Project management, problems solved, team handle, time management, details in background not vivible of time allocation throughout the project.
The process of this project itself posed significant challenges and stress. Initially, I formed a team to assist with tasks such as compositing, sound design, and creating posters, but unfortunately, they withdrew their support merely four days before the submission deadline. Unfortunately, luck was not on my side as I also fell ill during this period. To compound these issues, I encountered numerous technical problems, including multiple crashes on my laptop.
Out of the three moths I was stuck at the animatic the longest trying to improve the camera angles and transitions whilst removing unnecessary snippets that were making the video longer. I watched some mockumentaries to improve my shots, learned to manipulate different angles, etc. I had to keep revising my Gannt chart because I was short on time.
Consequently, I lost compiled files, and my teammate, Hani Qureshi, experienced a problem with their iPad not charging.
The fact that my team and I were in different countries also introduced avoidable challenges that could have been resolved had we been working together in person. I referred back to my pipeline chart as I had to make a conscious decision as how to move ahead inspite a lot of set back. At the moment the question is about quality over quantity. I was suggested by my Professor that I should convert it into a short 90s trailer, but I am taking a risk and making it a bit longer sort of like a preview of the episode.
I worked very hard to make the backgrounds pop out. However, when compositing I realised that it could have been avoided in the lava scenes as the lights and darks were only created by purple and orange and all the previous details were not visible.
Despite enduring a range of emotions, I managed to gather my strength and am relieved that I persevered instead of giving up. I acknowledge there are scenes and transitions that I could have enhanced had I possessed more time, but certain segments remained incomplete. These include the transition between the children’s imaginative world and reality, as well as the scene featuring Debra Joy’s use of the slingshot. Regrettably, due to time constraints, I had to omit several scenes from my original animatic plan.
I resorted to watching multiple After Effects tutorials to devise a lava effect that would digest Soby. While my execution fell short of my initial aspirations. Since there was very little time I haphazardly made it so it’s not what I aspired it to be.
Arsalan Awais 