Paranoid yet?

DVD Case



The above is my design for my DVD cover, for Black Sabbath - Paranoid, I am going for a very grungy feel, and leaning towards the "Less is more" theory.
I do think when it is printed it may be slightly too dark, therefore i need to lighten the grey slightly? Other than that I am very happy with what i have produced here.

DVD Menu



This above one is my final design for my DVD Menu, I would like to know whether people think it will be easy or confusing to use?

Time Line

Craig B. on Dipity.

There will be a lot more added to it, as the history of Motorcycles is a large subject, therefore, I am going to narrow it down to choppers/bobbers etc, and express the main points, not the little points, as i feel this will fill the timeline up too much.

FMP Proposal 1000 words

Final Major Project Proposal

I had some trouble thinking about what I wanted to do for my final major project, due to the fact that out of my many ideas that I seemed to be producing, there was always the main facts of:
1. Will the idea be plausible enough, e.g. is there enough content to base my whole FMP around this one subject.
2. Will the subject I am to chose, really grab my attention, and keep it that way for the next six months?
3. Am I choosing this idea due to the fact that I think it would be cool, and that it would be cool to do one of the three main aspects within that idea?
So after sitting down and having a serious think about what I want to do for my FMP that will tick the three points I have listed above it seemed to both hit me like a ton of bricks, and be staring me in the face all along, this was Motorbikes. I have had an interest in motorbikes from a very young age, and have always been able to sit down and look at motorbikes, talk about them, and if I was still legal to, would be out riding a motorbike. This I feel die to the fact that my dad had a motorbike when I was younger, reflecting on my views when I am older. In my opinion, motorbikes play a large part in my life, and have been stereotyped a couple of times towards looking like I should ride a chopper bike myself.
This leads me onto what sort of content will be included within my FMP idea, due to the fact it’s not as simple as making a website, interactive piece and a 3D animation, I think that there needs to be meaning behind them, other than looking pretty. For one aspect of my FMP I would like to look into how the different types of motorbike sit in today’s society, for example a person on a chopper bike is stereotyped to be a big hairy thuggish biker, but nowadays a business man could have a chopper bike, which in a way, seems to be the complete opposite. These perceptions may be down to have these types of bikes are perceived in films and magazines etc, for example in a film I have seen recently, “Wild Hogs” the person on the chopper bike is the bad guy, who is out to kill and pillage, however there are four men who you wouldn’t perceive in that way (i.e. one is a dentist, another is an IT technician), who ride a chopper and have their own gang. Therefore I would like to explain this sort of thing, within my FMP, but no delve to deep into it, due to the fact that that would open up a whole new FMP to do with stereotyping, which is something that doesn’t seem to interest me one bit and isn’t what I want people to see my FMP as. I also feel that my FMP could be based on a singular style of bike or three main styles of bike, for example it could be based on superbikes alone, or there could be elements of chopper bikes, super bikes and off road bikes throughout the whole FMP. This may seem to decrease the amount I can include in my FMP, but I feel it will make it easier to understand and overall narrow my FMP down that little bit more, giving me something to focus on.

So after compiling my ideas, where has this lead me?

This has lead me to my final idea, that my FMP will be based around Chopper motorcycles, but will have aspects from the other types of motorbikes incorporated within it. This is because chopper motorcycles is the type that interests me the most, this is probably due to the fact explained above, the music I listen to and the films I watch, once again, referring back to the stereotype thing, where I am stereotyped to like that type of motorcycle, which in this case is un-cannily true.

3D animation Idea
This is the aspect of my FMP I would like to complete to a high professional standard, due to the fact that I am hoping to go onto 3D animation in University after college, this is also going to play a large part in my website, due to the fact that I need a high res animation of a chopper bike for my website idea, which will be explained under the Website heading. For the 3D animation I am planning on having a high resolution render of a modelled chopper motorcycle, with the artistic camera angles to show off the many different aspects, as in the tyres, the wheels and tank etc, down to the intricate brake lines. I am also planning on having a human model, or maybe a cartoon animated model, walk up to the bike, sit on it and ride off, to show of what I can do in the form of animation, also adding to my portfolio.

Website Idea
As explained above, my 3D model plays a large role in my website, this is because I am going to render out a 360 degree animation of my model and use this to make a 3D 360 degree axis around the motorbike. This will then be interacted with by clicking and dragging the background to rotate the motorbike. Placed around the motorbike then will be points that can be clicked on or hovered over to have a small box pop up, with a short piece of information about that particular part of the motorbike, for example there will be a hover point over the clutch, explaining what it does, and what over parts of the bike are used in conjunction with it etc. If this isn’t possible due to the amount of time I have, I am going to have a 360 degree animation sideways around the motorbike with the hover points on. This will have a bar at the bottom to click and drag to take the animation to a certain point, or can be played in one fluid motion.
Like: http://www.harley-davidson.com/wcm/Content/Pages/2010_motorcycles/2010_motorcycles.jsp?locale=en_gb#/model/flstfb/gallery

Interactive Product Idea
For my interactive piece, I am going to make a game, in this game the player will get to choose from about 3-4 different bikes, then will have to control that bike up a motorway dodging traffic as it comes, randomly. For this I am hoping to get a scrap motorcycle, strip it down to the bare minimum, and add buttons in the appropriate place on the handlebars etc, so that the person playing the game can sit on the motorbike, and by turning the handlebars of the motorbike, they turn the motorbike on the game, left and right etc... Like that of an arcade game.

I think that I will stick to this idea, due to the fact that I am very keen to get the FMP started and I know it will hold my attention for long enough. I am also keen to get the content on the go, so I can estimate what I can get done within the time limit I have, and feel I am definitely going to get a scrap bike for the interactive piece, as I feel that will set the difference my FMP stand and the rest.

Website Design

I have already started to put my website into Dreamweaver, i have got the basics down such as, the background the buttons and banner etc, however I am not sure on the page below. The larger buttons with the pictures on are links to go to the categories of the shops. Can you let me know what you think each one is, and whether it is clear as to it being that?



Comments much obliged

The Usual

More 3D animation and rigging

3D and Rigging

Right, this is going to be a two in one post
1. Robot for Futuristic Scene
2. Robot/Mech Walk cycle latest

1. This is an update of my latset render of the robot for the Futuristic scene, and am very happy with how it is going, i feel that i have progressed in 3D and know that i deffinately want to develop my understanding of it further.



2. This is a new skill learnt on 3DsMax thanks to Harry Bowling, he briefly shown me how to rig models, and after some practice i feel that i know the process very well, and can confidently do it again.

Walk Cycle

I have sat down, and attempted on 3DsMax my own walk cycle, where as this wasn't easy to get fluid and nice, the basics of the cycle i found, was very easy, i haven't got the movement fluid yet, but for a first try i am very happy with it. However it did seems to come out more as a run cycle?

So it appears I have began to run before i can walk??? ...

after 2 1/2 hours of rendering under light tracer its done =], let me know what you guys think.

Devolution of Man

I'll tell the truth, i forgot to mention an idea for my FMP that wasn't 100% as plausable as the others, however thinking on it, it seems much more plausable than one of my ideas, this is The Devolution of Man, i had the idea of looking into where the human race is going sd in if we're so advanced, why do we hunch over a computer all evening (im one to talk) and how are we so primal when it comes to racism and stereotyping?

this would be the only thing that would be involved, but it does seem a better idea than one of the other i said about.

Can i have some views on what you guys think?

Or would it be better to stick with Chopper Bikes as I have quite a lot of it figured out already?

Thankyou

Game Concepts

Right, my game is one where you pull out onto a road in a car, and have to avoid hazards that may be going on around you, my dilema is whether to have a points system of, if you hit something you lose 10 points and you start with 100, or have it so if you hit something you lose the game and you have to start again?

Opinions on this would be appreciated, what do you guys think would make a better game?

Waka Smaka Ninja

I am happy with how my Waka Ninja yurned out, but i all fairness at the start of it all i couldn't grasp the use of behaviours and all the new skripting we are being taught, but after following the tasks step by step i feel i am getting a better understanding of how they work and what they do. However it may take me some more time to be able to sit down and write them with ease, but hey, thats what the lessons were for, to get used to it? I am very happy with the way i figured out to do the difficulty level, without having to alter too much of the script, or do anything majorly difficult and technical, it was a simple copy the script and add it to new sprites a bit further along, whilst changing the mod within the script.
Although I am not planning on making a game like this myself, i feel that some of the script that we were taught wil come in very handy for my concept like that of the timer and the score as these give the game the aspect of challenge.

Furry Man

I was browsing youtube whilst watching TV and this came on, thought bugger it i'll see if its on youtube!



How awesome is that?
I'd like to go on and learn how to do something like this.

Wild Hogs

I was watching Sky last night, and nothing other than Wild Hogs which was a small spark that led to my fmp idea came on, I thought good film, may aswell watch it, then I realised it is a perfect representation of the fact that you dont have to be badass, covered in tattoo's and rebellious to ride a chopper bike, you can be just an average joe looking for something to do in their spare time.

3D Alien

This is a picture of a 3D alien I am working on, any comments?
I need to start on body etc.... I feel it is going quite well?

Choppers

I have been browsing the Internet, and have come across some different things about choppers, however the one thing I have come across is Rock/Metal type music, maybe there is something that twigs a fancy for these bikes depending on what music you like?

This I am going to research further, and ask myself, why do I like this type of bike so much.

FMP Idea

I have got a basic idea about what I am going to do for my Final Major Project, Motorbikes. Now this could entail sports bikes, off-road bikes, chopper bikes and many more, however I am thinking of basing it around the chopper bike as I feel there is a lot of work that could be done within this subject, and how I have always had an interest in this style of motorbike.
One of the aspects I may be able to add in this would be, how the chopper bike sits in society, e.g: how it is seen to be rebellious etc

An idea I have for the game is:
A motorbike that has to dodge traffic, if it crashes then a note will come up with a bad fact about motorcycles or helpful facts, and if the bike makes it to the end, well, you finish.
To interact with the motorbike game I had an idea to get an old motorbike, take off all the fiddly bits and add buttons in appropriate places so that when you turn the handle bars, the bike on the game will turn, or when you press the brake, the bike will slow down etc.

An idea I have for the website is:
A high detailed render of my 3D modelled motorbike, with a click and drag 3D axis around the motorbike, enabling the viewer to click and drag around the motorbike, with clickable content to see what part they are.

An idea I have for the 3D animation:
A man walking up to the motorbike and sitting on it, this man will then turn it on and ride off. This will then ride down a road, and continue riding, like that of an American highway.

The De-Evolution

It was all started by the Big Bang, oh how humanity seemed promising, then along came the internet. One of the many causes of De-Evolution!!