This is the shooting script for “What Goes Around Comes Around.” This is likely nothing like a “real” shooting script, but it worked for me this time.
August 19, 2009
August 16, 2009
Compositing with Shake
This is my first project using Apple Shake. It is in no way narrative; it’s just a simple shot with an unsteady zoom to which I have added a couple of elements and replaced the sky. I was somewhat dissatisfied with Shake’s tracking capabilities, though I have to admit that this isn’t the greatest footage in the world. I will have some high def greenscreen footage soon, with which I hope I can get some better tracking experience.
August 13, 2009
The Ruined Valley
My Visual Effects Field Production class is attempting to recreate several shots from the trailer of The Mutant Chronicles. (Great trailer, lousy movie.) This is a photographic composite intended to replace this shot:
And my version (Click to enlarge):
The night sky, some of the midground mountains, the refinery, and the rocky arch were provided by cgtextures.com and are used in accordance with that site’s license.
The bridges were provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Original photo entitled “Bixby Canyon Bridge” by Cpt Albert E Theberg, NOAA Corps (Ret) is in the public domain.
I photographed all the other elements myself along the Peak to Peak Scenic Highway between Blackhawk and Estes Park, CO.
Looks like YouTube nixed the trailer for a Terms of Use violation. Too violent, I guess, though it really wasn’t even as bloody as an episode of CSI, in my opinion.
August 6, 2009
What Goes Around Comes Around
Intermediate Editing. Shot on a Panasonic DVX-100a in my apartment and the Art Institute’s greenscreen studio. Edited in Adobe Premiere Pro CS4, effects and mastering in After Effects CS4, and audio in Sony Acid Pro 4.
For this project, the class collectively came up with the title “What Goes Around Comes Around.” Then we each wrote down an adjective and randomly drew the words from a hat to give us a guiding theme for our videos. I drew “artificial.”
I had a very limited amount of time to accomplish my shooting, since I could only get into the studio for about three hours, and I hadn’t shot any of my empty plates yet, so I didn’t have camera angle and focal length data. I think I accomplished what I was after, though, for the most part. I think my shot composition is improving rapidly, but I need to set aside time for storyboarding next time.