In this course we will spend the whole quarter working with a small group to create a video with in a car in it, similar to a car commercial. We also have mentors from The Mill for this class. We got assigned our teams on the second class, my teammates are Christo and Zach, and we were able to start brainstorming some ideas. Christo show us this video and we all really liked the particle effect in the video. We agreed that would be a more interesting effect than the typical sand and dirt. We did agree that the explosion in the video may be a bit much though so I edited a screen shot to look more like what we’re going for.
We also agreed that since the particles are illuminated it would be best if would video took place at night, similar to our reference video. We also found a old race track that would make for a good filming location since it’s filled with big turns, like in the reference video.
Another thing we want to do in the video if we have time for it is make the car transform. Christo is an animation major and has done something similar before, so if we have the time to create a shot with the car transforming into something else, like an animal, like it does in the video, then we will try to do that. We already have tests of the particles and the transforming so it’s exciting to see this idea take form as we prepare for our pitch.