Showreel 2018

Showreel 2018

A showreel depicting my best work and showcases my chosen career path; Character Animation.

Production - Sound

Production - Sound

Sound production began halfway through editing and I began with extracting the dialogue I needed from the recording files I had originally recorded. Once the top two layers where finalized with the dialogue files, I started on adding sound effects on the next few layers. The sounds I had planned to use would be a mix of realistic and traditional cartoon sounds, depending on where they would be needed. Though I already had numerous sound effects from my animatic and more I gathered over the last couple of weeks, Additional one had to be downloaded to create a more in-depth atmosphere as my film also depended on sound as well as the quick animation.

Production - Editing

Production - Editing

Editing for my film began just near the end of composition for me and the two overlapped for the first few days. Once the animated files where done in After Effects, the composited files where brought over to Premiere Pro to be edited. The scenes where imported as a whole first, to time out the entire film first as I knew some scenes would need to be lengthened in order for them to read properly. Organisation was key if I wanted this section of post-production to run smoothly, so I created and named several folders that would allow me to find the clips and files I needed quickly. Cutting and editing the files took the better part of two days, and my film suddenly extended by over twenty seconds.

Production - Editing Scenes

Production - Editing Scenes 

Original Scene

The falling scene was meant to be a demonstration of my animating skills, however as I was already several days behind in terms of animation and composition, the scene was rushed. The scene itself was comprised of only five frames, the first one dragged across the screen using advanced animation tools.

Edited Scene

The edited scene was re-animated three weeks after my expected deadline for animation. I aimed to add more frames so the piece flowed more smoothly and worked far better then the original.

Production - Fog Effect

Production - Fog Effect

To give the establishing shot of my film a bit more character, I decided to employ a Fog Effect to give the scene a more 'spooky' vibe to it. The scene comprised of several layers that made up the image and also already had a trucking shot in on the kitchen window of the house, so i know I would need to figure out how best to insert the effect without throwing the entire perceptive off.

After watching several tutorials on YouTube, I managed to create a believable Fog Effect by following the simplest tutorial I could find. By employing the Fractal Noise Effect, I created the Fog by messing with the effect controls and then duplicating the layer and changed it's settings also. This allowed me to create a thicker Fog that appeared to have more depth to it as it was not simply just moving one way or held the same thickness.