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The Forgotten Hero V-17

This version is probably the closest to the final version. I have taken on board the comments and remarks that the students and my lecturers have made. There is still some work to be done before the final deadline. 
I want to use this opportunity to thank all the lecturers and all the students that have been involved with this project. Without your comments, directions, and encouragement I would not have made it this far. Thank you 

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Animation_V-16

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Animation _V_15

This is the improved version (not the final one yet) taking in consideration the comments I received from my peers. 

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Hi, I am trying to animate and at the same time update the blog of my progress, this is not an easy task. So far I had comments about my film from the lectures: Adam C, Charley M, Nick P,  Rick V, Rob V,and Rob W. The comments I had were logical and constructive. However in this latest version of my Animatic I had not yet implemented  the new changes. I hope to do so in my next week’s Animatics. 

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Animatics V_10 from dov vishniya on Vimeo.

Dora's Photograph

This is the photograph of Dora that I hope to be able to slot at the beginning of the film in the alleyway scene; this should give the audiences some important background information. it was digitally created in Photoshop and 3dMax.

New additions

These are new additions to the final scene. textures and lights inside the ambulance, the photograph of John before he went to the war. And the sling round Dora’s arm.

Animatics V8 from dov vishniya on Vimeo.

I do apologise to all the followers of this blog. I am very busy animating therefore I wasn’t able to update continuously. I had to make some changes to the aesthetics and to the ending of my film. The feedback I had from several students and some postgraduates was that the end was confusing and can be simplified by; removing the mother from the scene and leaving just the daughter to recognise her dad.

                              These are some of the changes I have made to the aesthetics.

 

This is the scene inside the ambulance, at the end of my film were by: John comes out of his shellshock state and realises the young women he rescued is his daughter.

WW1 Battle Outfit

This is John on the front line trenches, in is WW1 battle outfit. The reference to the outfit came from the British War Museum archives.

The Battlefield with Animated Explosion

After experimenting with the varies option in Particle flow and getting advise from Adam. C.  I have realised that the amount of particles that I need for the explosion will take few weeks to render, so I tried smaller amount of particles with bigger maps and it works. The battlefield explosion was created in 3DS Max with particle flow in five layers and composited with the background in After Effect. I am still not happy with the way the smoke is forming but for the moment it will have to wait. I have urgent things to get on with.

   
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Battlefield Background and 3dsmax mesh modle

This is the background for the battlefield flashback scene in my film.The plan is to have the flashback in a different colour and style from the reality scenes. The inspiration for this was war time artist's pictures and real footage from WW1.