Ideas:
Final Idea:
THE BAG CHOICE
Script: Minghan :Hi bro, how are you doing? Mahadev: Good, Good Is it a plastic bag? Minghan :yeahh (Pause) You know these plastic bags are just so convenient. Who cares about reusable ones? Mahadev : I do Using reusable bags is so important for the environment. Its about making small changes for a better future Minghan Oh come on. Whats the harm in using platic once in a while Mahadev : Imagine a world where everyone thought that way. Our cities would turn into chaotic messes, covered in plastic waste. Pollution would choke our air, and wildlife would suffer immensely. Minghan : Thats so true, What have we done? Mahadev: Small choices can make a big difference. Choosing reusable over plastic isn't just about convenience; it's about preserving the beauty of our planet for generations to come. Mighan : You’re right. I never looked at it that way. Maybe it’s time for a change.
we had a great time shooting for our script.
I took on the primary role of shooting and directing the video. I was responsible for conceptualizing the scenes, setting up the shots, and ensuring that the footage captured the intended narrative and quality.
I have to create a green city symbolizing the sustainable environment:
Setting up the buildings as mesh’s to grow plants on it.
Trying blender to create the plants growth.
Didnt turn out as expected
Getting started with houdini, so that I can use simulation for plants if needed
Quick notes: G, h - to focus the object in viewport panel Space H - to focus the object in viewport panel T - transform, R- rotate, E - Scale Right part of the node - Display flag
pops- Particle Operators
Minghan has done the green part, on what I was planning to do
So moving forward to main composition, putting together all the shots.
Editing the intro effect – THE BAG CHOICE
edited all the clips together, as per the script and the dialogues
Sound FX – Pixabay
The task is to put together all the files edited by others, and some more effects. But its challenging as everyone does the node graph in their own style and some files are missing.
Might have to plan for some more efficient way to work together and make it work
Updates from the group chat
Trying to understand and organize the script so that I can work on adding the effects temporarily
Putting together works from everyones’s file
Garbage disposal:
Trying to fit the building in, the work done by yifang
but its quite difficult as there are different things infront of the building like cucle and cars.
I trid putting it on to the card and a normal placement as well but it doesnt fit well with the whole scene.
I am still figuring out the ways I can fix it.
for now I am going ahead with rest of the things.
Roto-ing the tree
Compositing all the scenes and the edits:
Adding the needed sounds:
Sound FX source – 4.5 million+ Stunning Free Images to Use Anywhere – Pixabay – Pixabay
adding the building in the scene is quite a task. I was doing it in the previous file but due to too many nodes in the same file it is taking very long to proceed and load.
Now I have started with a new file to put the building in.
Adding smoke to the plastic waste
Tracking the spots and adding the smoke.
This was the final color grade and look.
I did not get the concept of adding broken building in the scene. Communication among the team members was difficult as some of them do not understand English.
overall, I am not at all satisfied on how it turned out. I think all of us had better concepts in our mind and couldn’t express it to each other.
Also we did not wok properly in a given timeframe so at the end it was difficult to do the changes and ask everyone in the group to do specific tasks.
Also one major issue I faced is the working on Minghan’s nuke file. Due to some of the nodes the script took around 3-4 mins for every single frame to load, which made it even more difficult to do the changes and look for how it has been edited.
I added the butterflies as manos said, not too many. I downloaded a footage and roto-ed out 2-3 butterflies to be added in the scene and not all of them to avoid the gaudiness.
Breakdown: