TheSpleen Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Here is the basic screen. I am asking for any advice to make it that much better. Lens flares maybe? title9.mov I did try making shadows wiggle but it looked like dung Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largento Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Maybe you could animate the light that's casting the shadows from the title? The lack of movement in that lower area is a little distracting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bigboote Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Very cool. DIG the meteor-or sun...like the moving shadow idea. Was the sun a johnl3d experiment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuchur Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Very cool. DIG the meteor-or sun...like the moving shadow idea. Was the sun a johnl3d experiment? Looks more like the explosion-project of the data-folder/cd to me. *Fuchur* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSpleen Posted December 27, 2009 Author Share Posted December 27, 2009 Very cool. DIG the meteor-or sun...like the moving shadow idea. Was the sun a johnl3d experiment? the sun is entirely my creation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSpleen Posted December 27, 2009 Author Share Posted December 27, 2009 Very cool. DIG the meteor-or sun...like the moving shadow idea. Was the sun a johnl3d experiment? Looks more like the explosion-project of the data-folder/cd to me. *Fuchur* Thats where I got the sprites Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSpleen Posted December 27, 2009 Author Share Posted December 27, 2009 Maybe you could animate the light that's casting the shadows from the title? The lack of movement in that lower area is a little distracting. Ok gonna try that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSpleen Posted December 27, 2009 Author Share Posted December 27, 2009 perhaps dark siloughettes of the pyramids in distance? (bad spelling) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSpleen Posted December 28, 2009 Author Share Posted December 28, 2009 titlescreen3.mov better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Definitely better, but I think the text should be moving somehow. I had a long elaborate solution in mind but decided not to complicate your life! It's also not clear if that's the sun or a meteor, and if it's supposed to be moving. Why not have it start small and fly right into the camera lens? Unless I'm misreading your intent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSpleen Posted December 28, 2009 Author Share Posted December 28, 2009 Definitely better, but I think the text should be moving somehow. I had a long elaborate solution in mind but decided not to complicate your life! It's also not clear if that's the sun or a meteor, and if it's supposed to be moving. Why not have it start small and fly right into the camera lens? Unless I'm misreading your intent. It is supposed to be a very hot desert sun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 It's not reading that way. It shouldn't be dark in the middle or be morphing shapes. My recommendation would be to make it perfectly round, blinding white, and all the heat/radiation effects should be external to the disc. when I was a kid I would stare into the sun for the simple reason that grownups said not to. After a minute or so I would see a "corkscrew" effect like the white disc of the sun was unscrewing from the sky. that's the effect I would go for! Also check out my timelapse sunset: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YFd_Vqadcs A hot desert sun would be even more intense than that. EDIT: Also the lettering should be shadowed on the front, with a highlit top edge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSpleen Posted December 29, 2009 Author Share Posted December 29, 2009 titlescreenbird4.mov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSpleen Posted December 29, 2009 Author Share Posted December 29, 2009 I think that last one is the one I will go with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSpleen Posted December 29, 2009 Author Share Posted December 29, 2009 It's not reading that way. It shouldn't be dark in the middle or be morphing shapes. My recommendation would be to make it perfectly round, blinding white, and all the heat/radiation effects should be external to the disc. when I was a kid I would stare into the sun for the simple reason that grownups said not to. After a minute or so I would see a "corkscrew" effect like the white disc of the sun was unscrewing from the sky. that's the effect I would go for! Also check out my timelapse sunset: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YFd_Vqadcs A hot desert sun would be even more intense than that. EDIT: Also the lettering should be shadowed on the front, with a highlit top edge. All your points are valid. I had to light the letters from the front so you could see them. At first they were in shadow but not legible. The sun? I am creating a cartoon world, and the flaming ball seems to make a great gag. Anyway I made the sun much smaller and changed everything. See my latest. Thanks Gerry. Gene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwhitaker Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 I think your titlescreen looks great, the bird is a cool touch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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