Final VFX Sequence

Storyboarding, process and finalization of my VFX Sequence
Semester 2
3rd March 2023 -
Credit: Anna McKee - Dwelling Frog - Final Video
Research: Selecting the model -
Desert Rain Frog
Credit: Cowyeow - Flickr, iNaturalist, r/frogs-Reddit
Selecting the 3D Models -
Frog, Primary Asset - PBR






Grass Pack 01, Secondary Asset - PBR
Grass Strand, Secondary Asset - PBR
Mushroom Pack, Secondary Asset - PBR
Storyboarding -






Credit: Anna McKee - Storyboard created with Procreate + Adobe Photoshop
Preparing the footage in Nuke
Process -






Screenshot credit: Anna McKee
Creating the HDRI in Photoshop
Process -


Screenshot credit: Anna McKee
ADDING MESHES + ANIMATIONS in Maya
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Screenshot credit: Anna McKee
Finalising Composition in Nuke
Process -


Screenshot credit: Anna McKee
Creating a Breakdown Video in PREMIERE Pro
Process -


Screenshot credit: Anna McKee
Dwelling Frog - VFX Breakdown
Final video for assignment
Click on video below to play sequence
A final VFX composition created for the purpose of my Postgraduate University assignment.
Credit -
3D Models:
Desert Rain Frog - Dibia Digital - https://cubebrush.co/dibiadigital/products/covig/desert-rain-frog-animated
Mushroom Pack - Par Assetkit - https://www.turbosquid.com/fr/3d-models/3d-mushroom-psilocybe-3-types-1300637
Grass Pack 1 - Heledahn - https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/grass-pack-1-f8e00fc4c0e04b1facdfa4bc8eb73bb4
Grass Pack 2 - Anežka Hájková - https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/grass-iii-5d3bb67596bb473fb7138fe2346f311e
Sounds: Footsteps - thecityrings - https://freesound.org/people/thecityrings/sounds/174710/
Frog Croak - MyInstants - https://www.myinstants.com/en/instant/desert-rain-frog-96212/
Ambience - InspectorJ - https://freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/399744/
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