Squid wrote:I'm not sure what to call the spin thing, but I would guess dolly.
The camera isn't actually moving on a dolly, but by moving the set that way you sort of imitate the use of one.
But whatever it is it's really impressive, and it makes me feel a little lacking for having not tried anything like that.
Thanks! It was actually pretty easy to accomplish, although the method I used would only really work with fairly small sets. I was worried that keeping the lights in the same position and turning the set would result in changing light or flicker (which is why I used one lamp more or less directly overhead, and used my other to illuminate the windows behind Virgil's desk),and that adding/removing walls would cause set bumps, but it worked surprisingly well. I suppose one could rig up a camera to turn around a set, but it would be pretty awkward to pull off (with the way my current animation desk is set up, at least).
Squid wrote:Near the end part I felt a sort of chill, it was a really cool scene and well executed.
However, I felt that some different music could have worked better there. Perhaps something low and foreboding, a little suspenseful and very dramatic.
Rockydude411bricks wrote:I do agree with squid though, how the music should have been more suspenseful.
I'm really glad that scene was effective. It actually annoys me a bit, since I feel the animation when Virgil asks Mr White whether he's the traitor is really bad and looks a bit amateurish and lolzy, and it kinda pulls one out of the film. Regarding the music, I was experimenting around a bit. I wanted to use the lack of music to create tension. For example, a film such as No Country for Old Men, has virtually no music, which really helps build up tension in certain scenes. I was seeing if I could achieve such an effect. Plus, one needs the right music, as it can come otherwise off as cheesy. But it's definitely something I'll consider next time, thanks for the suggestions!
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