When contemplating different idea’s for my Semester B project, I initially wanted to continue with my project from Semester A and create a full animation that achieve a set duration. I really enjoyed creating the abstract sci-fi animation last year and by extending it, I would be able to develop my skills on creating a complex narrative that would fit in with the work that has already been completed, further developing my skills within Cinema 4D and also in After Effects CC for post-production. However, as the main brief last year was outlined by the competition I entered, The X-Particles Challenge 2017, I had no valid reason to justify any decisions that were made – this year I would like to do the same as it leaves less room for variation later down the production line as the brief is already pre-composed.
Although this idea seemed acceptable at first, I didn’t feel the quality of the overall animation produced in Semester A matched the quality level I wanted it to be at. I feel that this factor was mainly down to the materials that were used as they weren’t realistic enough and also down to my own technical ability to create something realistic in modelling terms. These factors finalised my decision to change my project as I want to create a media artefact that was different and to a high quality to add to my portfolio, to which I will have to research into further.
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