Within my piece, to take into account the sessions we have had in the labs, I will be using a few of the elements and techniques that we have learned here.
In terms of lighting I will be using this to add different effects to my backgrounds of the piece, making the lighting conditions change and adding a more interesting look to them. All of my scenes are outdoor based so I thought that adding some lighting into them would aIn terms of lighting I will be using this to add different effects to my backgrounds of the piece, making the lighting conditions change and adding a more interesting look to them. All of my scenes are outdoor based so I thought that adding some lighting into them would add to the atmosphere and ambiance of the piece and make it believable that it takes place outdoors. I will be making use of ambient light to add in some lighting to my first scene in particular. This scene will be the sun rising over the kingdom and I will be using this ambient lighting to create the colour changes that you would usually see within a sunrise, from deep night, to orange to blue daytime sky. I will also be using the lighting within my forest scenes. Within these scenes I will be using ambient lighting again to create the illusion of clouds passing overhead and trees blocking the sun in places with the sky dimming and brightening. I think this will be really atmospheric and add to the feel of being in a tree covered forest.
We also had some lab sessions on particles. I knew that I wanted to do something similar to this when I first came up with my idea. On the character introduction sequences (where there will be 2 characters per scene) I wanted to have them have particle effects in the background of these scenes to add some personality to the characters. These effects will be layered over the background with the characters acting as foreground elements. I will be using what knowledge I acquired within the lab sessions on particles and applying them to shape layers which fit the areas behind the character. The particle effects will rain down behind the characters to add some interest and dimension to the piece itself. I may also use some particle effects in the end sequence with the title of the show on it to maybe mimic some explosions or such behind the text and in front of the blurred background within the scene. I think this will add some interest and personality.
