This week, Mr. Gonzalo shared with us “Real-life scenarios in production”, a necessary and mandatory step when checking before the table work and when submitting the work. It’s very important and I think that every time I finish a job, I’m happy because it’s done. I release it in a hurry and don’t check it carefully. This may cause some problems in the future.

After that Mr.Gonzalo introduced Temp, Trailers, Finals, and QC. this is the film production phase of the composite. The work is like an assembly line. We had to check each one carefully after we finished it. That way we don’t make mistakes in our work.

After that, the teacher introduced some positions in the job and things to pay attention to. The studio is a team. We need to be clear about our position in the team. Do a good job of communicating with others. Be clear about what you need to do and how to accomplish these tasks so that I can work with as few problems as possible.

This week we learned about planar tracking, first, we learned how to arrange the nodes correctly. Due to the different order of arrangement may produce different results.

Next, we learned about Shuffler Node, we can change the channels of RGB by Shuffler Node. We can rearrange the different color channels of a texture to the nodes of other color channels.

After that, we started to learn plane tracking. We used Planar tracker, which works very well. It helps us to change and replace images easily. We first roto the area we want to replace and track it. Then we use display_planar_surface and display_grid_lines to adjust our selected area. Finally, we replace our image with CornerPin.

Finally, we also learned about the Defocus and ZBlur nodes. These two nodes can change the focus position. Thus, area blurring is performed. This is very useful in video editing.

The first one is to use the theme of Harry Potter to make a short film about our travel to the wizarding world.

My story is that one day we came to the 9 and 3/4 station, and then a portal appeared at the station. We entered and entered the world of magic. And use the magic war to fight against each other.

Research Activity 1

1.Settings & Props

You could tell by the oil lamps they were holding that it was late and dark inside their homes. And from the pajamas Mr. Fox and his family were wearing, we can tell that this probably happened before they went to bed. The lanterns and other props are a good indication of what was going on.

2. Costume, Hair & Makeup

In terms of clothing, the Foxes are wearing pyjamas indicating that they are about to go to bed for the night, while Mr Badger and the others are wearing suits or t-shirts. This would suggest that they were working very late into the night. These clothes illustrate the different states of the two parties.

3. Facial Expression & Body Language

Mr. Badger’s face expresses his anger. Mr. Fox’s face expresses anger and disbelief. The fox family is shocked after the badger blames Mr. Fox for all the problems. The expression on the Mole’s face was also one of great frustration that could be seen. The strife that follows can be seen on the fox brothers’ faces as anger and steadfastness to protect their brother

4. Lighting and Color

The light is mainly provided by oil lamps, making the cave very gloomy, and the dullness of the colors suggests that what is happening down there may not be very friendly

5. Positioning of character/objects within the frame

The scenes are shot symmetrically above so that the audience can see that there is a confrontation. And the symmetrical shots have a more conversational feel

Research Activity 2

Can you describe the mise-en-scene in this picture? How are the characters placed in the frame?

This painting shows two couples lying on a double bed, a scene somewhat reminiscent of being in a hotel. There is also another card on the bed. The whole scene has a symmetrical appearance. One gets the impression that the two people are together but each has their own preoccupations.

Research Activity 3

Can you describe the relationship between the characters?  

The woman on the left is the girlfriend of the owner of this house, while the one on the right is the housekeeper of the family. This housekeeper does not like this mistress, but she has no choice but to serve her.

Can you describe how the mise-en-scene works together to tell us what the relationship is?

The first is that some information can be gleaned from the dialogue between the women, one sitting and the other standing in a master-servant relationship, as seen in the shots. From the clothes, it appears that the mistress of the house is dressed in splendour, while the housekeeper is dressed in simpler clothes.

Can you describe the mise-en-scene in this picture?

This shot shows a little girl walking nervously down the street, afraid that someone will spot her

What type of shot is it?

This is a close-up shot

What is the camera angle?

This camera is a flat or slightly elevated lens

Where is the character located in the frame?
This little girl is in the centre of the picture, which means that she is the main character of the animation

What is she wearing?
She was wearing what must have been their own ethnic dress.

What is the depth-of-field?
The depth of field is not too heavy mainly for close ups, which can highlight the girl more

Describe the colour palette?
The colours throughout the picture are of an earthy yellow feel, with a Middle Eastern dress colour character. The girls’ red headscarves, however, are particularly striking.

Describe the lighting?

The lights are brighter and it should be a daytime