Final VFX Sequence
![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60328eb32a21fc6e0bae04b7/812ba0b7-03ee-420b-bfa5-143afd1a10f6/8_Lens_Dirt_314.jpg)
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
![3D Model - Perspective](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60328eb32a21fc6e0bae04b7/1678012415584-3U5TGSZZI7UJK4E4HC2G/frog_1.png)
![3D Model - Front](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60328eb32a21fc6e0bae04b7/1678012728004-ZMCQ1N38CIM1S0Y3B5SE/Screenshot+2023-03-05+at+10.37.18.png)
![3D Model - Side View](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60328eb32a21fc6e0bae04b7/1678012738222-FW1914R32Q93VYGG7LBJ/Screenshot+2023-03-05+at+10.37.27.png)
![3D Model - Death Animation](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60328eb32a21fc6e0bae04b7/1678013370653-SIHWOQI2PQJVJZ0GR4LI/Screenshot+2023-03-05+at+10.49.18.png)
![3D Model - Lying on back](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60328eb32a21fc6e0bae04b7/1678013377603-5KMKREOI2F8L3RGNCW05/Screenshot+2023-03-05+at+10.48.41.png)
![3D Model - Frog with tongue](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60328eb32a21fc6e0bae04b7/1678013473791-C76E8OMECF5ZTK1CE8AC/Screenshot+2023-03-05+at+10.50.54.png)
Grass Pack 01, Secondary Asset - PBR
Grass Strand, Secondary Asset - PBR
Mushroom Pack, Secondary Asset - PBR
Storyboarding -
![Frame 1](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60328eb32a21fc6e0bae04b7/1678015460909-B4P5TCVMU0K12D3781KM/Storybaord_1.jpg)
![Frame 2](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60328eb32a21fc6e0bae04b7/1678015464796-NYR7CL7TN4I7C65HTWH2/storybaord_2.jpg)
![Frame 3](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60328eb32a21fc6e0bae04b7/1678015535568-F89MGY9V1JSSR6U7W1N5/storybaord_3.jpg)
![Frame 4](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60328eb32a21fc6e0bae04b7/1678015648652-5OYEY5HV38VE6JF069TL/storyb+aord+4.jpg)
![Frame 5](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60328eb32a21fc6e0bae04b7/1678015679899-S0QWANM2JDQE0ACU4T3W/Storybaord+5.jpg)
![Frame 6](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60328eb32a21fc6e0bae04b7/1678015773893-43X80ZS7GXXIFJZQ93KV/Storybaord+6.jpg)
Credit: Anna McKee - Storyboard created with Procreate + Adobe Photoshop
Preparing the footage in Nuke
Process -
![Retime Node to select chosen frames](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60328eb32a21fc6e0bae04b7/1680011695613-MOODMS9UORJS1TCBBPWN/Screenshot%2B2023-03-28%2Bat%2B14.52.19.jpg)
![Converting chosen video into Image Sequence](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60328eb32a21fc6e0bae04b7/1680011844764-U8RJZG68A1MISM9MJCP8/Screenshot+2023-03-28+at+14.57.15.png)
![Undistorting the 24mm checkerboard](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60328eb32a21fc6e0bae04b7/1680039362162-SCI9FYH339I2AEEG103C/Screenshot+2023-03-28+at+22.34.48.png)
![Undistorting the image sequence](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60328eb32a21fc6e0bae04b7/1680117627006-7NM82D3QMSXDSOMIUKSF/Cobblestone_Undist.002.jpeg)
![Creating 2D Tracking nodes](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60328eb32a21fc6e0bae04b7/1680214299084-KVWRCF3NMPYR15IQYN9U/Screenshot+2023-03-30+at+23.11.08.png)
![Finished adjusting the tracks](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60328eb32a21fc6e0bae04b7/1680277999572-M2PRDQVEJ2EEDGT65L6B/Screenshot+2023-03-31+at+16.52.39.png)
Screenshot credit: Anna McKee
Creating the HDRI in Photoshop
Process -
![Creating a mask in Photoshop](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60328eb32a21fc6e0bae04b7/1682255155761-A99WN7WO2K7XU9FWUG9Q/Screenshot+2023-04-01+at+20.39.38.png)
![Adjusting the mask in Photoshop](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60328eb32a21fc6e0bae04b7/1682255155665-S6EOKVTDMK1CL6QLPN2T/Screenshot+2023-04-01+at+20.43.17.png)
Screenshot credit: Anna McKee
ADDING MESHES + ANIMATIONS in Maya
Process -
![Importing matchmove data into Maya](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60328eb32a21fc6e0bae04b7/1682255112692-D9YJB42N4QR5HA2B858Z/Screenshot+2023-04-01+at+18.01.44.png)
![Rotating the HDR to match Backplate](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60328eb32a21fc6e0bae04b7/1682255120072-VNH2OK6RY9Z8L4DYEYWM/Screenshot+2023-04-01+at+22.32.37.png)
![Sphere added to test reflectivity of HDR](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60328eb32a21fc6e0bae04b7/1682255531901-L4UQ6OY03YGVLAQV5MHW/placing_HDR_02.jpg)
![Sphere and ground plane both have reflective surfaces](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60328eb32a21fc6e0bae04b7/1682255531746-OJ271Z8JM3OR3UVKHIAP/image+test+with+HDR_01.jpg)
![Plugging in the textures](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60328eb32a21fc6e0bae04b7/1682255749028-5AU1GVGMZVOZSAXIII93/Screenshot+2023-04-03+at+17.29.17.png)
![Beginning to texture Mushrooms](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60328eb32a21fc6e0bae04b7/1682255765206-HVEX1M8EEDZ6HAIDNNQY/Screenshot+2023-04-04+at+19.14.03.png)
![Mushroom Render Test](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60328eb32a21fc6e0bae04b7/1682255544923-XKQHDS2OPJ5O9RWHN4S7/mushroom+test+render.jpg)
![Test renders on my Mushroom Pack](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60328eb32a21fc6e0bae04b7/1682255547838-UCD3ZBBAR40XVT3LF0RD/mushroom+render+test.jpg)
![Grass Strand Render Test](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60328eb32a21fc6e0bae04b7/1682255544699-H9RX150PXWJIFUM6KUFB/grass+render+test.jpg)
![First PBR render test: Frog](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60328eb32a21fc6e0bae04b7/1682255533207-7IICZ4XASECV81FEQF00/frog_render_test.jpg)
![Render test with Mushrooms + Frog](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60328eb32a21fc6e0bae04b7/1682255547250-VU70HM8MWPDMJ5HL3LOL/higher+res+frog+render.jpg)
![Grass Clump render test](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60328eb32a21fc6e0bae04b7/1682255740573-XXXLX83AUEXXZCRQBSFU/grass+render+test_02.jpg)
![Time Editor: Merging the animations](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60328eb32a21fc6e0bae04b7/1682255781149-APRCXCXW9ZG5R1EMBLYX/Screenshot+2023-04-10+at+12.24.47.png)
![Subdividing the meshes](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60328eb32a21fc6e0bae04b7/1682255798116-M0MTXFXEIFVVXDYNXQS9/Screenshot+2023-04-10+at+12.49.38.png)
![Test Render](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60328eb32a21fc6e0bae04b7/1682255962469-TTBHVKQO751UFPTYSVSF/USE_AS_REF_IMAGE_1.jpg)
![Beginning to create Render layers +AOVs](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60328eb32a21fc6e0bae04b7/1682255799092-F9TO92GIQDKJCFX08WFN/Screenshot+2023-04-13+at+22.13.32.png)
![Shadow Alpha Frog: Test](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60328eb32a21fc6e0bae04b7/1682255800148-BRMQBY370LA3MBC65EZT/Screenshot+2023-04-13+at+17.31.46.png)
![Z Depth Planes Render](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60328eb32a21fc6e0bae04b7/1682255802493-G6DZFG5HE7BNBU576CU0/Screenshot+2023-04-12+at+23.02.38.png)
![Z Plane creation](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60328eb32a21fc6e0bae04b7/1682255978897-F4153R34ASBMJLQ757KO/Screenshot+2023-04-11+at+23.11.45.png)
![Finalising AOVs +Render Layers](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60328eb32a21fc6e0bae04b7/1682255985092-8VCK2QRTEPWZS3MW17WH/Screenshot+2023-04-14+at+16.01.33.png)
Screenshot credit: Anna McKee
Finalising Composition in Nuke
Process -
![Typical comp layout of mesh](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60328eb32a21fc6e0bae04b7/1682254294187-DFGG34IM74LMEKOLI6IA/Screenshot+2023-04-23+at+13.50.26.png)
![Overall view of workspace](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60328eb32a21fc6e0bae04b7/1682254297981-CGG9QD06AYZBO4OACR56/Screenshot+2023-04-23+at+13.50.14.png)
Screenshot credit: Anna McKee
Creating a Breakdown Video in PREMIERE Pro
Process -
![Beginning to edit in Premiere Pro](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60328eb32a21fc6e0bae04b7/1682419921190-PR4VGOCN1QRMKUDJ8PPA/Screenshot+2023-04-23+at+18.16.51.png)
![Final video edit in Premiere Pro](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60328eb32a21fc6e0bae04b7/1682419916488-TV2YPL9A1XTA2JLYZ7YD/Screenshot+2023-04-24+at+00.54.11.png)
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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