel is a French Cartoonist who is best known for the series 'La Quete de l'oiseau du temps', written by Serge Le Tendre. He's...
jesskessonJan 29, 20203 min readJean Giraud - Art researchJean Giraud was a French artist, cartoonist and writer. He was widely nicknamed Moebius and known for his futuristic art pieces. His art...
jesskessonJan 28, 20202 min readPlayboardingPlayboarding is a type of storyboarding, but it is used to describe how certain mechanics in a game will work or play. There are two main...
