99 Ice-cream a Journey

 

99 Ice-cream a Journey

https://vimeo.com/581118123

As i was working on some client work I had to come up with some effects.  Its always better to stick with tried and true methods when doing client work but I have found doing 3D work means you almost always end up overcoming challenges (problem solving) on the job.  The down side is that there is limited time to explore. That was where this project evolved from.  I took some elements and pushed them and created this short.  

It was all created in Blender and used the ocean modifier and the explode modifier. I added the heat shimmer as a post effect in Premier Pro.  

I have realised to be efficient doing these is to choose what needs to be done in 3D and what can be added in post.

As rendering has serious time and environment cost I have thought more about it and want to explore utilising Unreal Engine to capture these kinds of animations.  

Unreal are holding a course over the next few weeks as an introduction to its uses in animation and I am enrolled to see what is possible. 

After the first week I can see the possibilities but there is a steep learning curve.  

Stay tuned. ...

Showreel

 

showreel  

Think this is the longest break in posting since I started this blog. 

I have been busy with NDA work so no personal work to share.  I have a bit of a break now so I took some time to put together a showreel.  I did not have much animation prior to this but more of the  work I have been taking on is motion based.   There is an increasing demand for it with Instagram and Tik Tok been the most dominant sharing platforms and peoples expectations for more production.  

Despite all that my freelance took a big hit last year and though things have picked up this year it is still a struggle.  

I am at a decision point as to what to do next.  I hope to produce more personal work for the next few weeks and figure out the future - or the little bit I can control.