Scene 2: The Pot
- Katherine Robinson
- May 5, 2019
- 3 min read
This is the final shot in the second scene and therefore needs to be a mini conclusion of its own. This is where the audience is made to come to the conclusion that she's creating a magic potion, because, why wouldn't she be? Shes a witch. It's another shot where the animation is understated but there are a lot of different things going on. For example, the flames, the steam, and the reflection of the flames on the glasses and jars.
I decided to create some glasses and jars to go in the scene, all with various ingredients inside them. I didn't want to be too detailed as it's only a short shot and there are other things that I want the audience to focus on, but I'm very pleased with how the contents of these jars and glasses are all individual, all different, and all look mysterious. Some of them look to possess their own gravity.
I decided to add backgrounds for the glasses and jars purely for practical purposes. Without the background they wouldn't stand out from one another while put in the final scene. It makes the substances inside of them less vibrant, but it will have to do.
I want the flames beneath the pot to be green, as this will help to signify that there is a magical element to this story. I found a flame template to practice with as I'd never animated flames or fire before and it looks to be a little complicated. I really like the way that it's turned out - it definitely looks like a flame and it almost looks a little bit sinister. I'd like to try and do something similar to this for my own animated flames.
I wanted to add the flame templates to the pot to see how it would look and let's just say that at least now I know exactly how I DON'T want it to look. The flames don't work together at all and they look too uniformed and unrealistic. I'm quite frustrated because they don't look at all how I imagined and I need to make some major changes to the new flames I create which will be very time consuming.
I'm glad that I persevered with creating the flames because I'm so happy with how these ones turned out. I think that by changing the flames so that there were fewer of them as well as making them opaque instead of transparent they are very effective. They work much better than the previous ones. The next part of the shot will be to add the glasses and jars.
I think that the glasses and jars that I've chosen go really well together in this scene regarding colour and shape. I need to add some reflecting light on them. It will be a very simple bit of animation but it will make the scene look even more alive.
This is the final version of the shot and I'm so pleased with how it's turned out. Despite the setback of the flames not looking their best and wasting time on that it has really come together. The flames work really well in this shot and the light from the flames reflecting on the glasses and jars also works a treat. I'm also incredibly happy with how the plumes of steam continually rise from the pot. It took me a long time to create such a smooth bit of animation but it was definitely worth it. I'll recycle this steam animation later on in the film by using different colours so although it took a long time to get right I will definitely get enough use out of it. Although this scene had a lot of individual components to think about, I think I've pulled it off without making it overwhelming for the audience.
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