http://liutpry.recordtrades.com/ A blog by liutpry en http://liutpry.recordtrades.com/2009/04/12/talking-walls-and-cryptic-messages.html My animation is set in an unoccupied room, in as well as unknown location, owned by an unknown organisation. The room itself is completely unoccupied apart from my characters as well as the holographic objects placed in the room by my characters unknown observers. Creating the backgrounds is one of the last things I am doing in my animation, as well as now that I have finished the lip syncing as well as character animation its time to turn my attention towards my characters surroundings. The Image above shows the progression of the very simple background build. That comprises of three layers, the plain white background, the actual light grey walled background as well as ultimately a gradient layer made in Photoshop as well as saved as a transparent PNG. In the image above, you can see how this non-Flash based Gradient effect really helps lift the characters from the background, as well as also softens the background layer helping build a perceptive. In this image you can also see that I kept the Portal inspired marks as well as writing on the walls, to help show that this room has been lived in as well as that maybe there where people in there before my characters. Some of these markings also provide clues towards both the characters fates as well as the purpose behind the secretive Unknown Observers. Such as one wall marking showing a stick figure being burnt while being watched by camera like eyes (image below), hinting towards this rooms “Big Brother” style experimentation. (Above) Cropped as well as Magnified freeze frame of one of the past residents hidden warnings ________________________________________________________________________________ Posted in Animation, Final Major Project, FMP Direction, Mock-Ups, Script & Narration Sun, 12 Apr 2009 12:41:57 -0400 liutpry