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Almost complete comp of the final animation.

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Rendered establishing shot

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WIP with complete backgrounds and textures, working on performance and lipsync.

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Establishing shot visual test render and how the fire interacts with the environment. In an IPR test render view the fire releases noisy artefacts, so this render tests what the actual render would produce, resulting in a nice fire light. Background lighting is still placeholder and needs to be tweaked. Edit: After careful viewing, the camera zoom in jitters and does not translate smoothly, prompting some changes.

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WIP updated playblast, last render had the incorrect settings which resulted in a shorter performance and the animation has since been updated.

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WIP render of the animated performance.

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Fire test render, will be composited into the final animation in post.

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Research Document

https://studentutsedu-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/12962496_student_uts_edu_au/EXXMoa6AB9tOu8TmUQURJxMBn4vscVPJYbKI0hTHY3n_wQ?e=cLNySn All my notes that I made on the subject with my character design research.

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The chosen quote from Sharon. The clip is a little longer than 25 seconds so I’ll edit out some of the pauses to shorten it down.

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Colour tests for Concept Art

https://studentutsedu-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/personal/12962496_student_uts_edu_au/Evr5iF3XULxNgPk5hJOOhLUBRcJzRMlomvJb89LOeTC4Ww?e=oWJB1I 5 tests attempting to balance out the contrast with the character and the environment

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Zeitgeist Summary

The issue of rights for nature is a difficult topic to navigate as it calls into question a person’s beliefs, morality and perspective on society as a whole. Rights for nature is a complex theme that at first glance leads many to agree with positives such as preserving the environment, however once you dig deeper into the true applications of enforcing such an idea true complications arrive. Proposed many years ago, the concept only gained traction in recent years due to heavy industrialisation throughout the world with fossil fuels dominating remaining the cheapest yet most harmful power source to fuel it. Both mining and using these resources leads to the vicious cycle leading to the desecration of delicate ecosystems and destruction of flora and fauna. Nature once abundant yet now dwindling has called for a movement in order to curb and restore the damage done to the world we live and depend on.

Many people believe that nature is not an entity and therefore cannot be given or uphold legal rights, but many are comparing it to that of corporate entities which are not human, yet are able to take advantage of many rights akin to that of an individual. Despite this, there have been success cases in which nature has been given rights; The Ganga and Yamuna Rivers in India have recently been granted protective rights against dumping and pollution in an effort to sustain the water quality. The Whanganui River, a sacred site to the Maori in New Zealand, after years of indigenous outcry has similarly been declared with rights and now the site can remain preserved for many generations to come.

Unfortunately these success stories are few, but are quickly gaining traction with the average man. Most individuals jump at the idea, however once asked whether they would change themselves quickly change their minds. Enforcing in a widespread scale, this concept would render many luxuries we take for granted, like meat and animal products, scarce and with most of the world being omnivorous results in an ultimatum. Through discussions during class we discovered that many people do in fact want to change, however due to personal circumstance could or would not want to change their lifestyles in order to accommodate nature’s rights. Inversely, when agreeing with the idea, many could not agree on who would represent these areas, or how could we trust them. On the other hand through compromises there can be steps made further towards the ultimate goal of rights of nature incrementally reinforcing the notion.

This study further carried out through interviews with strangers, friends and family reveals that we as a society have to change as a whole before nature’s rights become commonplace. We as a species must adapt and change in order to facilitate a drastic upheaval in standard necessities and luxuries.

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Final Concept Art

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Rough concept art piece depicting the character with her daughter on a beach surrounded with rubbish.

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Further character iterations after the speaking with Deb and Jake.

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WIP Zeitgeist concept art, with basic blocked colours and slight detailing.

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Updated, rough flat colour character, based off of research and iterations.

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Scrap Metal Sculptures

Recycling inherently reduces the total resources consumed by humans, and some artists have adopted this mindset in their art, creating extensively intricate sculptures out of scrap metal. Irrelevant of scale, the unique texturing and patterns created through the usage of already formed objects gives the sculptures a grotesque yet beautiful appearance, while retaining the shape and aspects of the final model.

Robert Jefferson Travis Pond is one artist based in Portland, Oregon, who collects materials he feels have a “ significance and meaning “, and incorporates these objects into large depictions of animals.