Art Under The Bridge
I’m still thinking about what to put in the foreground. A ladder with some cans surrounding it where the artist was working until he or she decided to take the picture that you see? A cyclist going by on the cycle path. I need some traffic still. I’m not sure about the buildings on the right hand side, they don’t have the authenticity of the ones on the left. I am really happy with the way the scaffolding has turned out on the left.
Final Street Scene
This is the final street scene with an appropriate level of DOF, masked AO and the odd touch up.
I am really happy with the results now.
Depth Of Field tests
V-Ray makes depth of field really easy if you use the render dialog with a standard target camera to measure the depth. You can alter the aperture to adjust the effect. Below are my small test renders I carried out today to find out what measurement would be suitable for the final render. These are interesting on their own, I really like the DOF effect. I’ve just found out about the Bokeh effect but which I’m excited about but that will have to wait for a while I think.
The file names indicate the Aperture size used in each case. eg: AP7_5 has an aperture of 7.5
Hotel Balcony Composite
This render is a final render of this balcony. I have adjusted the camera height so that the focalisation of the scene is from an occupants point of view. This creates the feeling of presence in the viewer and a sense of implicit involvement in the scene. The items in the scene have been re-arranged so that they are used to better effect.
Shot List
I’m a little behind on my schedule but I’m hoping to make up for it over the weekend. This evening I have planned the shots that I am going to render for the shanty scene. I have used the list of technical devices found on pg.116 (see below) of Narrative And Media (Fulton.H., 2005) as a basis for justifying the shots that I’m planning. Its been very useful because I feel like I can both understand and justify the reasons for my camera placement now. I’m finding “diegetics” confusing though, however I’m feeling convinced that its not as important for static images as it is for film.
