Self driven brief

So, a self driven brief first up, YAY!
... and we've got like 9 weeks to finish it, sounds great!


Alright, my initial idea for this project was to use 3D elements, and compose them with live-action footage. At this stage of my education I'm still learning new techniques, discovering my own style(s) and finding what I most want to do. So, I feel I should expose myself to advanced compositing and motion-tracking, as something I haven't experienced much of.

Having seen films like Transformers recently (if you haven't seen it yet and you have any interest in animation at all, stop kidding yourself, and just go!) and looking at companies like Method Studios, who specialise in photorealistic 3D, I really want to attempt some sort of photorealism myself.

I realise how difficult a task it can be to get smooth motion-tracking, but here's a student work by Nicholas Markel from the Vancouver Film School, that shows that it is possible for struggling students like us to get some resemblance of realism: