DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY & IMAGING FINAL PROJECT

02/11/2024 / - 30/12/2024  Week 10 - Week 14

Christopher Jayson Tan / 0378500

Digital Photography and Imaging / Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media / Taylor's University

Project 4: Self-Tilted

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INDEX

• Lectures
• Tutorial
• Practical
• Reflection

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LECTURES

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TUTORIAL

Timeframe: WEEK 10 - WEEK 14
Duration: 15 second
Output: .MOV or .MP4 less than 20MB
Size: 1080 x 1920 px (I.G reel/ story size)


Idea Development: 5 marks (WEEK 10)
Design Direction: 5 marks (WEEK 11)

Execution and Post Production: 10 marks (WEEK 12)
Animation & Finishing: 10 marks (WEEK 13)


Submission: WEEK 14


ATTACH your final video link on this submission.
ATTACH your e-portfolio link on this submission.

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PRACTICAL

Research

I started by doing some research so that i can get an idea. I wanted to make something related to space and after doing some digging i found some references that peaked my interest

Figure 3.1 1st reference

Figure 3.2 2nd reference

Sketch

I made the sketch where the concept is that there is door and the door opens to reveal a space with objects floating around in it.

Figure 3.3 Sketch

Digitalization

I started by taking a picture of myself closing my eyes.

Figure 3.4 Picture of myself

I started by placing a space background and then putting stars on in so that there is more variety on the background.

Figure 3.5 Star element

Figure 3.6 Space background

After that i searched up some other elements that i think will fit my work and started the cropping process in photoshop. 

Figure 3.7 Cropping the elements

After im done cropping, i compiled them into one composition. I just scatter the object elements in the background because the placement doesn't really matter.

Figure 3.8 Compiling the elements

Next i made a door by using the shape tool and putting it above other layers so that it covers the whole screen. Its made with 3 rectangles and a circle for the door knob.

Figure 3.9 Door object

After that, I imported it to Adobe After Effects and started the animating process by putting keyframes to the door shape and making a distortion to the shape so that it looks like a swinging door.

Figure 3.10 Door keyframes

Next i made the door shadow by using the pen tool. I put some keyframes and change the shape as it opens so the shadow follows the door movements. I also put a gradient fill so that it looks proper like the space background.

Figure 3.11 Door shadow

Next i made a lighting adjustment for myself using the pen tool and made a gradient ramp keyframe so that it is more realistic.

Figure 3.12 Lighting adjustment

Next i made scribble animation on my eyes using the brush tool and set the frame to every 5 frames.

Figure 3.13 Scribble animation

And finally i put a simple rotation and position keyframe animation on the background objects, put a glow animation on the moon so it is not too bland and added a door opening sound as well as adding background music.

Figure 3.14 Background object animation

Video link :  https://youtu.be/3AfrOPY0luY

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REFLECTION

For this final project, the thing that is the most challenging is finding the idea itself because we have to think about on how to execute it well. I manage to make something that has an intriguing process behind it, i wanted to make something that is straightforward but still have some complexity tied to it and i am really happy with this work because i manage to somewhat nail it. Overall i really enjoyed this class and i am quite sad that it ended, it taught me so many things and it will definitely help on my journey as a creative media student.