Alien Drone Attack
In The Making
February 06, 2025
Week 01: Layout and Animation Block Out
As usual, I spent the first week of every project to analyzed the layout, gather props/assets, block out the animation of interactive objects, and set up the project file
Layout
Instead of mimicking the shot one-by-one, I will try to incorporate real-life footage in this shot in order to improve my composition skill. Blending the 3D layout with a drone shot was definitely a challenge regarding my personal skill. Nevertheless, I got it map out roughly, estimating the camera movement and matching the perspective of both.
Project File Setup
To save me time in the future, I usually organize my virtual workspace in the very first week, creating template and place holder for my future node networks, render setting, and comp setting.
One of the most important setups that I experience throughout various projects is the render pipeline. By assembling this setup at the early stage of the project, I will be able to save a huge amount of time, separating every single element, customize individual render setting for each element, as well as troubleshooting and optimizing.
Assets
Links of assets:
Shredder 3d model from Battleship movie - Pradeep Gaikwad
Combat Helicopter - Muhamad Mirza Arrafi