In this page, this is where I put my evaluations for each day and reflect with problems and solutions so avoid what I did.
13/01/15
I just finished drawing my galaxy effects in dream sequence in Maya.
13/01/15
I decided to give a rest with my dream sequence and try something relevant, just to add a little fun. So basically, I watched this tutorial video on YouTube about how to create a moving image with galaxy effects. To be honest, I did face some difficulties. First when I imported my image, I notice that the colour of the photo was too dark see. So I watched this other tutorial about how to contrast the photo in Adobe Photoshop CC 2014. After spending twenty minutes in Photoshop, putting lightening in photo this was a success. To ensure I don’t make the same mistake, I should watch the tutorials again because I did missed some steps in the video. Secondly, when its was rendering, I couldn’t see the file because I was using Maya 2015 instead of using Maya 2013 because I’m used to it. Also, I could bring Maya 2015 file into Maya 2013 because it’ll crash and I would possibly lose my work. Whiling that being done, I remember don’t bring new programmes into old programmes (Maya 2015 into Maya 2013). With the final work upon me, there was a problem. I couldn’t see it when it was being been rendered. Looking back to my second problem, I could see that in front of me but not in the render screen. So I cancelled the dream sequence but at least I came this far of completing the dream sequence. I called the dream ‘The Eye of Dreams’.
14/01/15
I received my feedbacks from my teacher about my ideas for the dreams project. He said:
- The style
- The look
- Mood-board
- Camera
- Colours
- The field/feelings
- The time?
I reposed to his feedbacks and reply on WordPress with bullet points to understand what to do.
The style: For my dream, it’s going to be unrealistic that no human has ever and breaking the laws of physic. For this dream project, I have powers to create what I want e.g. God.
The look: It’s going to be a forest in an unknown universe. See example below:
Mood board: For mood-board, I need to be creative with Maya by taking screenshots putting it in WordPress to build the idea of what I’m creating.
Time: I have to build my skill of being time consistent if I want to pass this project. That means I have to cut back my free time and watch tutorials and practice with Maya.
Colours: Bright realism colours
The field/feelings: The field of the dream sequence is going to be wide space given to the dream environment I’m going to create. For the feelings, I want create a ‘Depersonalisation’ mood to my dream. Depersonalisation means that the dream is strange but harmless. So long term short, it’s confusing but painless. Click on link:http://www.anxietycoach.com/depersonalization.html
17/01/15
With the galaxy environment in Maya created, I decided to planets because I want to create this dream space environment in Maya. I realised that I don’t want to bring planet texture e.g. Moon, Mars and much more. Then I thought what if I bring picture from Google of universes, galaxies and nebulas. This idea is more realistic and brings my dream sequence to be more creative and more efficient.
19/1/15
The imaginations have taken over my mind. With the galaxy expand across the Maya environment and creepy nebula texture; this creation will be a success. For the galaxy effects, I found it easy and creative to use because can experiments with the settings. The only two that I think was best to improved was to increased the global scale and rotate clockwise so if the stars looks 3D instead of being 2D flat. For the planet texture, I added one image from Google that was will give this eerie feeling to it. I chose the wallpaper the Wonderbeast from Alice and Wonderland because it’s scary to look at it and be scarier if there’s been a planet of Wonderbeasts.
21/1/15
Now my dream environment in Maya is now completed.
23/2/15
I just out that all my work crashed. I think the reason was that file that had my images from internet just dispeared. Luckily I found my work but the images are black so I either cointine with my work or find the images again. I decided to process with my work and use Adobe Photoshop for the effects.
23/2/15
So I decided not use the glow effect but instead use of a 3D effects I found in the Internet.
23/2/15
reflection and evaluation
So after three months, five weeks and one day, I’ve now completed my dream sequence. After I’ve finished dream sequence, I realised how much time it took me to do, how many hours I lost. Was it worth it? I think key skill that I need to improve is my time management. If I work out much time I should spent in one task, this will be much easier for me and be more efficient with my time.
Eniola Ijalana 