I took a while on deciding on what to do for this project. Some choices were to scrap VFX and compositing and attempt a study into producing and film making. This is a huge passion of mine and I believe this to be a major part in my study towards the film industry. But I need an area of expertise so if I cant find a job I can at least drop back to my well known area to generate a healthy income. Second was a study into different major areas in the compositing world. This was a strong idea where I would study advanced techniques over 4 months but fell short with footage acquisition. What would I need for each shot? How would I acquire said shot and how much time and relevance would it be towards the technique. In the end I decided that this study would be too unrestricted and I could easily fall off the tracks towards the end.
In the end I decided to make a short VFX video lasting approximately 3 minutes which would be a mixture of VFX and compositing. Here is a quick description of the narrative I have created and should give you a quick idea on what my plan is.
Alley Encounter
A young man is walking down a dark street at night. He is
looking down at his phone periodically looking up to see where he is going. He
stops in his tracks as there is a dark figure down the street staring at him.
The dark figure is dressed in a black draping coat that has a large hood
covering half of her face. The attire is quite elegant and would suggest that
it was a female.
The hooded figure turns to the
side to reveal a large curved sword with green glowing etchings that emit
sparks as it slides across the floor. The man looks at the hooded figure for a
moment and then sighs as like he has been in this unique situation before and
knows how to handle it.
He sets his bag down and rummages
through for a moment until he pulls out a hilt of a sword. He stands back up
and looks towards the figure then quickly slams the hilt on the floor. Large
runes appear on the ground around him as there is a large glowing centre. A
sword starts to materialise out of the ground as he pulls upward.
The man spins his sword then sets
himself into a defensive position. The hooded figure stares at him and cracks a
small smile. The character tilts her head back a little to reveal it is a
female with an intricate set or runes painted onto her face like a tattoo. She
charges off towards the man, sparks are spraying everywhere. They connect and
begin to battle. Each character getting a subtle blow in at each other before
they break to rest. They rotate in the alley watching for a move to be made.
Suddenly the female attacks again and they break into another battle. This time
the man is getting the upper hand and manages to go for a final blow until she
flips him onto the floor and vanishes in a cloud of smoke. Scene ends with the
man standing around waiting for her to come back. She does not…
Here are a few images I have found on the internet to give you some visuals towards the story:
Hooded figure taken from "The Walking Dead" TV Series
One of my thoughts were to paint runes on the Hooded woman's face to show a little background about the character because nothing is explained in the short. This could imply that she is an assassin from a guild.
This is a little too extravagant for a hooded style but this is a mix of face make-up and hoods.
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