Animation
I want to make a quick action animation scene for my VFX work. This animation could be incorporated into a game trailer or used as promotional material to showcase a video game.
Since I have experience with this programme and access to free models that I can use to build my environment, I will be doing all of my VFX work inside of Unreal Engine. The Niagara particle system, which I will use to create my particle effects and vfx shots, is also implemented inside of Unreal Engine.
I had several different initial concepts for my animation: the first one involved a fight scene in the Star Wars universe with a character resembling Darth Vader walking down a hallway. But as I was developing this concept, I became aware of how constrained it was because the animation would only contain a small number of VFX shots.
Another concept I had was a battle between two magically equipped characters who attack each other with energy blasts. My animation will draw heavily from the video game Mortal Kombat, in which you play as a character competing against another character in a combat arena using various moves and abilities. I was inspired by this because it gave me the freedom to be inventive with the effects I could use for my animation.
Genre
I have chosen a fantasy-based genre for my work in order to use magic as VFX. I chose this because I think it’s the simplest and best way to demonstrate my creativity at work. For my sequence, I was inspired by the video game Mortal Kombat and the Harry Potter series because they both have colourful magic that I could use to give the animation a more vibrant appearance.
Backstory
This animation takes place in a dark cave where two brothers with magical abilities come face to face and battle to see who is stronger. They have always fought to see who is the more powerful brother, and now they have a chance to prove it because they are both filled with rage. I wanted both my characters to be related as it will give my story a more stronger connection between the two characters.
references
starwars (2022) starwars website. Available online https://www.starwars.com/ [Accessed 27/12/2022].
Mortal kombat (2022) mortal kombat website. Available online alkombat.com/ [accessed 28/12/22].
darth vader image (2022) starwars website. available online https://www.starwars.com/databank/darth-vader [Accessed 28/12/22]