Extra Credit: Lighting a Scene in Maya

Non-Lighted

One-Point Lighting

Two-Point Lighting

Three-Point Lighting

My First Two Term Paper Scores were 88 and 86; I Will Not Be Writing the Third Term Paper

Outline for the Third Term Paper

Introduction

Visual effects of explosions are really amazing to watch. They seem so real when everything explodes. For this paper I will be comparing explosion effects in movies, "Transformers: Age of Extinction," and "Fast and Furious 6." 

Transformers: Age of Extinction

-Some explosions were real

-Some explosions are computer generated 

-Real fire

-Real disasters

-Some disasters are computer generated

Fast and Furious 6

-Explosions are real

-Fire is real

-Tank is real and actually crashes things

-Cars were destroyed for effects

Conclusion

Both of the movies have effects that are real and some are generated by computer. Both of the movies are early movies which use newer technology to create special effects. However, some effects are naturally done to make the movie more realistic and exciting.  

Stop-Motion Character Animation

"Lamp Playing With Rope"

For this Stop-Motion Character Animation assignment I was not sure what to do. I came up with the idea of simply using a lamp as my character. I made the lamp move and I placed some rope on the table. My plot was that the lamp was going to grab the rope and move it. I thought it was fun to watch the lamp move the rope. At the beginning of the video I showed my arm grabbing some papers from the table. I did this in order to create the story of the lamp coming to life after I leave. It was fun to make this video.