Earlier on in the project, when I had some spare time, I played around with the tutorials and created a few different things, I'm going to include a couple of them in the final scene to make it a bit different. Below, Is a large house I cobbled together using the same techniques as we used in the project. There are also some electricity pylons which I'm going to try and fit in on the street scene.
With a lot of the final scene put together, my laptop is getting an arse kicking from Maya, but it is slowly getting there. Not looking forward to the final renders though, it may take a while!
Also – take a look at the following project blog – a collaboration between 2 third years, Pol Winandy and Jon Stewart; they’re creating an action-packed animated short; their attention to detail is formidable and they’re also working through all the inevitable tensions/complications that come with group working. It’s been a long, intense experience for them both, and, with five weeks to go, they’re moving into an even more pressurised phase. The environment stage is in the offing – so follow their progress and get a real insight into the minutiae of CG and story-telling; meet the future!
http://kiiroblade.blogspot.com