Maya - Final Week Tutorials

So this is the final week of tutorials for this project, below I have added my camera shots and animations which I finished by following the tutorials set by Alan.

The first tutorial I attempted was the Vertigo shot which I did using the translate and a camera roll. shots like this can be seen in the movie "Vertigo".

The next tutorial that I finished was the Pitch Shot, what I mean by this is a flying/falling man, a bit like Iron man.

 

The third camera shot I completed was the Dolly shot. As you can see in the playblast below, the classic sceneario of this shot would be used during a western standoff between two cowboys.

 

The center pivot bouncy ball

Paperclip chain

Crane Shot

Rolling bouncing ball

 

The video above is my 3rd ball tutorial, but for some reason it is'nt uploading. I have been having this problem all over the weekend, hopefully it will have processed by the time you look at it Alan.

Psycho Storyboard

This is my Storyboard of Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 masterpiece "Psycho"

Sketchbook Work

Maya - Two and Three way Conversation,Pendulum Swing and Panning Shot

The video below displays the tutorial of the pendulum swing. By doing this tutorial I have found that animating is becoming more pleasing because I am more aware of the software. In other words I'm finding it easier and understanding it more.

 

The next thing I did was the Panning shot. A very easy but effective tutorial. I had one problem, I forgot to set the prefrences from stepped to linear which resulted in the final pan becoming cut at each point and basically not a free flowing pan shot which I wanted. I adjusted this and it worked perfectly, something I will remember in the future.

 

Two way conversation

Three way conversation

 

Todays Movie - Rope - not finished!

As a newbie to "Alfred Hitchcock" work, I have found myself becoming increasingly attatched by his scripts and placement of the camera. I know have a mild understanding of why Phil admires this man and his work.

 

("Rope" 1948)

This above is the theatrical trailer for the movie "Rope", however I believe that this trailer doesn't really do the film any justice. For this I would have to say you should take an hour or so from your scheduel and have a watch.

After having a good and much needed chat with Phil, I feel like a ton of weight has been lifted off my shoulders, which means back to work. In yesterdays lecture we watched a movie called "Rope", which was directed by the main man "Alfred Hitchcock" himself. The movie "Rope" was released in the USA on August the 28th 1948.

The plot of "Rope" follows the story of two close friends who believe themselves to be intellectually superior to the people closest to them. One of the men, "Brandon" is highly inspired by a philosophy based around the "Art of Murder", how to commit the perfect murder. Throughout the film characters begin to crack and thier arrogants leads to their demise. Have a watch for the full story.

Reviewers believe the movie "Rope" to be one of the most experimental and interesting movies ever produced by someone of "Hitchcocks" Caliber. He abandoned standard film techniques which

"Hitchcock" shot the film in diferent segmetns which sometimes lasted upto ten minutes long. Through these continuous shots, he began to pan from from actor too actor

The video below introduces one of my favorite parts of the film. Before it was mentioned by Phil, this part of the film really stood out to me because of the suspense that it created. By leaving the camera stiill within this scene, "Hitchcock" created a suspense which gave the audience a an edgy feeling as the character "Miss Wilson" went back and forth from each room clearing off the chest were "Davids" body lay. Take a look for yourself in the video below.

 

Even though "Hitchcock" didn't want to use editing throughout this movie, he very smartly tracked the camera into an object, such as the funiture or even the actors completely blocking off the entire screen allowing him to mask

Essay Film - Psycho

I'm really just going to keep this post short because if you don't know the movie I will be researching and writting an essay on will be "Psycho". In the next couple of days I will add post to my blog which contain my valid research.

Bedazzled (2000)

Just added up this post about the film Bedazzled. this shows how wishes can go bad. In my story, the genie is stupid, but in this film the devil makes it impossible for the main character to have what he wants.

It is this type of backfiring that I want to use throughout my story whilst the boy is making his wishes.