Good newsMY PORTFOLIO SITE IS UP!! there is still much work to be done but I am glad I have the basic layout done. Have a look on my demo reel and share the site on facebook and twitter. I have tried to create a modular design to make it easier to update. For example, in ancient times if I wanted to update my site I would have to go through a very lengthy technical process. However, with a modular design all I need to do is update my Twitter, my Flickr or my Vimeo and it can be viewed on my website.

From time to time I will go back and showcase some of my older projects. I want to go through some of the lessons I learnt with each one and also look at how I would go through making improvements.

Camera Projection Mapping

I decided to join some of Nick Campbells five second projects over on greyscalegorrila.com The first project was based on the theme of starting with a still photo.  When I was younger I took a truly hideous picture at school, what is worst is that my family paid for this photo. The back of the photo had words to the effect of , “photo’s are moments in time captured forever.  This had a profound effect on me, I love the idea of capturing something as elusive as time. in a photo.

This is another reason I love camera projection mapping, its like taking a moment in time and manipulating it until it becomes what you want it to be.

I would make so many changes to the above video, I would change the text and have it track the camera movements more accurately  for instance.

This video came about because I wanted to see how much I could produce in a few hours, from the birth of an idea to modelling and rigging  the simple character, animating and rendering it took me only about three hours. Another benefit of using camera projection mapping is that it gives the illusion of realism with minimal effort.