Level Design VFX

What are visual effects?

Visual effect is digital magic that turns imagination into reality in games, movies and TV. its the art of creating stunning illusions.

Software that we can use?

VFXs artists use powerful software like adobe after effects for motion graphics, Maya for 3D animation and unreal engine for game VFX.

Q1. How does the use of a green screen contribute to the overall atmosphere or setting within Avenger's Endgame? The greenscreen creates environments that develops the story. The greenscreen is also high quality and produces great landscapes

Q2. How do the characters interact with the green screen environment and how does it affect their performance? The characters use their imagination to interact with the green screen which can then be edited to make it look like real interaction.

Q3. Reflect on a particular scene where green screens played a pivotal role, how did it enhance the storytelling? The endgame final battle scene, the entire background was greenscreen and promoted the story with the scene's location

Q4. Where there are notable challenges or inconsistence's in the green screen implementation? Quite large, may have taken time to set up with accuracy

Q1. How does the use of a green screen contribute to the overall atmosphere or setting within Pixels? A green screen was not used, the environment was more realistic and physical since it was not fake.

Q2. How do the characters interact with the green screen environment and how does it affect their performance? The characters use their imagination to "fight" the pixels that are generated via CGI.

Q3. Reflect on a particular scene where green screens played a pivotal role, how did it enhance the storytelling? There were scenes where lots of models were needed to promote the story of a pixel invasion.

Q4. Where there are notable challenges or inconsistence's in the green screen implementation? Since their was no greenscreen, the scene could not be changed as quickly as with a greenscreen since the scene requires physical intervention whereas a greenscreen can be changed with the use of software.

Charlie and the chocolate factory:

Images: Facial expression changes with anticipation build up, rough urban area suggests that he is lucky to find ticket and Charlie rummages through drain for money.

Music/sounds: Music got quicker and louder to build anticipation

Dialogue: Background actors leaving hints for the last ticket, makes scene more dramatic

shots used:

medium, close, far, over the shoulder, above angle, under

Luke L.MP4

Charlie Chaplin 'the gold rush':

Visual clues: Tall mountain covered in snow, have to work in bad conditions, suggests they are poor. Stick goes through snow far down, emphasizes how deep the snowfall is and how dangerous it could be.

Close-Up

A Close-Up shot is a shot above the neck and close to the camera to capture the character's facial expressions and create tension.

Extreme Close-up

A capture of a section of a character's face used to show emotion effectively.

Medium Shot

Usually hip upwards, shows character's upper body that allows hand gestures to be seen as well as facial expressions.

Long (Wide) Shot

Show the full character and a large area around the film set included, usually used in fight scenes to show all action happening around.

High-Angle

Shot above the character, makes the characters look small / vulnerable, powerless or weak.

Low Angle

Shot below the character, makes the character look intimidating and powerful.

Over The Shoulder

A medium to close-up angled shot of two actors usually shot from behind one of them and showing the face of the other to emphasise emotion

Batman: the dark knight (Movie)

The walking dead (Series)

Godzilla (Movie)

Jurassic World (Movie)

Rick and Morty (Series)

Project Management

Planning involves defining objectives, setting timelines, allocating resources and anticipation potential challenges to ensure the project's success.

Budgeting involves allocating funds wisely, prioritizing expenses and staying within financial limits to make every penny count.

The purpose of this is to ensure the project is done before the deadline and within financial boundaries.

A Camera is a digital device that captures images and sound. It could be used to capture the footage of the visual effects takes which can then be edited with software on a computer.

LOW - MED- HIGH budget cameras

A tripod supports the camera with 3 legs that allow the camera to be placed above the ground on a stationary platform for still camera shots.

LOW - MEDIUM - HIGH budget tripods

Lighting is crucial for production as it allows the scene to be lit and allows greenscreens to work properly as the lighting illuminates the area and removes shadows that are exposed over the area.