Meeting Minutes - 26th November

Present

Aaron Cracknell
Richard King
Stuart Norton
Tom Robinson

Progress

Today, the group reviewed the progress that has been made over the past week. Tom had been continuing with texturing his model and obtaining sound clips ready for the post production aspect. Richard and Aaron both completed their models with textures and began to create the animation of these sections. Stuart created an outhouse with textures and other objects, such as tools and crates/drums to add to the environment that will eventually be merged with the model itself. The group decided that all modelling aspects must be completed by tomorrow (Friday), so that animation can be completed by early next week. The rest of next week will then be used for post production purposes, primarily for the main camera work, and possibly to make a start on the lighting effects. The animation of the model now lasts for 30 seconds, and the group has decided to do approximately 20 - 30 seconds of narration before the model starts to move, where details of the model will be explained and background information provided. We decided to include a narration at the beginning as the main aim of the exercise is to educate people about the machine. Tom has been working on a story board for the main movie aspect, starting with the narration, then zooming into the outhouse where the machine will be placed. A switch will be activated on the machine, to then show it in full animation whilst the camera pans around it, zooming in on specific areas of the animation. This will then inform people about the machine, also showing how it works and the environment where it would have been located.
The two movies below show how our animation is currently looking. There are several glitches which Aaron and Richard are aware of and are currently working on, but this gives a general idea of how the machine will look at the end. The most noticeable aspects which need to be adhered to are the wheel, which is currently spinning too fast, and the 3rd arm back which collides with other moving parts:

The group concluded by looking at the coming week to see what needed to be completed by next Thursday. It was decided that Aaron and Richard would finalise the animation ready for post production. Tom would collate all of the sound patches to be used, and work would be started on the narration. Aaron and Richard would also amalgamate the outhouse with the model, and the group as a whole would start on the movie aspect, ensuring that the cameras work in the correct way. Stuart would also finalise the outhouse so that it looks as realistic as possible.

The story board for the movie aspect is shown below:

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