Layout Creation and Set Up

Today I finished the first panoramic layout which will be set up in 3D space in After Effects, Diner_East.

I am happy the majority of my layout is done now, as this layout will be used for about a third of my shots.

I spoke to Hilary before the holiday break and she recommended I jumped between creating the assets in Illustrator and setting up the scenes in After Effects as well as animation so I don't get bored and lose focus on what I am doing. I have been following Hilary's advice since we spoke about it and I am finding the workflow easy to follow and am enjoying the project more.

I'm happy with how this layout looks so far but remembering how things can look completely different in 3D space (when I was setting up the first shot in 3D space compared to the concept art in 2D), and setting up the layers properly, I can go back and edit the props to my hearts content later on so they look as good as possible and have a nice appeal to them when the camera moves around the scene slightly.

I am also constantly going back to my research on the animation design style as inspiration for my film - UPA.

UPDATE

I'ce been setting up the layout in After Effects and seeing how it looks through a simple camera pan. I am happy with the progress I am making with this and will be retiring to this throughout the character creation phase.

Set up in After Effects

WIP Camera Pan