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    ② Week 3


    Trail  Mix
                


    Feedback from Mentors (Class 5 )

     1.  Make sure to feature more ingredients in the final version

    2. Incorporate motivated lighting, like a campfire or moonlight, to explain the nighttime scene and avoid off-screen light sources, enhancing the composition

    3. Reference!


    Changes made:

    1. Story adjustment: Astronomer Barry, inspired by a trail mix meteor, takes a bite and solves his equation under the glow of Comet Sahale (Original story by John Pearson)

    2. Testing HDRI

    3.  Testing Unreal Engine and Houdini pipelines


    Note for this week blog:
    - Due to the power outage caused by the hurricane this week, there is not much process in week 3
    - “”   It means a discarded plan, but given the limited progress this week, I'll still document the wip of this discarded Fx :)



    Week 3 Task -   Trail mix piece falling Fx

    - Change the falling object -- package to a big piece of trail mix (cashews, almonds, cranberries, apples)
    （After discussing with Professor Fowler, we decided to stick with the previous packaging drop idea. The trail mix ball didn’t look very appetizing, and texturing for it later would be too tricky ）
    -  Adjusted the falling direction of the meteor to right-to-left.
    -  Tweaked gravel, dust, and sand particle effects to match the environment.
    -  Added a dust effect transitioning into the camera for a smooth virtual-to-real blend.
    -  Conducted a pyro test for the composite section.


    1. Environment setting Reference (Desert / Canyon)

    source:https://azoffroad.net/northern-arizona-expedition-pt-2
    source:https://stock.adobe.com/images/central-queensland-arid-land-queensland-australia-open-land-south-of-charters-towers-in-far-north-queensland/236237455
    source:https://www.shutterstock.com/zh/search/desert-ground-texture
    source:https://azoffroad.net/northern-arizona-expedition-pt-2

    2. Trail mix ball Reference (Meteorolite)
    source： https://images.app.goo.gl/92NyDwMmvDSATLBT6
    source： https://images.app.goo.gl/hGf58FrYiXFrSFkp7
    source： https://images.app.goo.gl/FMnSZ5gfDMF5tUEp7



    Fx test in Houdini (trail mix ball falling -  RBD)




    Please slide the image below to view the process (Trail mix ball main falling)
    overall 
    copy to point + for each (trail mix ball)
    RBD Sim
    Trail mix ball inside
    Transformpiece




    Fx test in Houdini (trail mix piece falling part - RBD)


    For this part of the VFX, I’m thinking of trying to add it to the bag drop effect, or maybe make the idea of the product falling from the sky more fun？



    Please slide the image below to view the process (Trail mix ball piece falling)
    Overall
    falling source
    explode view
    RBD Sim




    Yilin Zhao / SANM560 / SCAD x The Mill