My main project created in my final year at University. The main aim of this piece was to tell a short visual story without the use of a physical character in shot but as if you were the character yourself so seeing the events unfold before your own eyes. Each different environment is intended to represent a different emotion; Enchanted, Desolation, Hope and Serenity- based on aspects such as lighting, colour, composition, cinematography and sound. The story of this short piece explores the journey of finding ‘Home.’ The character enters the house and realises something is wrong so seeks to fix it. They do this by finding the ‘glowing heart’ located in the forest, replacing it back onto the front door and restoring peace. The Heart represents love which is one of the most important and strongest emotions felt in a Home. Autodesk Maya has been my main tool for the creation of each of the 3D scenes as this is where I have modelled, textured and lit each shot. Once rendered I have taken them forward into Nuke to composite elements such as the sky background, to colour correct and add other effects to finalise the look of each scene. Finally, I have moved from Nuke into Final Cut Pro where I have edited the scenes together with music to create the final piece.

My main project created in my final year at University. A breakdown video of my short animation, highlighting the processes I went through to achieve the final look. Music used: Kygo - Stole The Show (Instrumental) by: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l-gV5UqCB8