Week 12: Final Video & Screenshots

Video

This is my final video I have created, using Sony Vegas Pro 10 as the editor, and Cryengine to create the model-

'Revenant'

Music: 'Forgotten Challenge Dual Mix' created by vonfrank42
             
Dual Mix of-
            "Forgotten Challenge" - Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories, Yoko
             Shimomura                       
             and
             "Forgotten Challenge" - Kingdom Hearts Re: Coded, Yoko Shimomura

Screenshots

These are the 3 final screenshots i think display my models best qualities nicely.  They reflect the panning sequence used in my video, two are taken inside the cave presenting the space of my model and the other is internal exploring inside my model reflecting more intensely how it can be inhabited when explored.

Week 11: Title

I have decided to give my model the title 'Revenant'.
Revenant is defined as returning from death or a long absence and is thought of as common folklore.  This to me evokes feelings of darkness + divinity, which reflects from the darkness of the cave contrasting the shining fragmented crystal like forms adding an extra sense of mystery + unworldlyness.  The space acts almost as a torrent of souls, and the glowing balls reflect the dead spirits rising and being drawn towards the light.  The music helps build these supernatural notions through its opera and crescendo.

Week 11: Video Editing

I decided to use Sony Vegas 10 to edit my recordings instead of Windows Movie Maker.  I have worked with this program before, and it gives me more options and effects when editing my scene-

Video Progress:

Week 11: Refinement

There were a few things I decided to change after seeing my video put together.  The first was the animation speed of the glowing balls- it seemed too subtle and unnoticeable in my first draft video.  Therefore I increased the speed using my flowgraphs in my model by doubling it.  I also refined some of the camera pans- ad increased either their distance/ time so that the transition between camera tracks appeared a lot smoother and continuous.

Week 11: Draft Video

This is a draft I created putting all the camera tracking scenes together and music added-

Week 10: Chosen Music

I have decided to use a song created vonfrank42 from YouTube called 'Forgotten Challenge Dual Mix' - which is a mixture he created from the forgotten challenge orginal songs from the Kingdom Hearts video game series, composed by Yoko Shimomura.

It is a classical track, contains instruments such as organs, drums, violin, symbols etc. A lot of tension is created and built up through the vocals in the song, which will be played during the climax of my video.  Overall the song helps reinforce the divine unworldly mood I'm going for.

Forgotten Challenge Music-

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Week 10: Middle & End Sequence

This is the middle and end sequence I have created for my video using Camera Track view and MSI Afterburner.  For the middle sequence, I was basically experimenting with different camera views/ angles that successfully accentuate and show off my models best features and help enhance the ethereal atmosphere-

Week 10: Music

There are a number of songs I have considered incorporating for music. They each set off different moods, once I have recorded all my sequences I will then decide which song suits best.

The soundtracks are gaming inspired, given that the environment is gaming based (interactive + inhabitable)-

Dive Into the Heart - Kingdom Hearts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOpB12ow-VM

The Hanging Edge- Final Fantasy XIII
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skzimlWx5DA

Tension Rising - Kingdom Hearts II
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRvAu4oWG4k

Always on my Mind - Kingdom Hearts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lp_X-Im1On4

Forgotten Challenge - Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMAQdYH0MZY

Road to Zanarkand - Final Fantasy X
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8VeQUk2Dkw

Because of copyright laws, if I want to incorporate any of these songs I will have to look for remixes or covers and ask permission to use them/ create them myself.

Week 10: Start Sequence

This is the starting sequence I have created using Camera Tracking and MSI After Burner video editor/ recorder-

Week 10: Track View

I decided with my model, that having a track view would be a more effective way to record my model.  Because the way I intend on exploring particular spaces and parts of my model to help show off its most pleasing aspects, cannot be reached by character tracking.  I also think it will give me a broader range of options when it comes to editing the final video.

Camera Tracking

Sequence/ Node