Sunday, November 9, 2008

Task List

Well today I put together a task list of everything I need to do. After writing this even though there is alot of stuff on there and it's alot of work it some how made it seem more manageable and doable. So here is my task list.

Michael Moreno
Task List 11/9/08
All photos will be taken by me, unless noted.
All hand drawn elements will be be traditionally cell animated (drawn & scanned).

Elements:
Sky: still photo
Clouds: Construction paper cutout, hand drawn, scan and animate.
Birds: hand drawn
Ocean/Waves: hand painted sections(water color), scanned in & assembled in photoshop, animate.
Pier: very rough model in maya to get perspective correct, then trace, scan & animate.
Garbage Can: Photograph, process, retouch, print, xerox it, color in with markers, scan.
Water Bottle: Photograph, process, retouch, print, xerox it, scan
Tug Boat & Garbage Barge: Still not sure all it will be depicted.
Fishing Boat: Assemble model(real actual model), Photograph & process it, print, xerox it, reduce to line drawing, scan and animate(cell animation).
Fishing Pole: Photograph, process, retouch, print, xerox it, color in with markers, scan.
Fishing Line: draw, scan & animate
Fishing Hook: Scan, print, xerox it, scan again
Arm & Hand: Photograph, use photo as reference for hand drawing & construction paper cutouts.
Caution Cone: Photograph, process, retouch, print, xerox it, color in with markers, scan.
Tire: Photograph, process, retouch, print, xerox it, color in with markers, scan.
Plastic Grocery Bags: Photograph, process, retouch, print, xerox it, scan.
Jellyfish: Construction paper cutout, hand drawn, scan and animated.
Various Discarded items: Photograph, process, retouch, print, xerox it, color in with markers, scan.
Worm: Construction paper cutout, hand drawn, scan and animated.
Ocean Floor: Purchase sand, set up lights & set, photographit, process & retouch.
Underwater Water: Blue construction paper scanned.
Bike: Photograph, process, retouch, print, xerox it, color in with markers, scan.
Crabs: Still figuring that out, but most likely will be some combination of construction paper cutouts and hand drawings.

Learn how to use fractal noise to create displacement maps and to create volumetric lighting for ocean and underwater scenes.

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