Cup and salt shaker project

Modeling 

The base of the salt shaker was fairly simple to create because it was a simple nurb. There was trouble with creating cap of the salt shaker because the holes were not going well with my lid. The background was easy to create because it was just a cube that I deleted 2 faces of it to create the "scene". I had trouble withe the coloring of the scene because I had to invert the color and it was hard to find. The lamberts was also really easy to apply. The glass texture was a new one for this project but was pretty simple to apply. For the cup I had trouble creating the correct shape. After I reread the instructions until I understood I was able to fix it and make it the shape that I wanted. There was only one Lambert to apply to the cup which was a color of my choice.

Lighting

The lighting I used was following the 3 point lighting system. I used the spot light for the salt shaker and the directional. I also used the directional light for the cup. I used a backlight for the cup scene I didn't have a background or stage. 

Ice Cream shop

Modeling 

The table and background were simple to create. The ice cream and bump making took me a little bite to figure out. I had trouble shaping the scoop because the handle and bowl part did not like to go together.  The lamberts were also really easy to apply because they were just colors that I got to choose. The phong was a newer material that was used on the ice cream holder and spoon. It added a metal like texture to it. The cone was really easy to create. For the table I rotated the cylinders for the legs.

Lighting

The lighting I used was pretty simple following the 3 point lighting system. I used the phong material which already had the lighting applied to it which made it simple. I also used directional light and key lighting. 

Music Video project

For this project we had to recreate or copy a music video. My group chose "Try" by Colbie Caillat. We chose this song because it has a positive and strong message about being yourself. This process was fairly simple. The film scape was a plain white backdrop, and costumes were plain white t-shirts. When trying to find other videos for inspiration it was actually a little difficult because of the simple and clean backdrop. The hardest part of this project was probably finding reliable people to film because some couldn't or didn't show up. I think for the next project that our team has to communicate with the cast more. Along the way I learned new things about our cameras and how to use them better. I also learned how to "pep talk" people to be comfortable in front of a camera. There were a couple of times where we had to help people practice what to say and how to use their faces to show emotion. The editing was fun to do as a group because we all had ideas that blended well together. I think as a team we worked well together throughout the whole process and were very open to each others ideas. Overall I thought this project turned out extremly well and I am very proud of both my team and our project.