Category Archives: production
Flea and Dock both in Maya. Back to work.
The Dock and the Flea are both in maya and ready for shots. Both meshes, in my opinion, actually gained something through the conversion process, both look more ‘substantial’, and I think I like the Maya pass at the lighting … Continue reading
Two Days, Two Shots
After settling down in the new house, I’ve found the time to complete two leftover comps from this past year: close shots of fingers hitting the glass display buttons. These were troublesome because I had to actually create not only … Continue reading
Dock Assets Complete – First Exterior Shot Done – Second Shot Coming
The dock’s been finished just in time for the first shot’s due date (which was earlier this week). Managing multipass rendering in Lightwave turned out to be a nightmare, and took two days just to finagle render passes into different … Continue reading
Cockpit Set Mockup Camera Angles, and Striking a Balance
Here is a quick update for the mid-week. After spending some time on the floor texturing, I took a hard, long look at what my camera angles would be. Turns out, I don’t even see the floor except for two … Continue reading
What’s done, what’s learned, what has to be done.
It’s been a little over a month since photography wrapped and the quarter ended. In that time, I had set out to build all three sets and key all of the composites. I haven’t built all of the sets and … Continue reading
Maya Spark Dynamics Rig
Earlier in the quarter I started a sub-project for Decktechs: building a dynamics rig in Maya for the myriad of shots in which sparks will fly in the cockpit of the Flea. I completed the rig yesterday. It contains about … Continue reading
Photography Wrapped
On the 15th of November, principle photography wrapped on the Hamilton stage. Shooting there was a real treat compared to the cramped confines of Montgomery, which itself was a treat compared to the even more cramped confines of my basement. … Continue reading
Filming Progress Update
After four shoots, I’m about 75 percent done with filming. Just one shoot left! The footage has been rolling in, and it looks pretty good. As with everything, what you get is ultimately different than what you had envisioned, for … Continue reading
An Observation Regarding Shooting Orders
One thing I didn’t anticipate is how important shooting orders are (the order in which shots are filmed). Having paid and unpaid actors means that I am constantly weighing in money in deciding “Ok, I should get these guys done … Continue reading
News from the front!
The lack of updates means I’m busy filming, getting home at 12am, capturing and promptly falling asleep. Then finding time to do my work for other classes. But yes, production has commenced with a bang. It poured rain the first … Continue reading