The VisualFX proposal

For the idea to work, looking convincing and realistic the VFX tasks will have to be carried out to a high standard ranging from 3D modeling right through to lighting, rendering tracking and compositing. So With good planning, strong motivation and good productivity rate all should go to plan!  

Model_01 - Rural emergency fire truck 

Pre-vis_02

pre-vis_01 was ok.. ish? after submitting the work for on screen feedback it was mentioned that it was unclear, needed to be more powerful and that it needs something to communicate the story better. 

Story in one sentence 

The story of a rugged freight train driver manipulated into creating a wreck risking the lives of thousands to ensure the safety of his abducted daughter.





It still needs work, possibly the addition of a sign "Welcome to ____ city - 2 miles" somewhere in there to show that "the lives of thousands" are at risk.

Pre-Vis

Still the early stages of idea development but time to get started on a pre-vis, as this week I cant manage to get hold of a camera to shoot on I just had a brief scan of the internet to try and put something together that hopefully depicts what I want to produce. Timing and shot lengths are fairly accurate, only around 40 secs long as it has been decided I will be creating a trailer for a short film, content will obviously differ.

Early Ideas

Over summer I began to get some idea's down, trying to get ahead I mocked up some idea's and sent them off too for feedback and as always, the first idea's are always the worst, to some extent!

 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OePMtCFj5eKihABDgb-GCIw5fhm2catp_278wwpMRiI/edit

After spending a couple weeks writing the next big Hollywood movie a couple days after sending the ideas off for approval, I was struck in the fact with what felt like a brick. which was in fact the harsh reality of a lecturer putting into perspective what I was proposing suggesting

 "These story ideas fall into that dangerous film category of the "long film squashed into a short"".

Which was sadly the way things were going. A couple weeks on and a few more story idea's killed since the first idea's I proposed I wrote up a couple new ideas that we're more promising. 

The premise and synopsis of the chosen idea..

Synopsis

Time is running out for conductor John Bairstowe as his half mile long oil freight train accelerates out of control

descending into a densely populated city.

Unable to interfere Bairstowe is torn between saving the lives of thousands and that of his kidnapped daughter whilst his oil cargo advances

towards the city like a rolling explosive Bairstowe becomes overwhelmed with indecision.

Premise

- The story of a rugged freight train driver manipulated to play a key role in a extortionists act of terror 

- Transporting 47 tank cars of oil and instructed to divert from his original course the man heads towards a densely populated area

   unknowingly risking the life's of thousands to ensure the safety of his kidnapped daughter

- The driver becoming lulled into a false sense of security the locomotives speed increases on the run into the city, reaching for the breaks

  unaware they we're disengaged he spirals into a state of confusion and panic

- Despite being torn between the safety of those in the city and that of his daughter his efforts

  to prevent disaster are futile, with the train barreling down the line into the heart of the city crossing an explosive on the track

  sparking a fatal blaze.

...Still needs work but will keep revising, full script to come shortly.

In the beginning

Post_01, the beginning of the end. 








..ok, dramatic start to the end of year film blog done,  can get on with informing everyone on the production!

I am a 3rd Visual FX student studying at the University of Hertfordshire currently working on the early stages of production on a VFX short titled 'Manipulation'

Here I will regularly post updates on the films progress from story concepting through to shooting, VFX development and final composits, hopefully reaching the goal of the animation expose held in may every year showcasing the universities new talent. Formalities over, I'll begin..