hero shots

ISSUES

i had so many technical issues within my island. everytime i added a blend layer it would say replace me underneath it. everytime i used rayfire all my peices would explode and then say it had no texture on it, so in the final trailer there are bits of wall that you cant see that have fallen over however i thought it would taint the video.

files

island file 1: http://www.gamefront.com/files/24619635/island_for_experiment_2_2.zip
3dsMax file: http://www.gamefront.com/files/24619653/exp2old+%282%29.zip

week 6 lecture

the week 6 lecture was on failure. it somewhat helped in my project. this is because in my event humanity was wiped out so there could be no graffiti, and there was no peeling paint since it was a concrete structure, however in my texture it looks like bits of the wall have fallen off.

strategy statement

for my project i thought that 100 years wasn't too long so as every wall in the building would collapse. so i just made it that the outermost wall fell and the big concrete structure fell. my event was  a huge flood that wiped out humanity, so you can see in my video that the water level has risen. with the big concrete structure i tried to show the rollers breaking over time. and form the rollers breaking the stressed caused on the structure in turn caused it to collapse.

final trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMm9D3WaLxE
this is the link to my final trailer.

decay stratergy

for my project i am going to make it that humans all died out in the worst storm man kind has ever seen. my island is going to be flooded (mostly) and there is going to be perpetual rain and thunderstorms. i am going to show the big concrete structure collapsing from the rollers underneath it giving way and i am going to show some of the walls within the building collapsing. i feel like 100 years wouldn't be enough for all of the structural issues to take place so its only really the outside walls that faced the full brunt of the storm and the big structure that i am going to show collapse. i am going to take the exact same shots when i do the before and after the storm to fully show the change.

blend layers

Lecture from week 5

this lecture talked about abandonment and natural disasters and the types of distruction they cause.

movie trailers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLe_qO4AE-M&list=UUi8e0iOVk1fEOogdfu4YgfA
i chose this one because i lke the dramatic feel to it. i also like the short cinematic shots

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRdxXPV9GNQ
i chose this one becuase i like the transitions between shots. i want to fade into my transitions as well

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFXGrTng0gQ
i chose this one because i like the simplisitc nature of it. it creates a tense atmosphere

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66TuSJo4dZM
i chose this one because it makes the movie look interesting and something id want to watch. this is something i want to portray in my trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSWdZVtXT7E
i chose this one because it makes you want to keep watching. it seems like the colour is kinda faded compared to AVATAR and it makes it seem like it has a good plot

issues

i am having all sorts of issues with trying to create blended layers. my crazy bumps demo ran out and as much as i tried i cant get another one. I dont have money to get the full version so i am unable to download it. Even then i still tried to use my old diffuse and bump maps to blend some different layers but my version of cryengine doesnt have the "opacity" option when adding the different texture maps so i am unable to blend the textures anyway. i have tried trouble shooting but am unable to do it. So i am just going to have to use non shiny and no blended textures for my final trailer. it is annoying but it is better than not giving in anything.