Due to the matchmove camera is based on 3DE and Maya, so the first step is to export the camera that we got and import into houdini.
In Maya
1. Export camera as the Alembic file
Select Cache > Alembic Cache > Export All to Alembic >select the “World Space” >Export
The most important thing:
Make sure to add the “World Space” to the abc camera
2. Export the animation
Select all the objects in group
From the main menu bar, select Key > Bake Animation >
Click Bake
In the Bake Simulation Options window, select the bake options you want to use. For example:
Use the Bake To options to specify whether you want the animation baked to the BaseAnimation, or to a new layer.
Set Baked layers to Remove Attributes if you want the selected object’s attributes removed from any associated layers after their animation is baked.Attention: When Baked layers is set to Remove Attributes, the selected object’s keys will be removed from any associated layer that is not muted. If your workflow is to use layers like takes, mute all layers with keys that you want to preserve before baking layers.
Turn Smart Bake on if you do not need your result animation to have one key per frame
After baking, Export the same way as the camera(world space should also be applyed)
In Houdini
1. File ▸ Import ▸ Alembic Scene in the main menus to quickly set up an Alembic Archive object
2. Make sure the resolution is the same as the maya camera
When the characteristics of quantitative or qualitative research are discussed, the four essential elements of the research process must be addressed.
They are epistemology, theoretical perspectives, methodology, and methods (Crotty, 1998). Denzin and Lincoln (1998) suggested that four basic issues structure the design of a research study:
(a) Which paradigm or worldview will inform the study design?
(b) Who or what will be studied?
(c) Which research strategies will be used? and
(d) Which research methods or tools will be used to collect and analyse data?
Methodology context within proposal and thesis structure
How do I choose a research methodology?
Research aims and objectives will form the basis for decisions on your approach to the methodology. The first question you need to ask yourself is whether your research is exploratory or confirmatory in nature.
What is a methodology in a research paper?
The methodology section of your research paper allows readers to evaluate the overall validity and reliability of your study and gives important insight into two key elements of your research: your data collection and analysis processes and your rationale for conducting your research.
•When writing a methodology for a research paper, it’s important to keep the discussion clear and succinct and write in the past tense.
What to include in a methodology
•The first part of a methodology section usually describes the type of research you perform and how you develop your research methods.
•This section also discusses the question or problem you investigate through your research and the type of data you need to perform evaluations and research assessments.
•Additionally, the methodology often includes the criteria your experimental studies need to meet to produce valid and reliable evidence. The information you cover in this part of your methodology allows readers to gain insight into how you measure validity and reliability during your studies.
Differences between the methodology and methods
While the methodology is the entire section of your research paper that describes your processes, the methods refer to the actual steps you take throughout your research to collect and analyse data.
The methodology usually appears at the beginning of your paper and looks like a summary or essay in paragraph form detailing your research validity, process and rationale. The format you use to describe your research and analysis methods can take various forms, depending on the type of research, type of data and type of assessments you use.
For instance, when describing the methods you use to perform quantitative and statistical analyses, the format you use may focus on a graph or chart to display your data. Additionally, the methods you describe within each part of your methodology can include tables or lists to demonstrate your research process and outcomes.
A qualitative approach is likely to take an explanatory written form detailing your research validity, sources process and rationale.
The purpose and format ultimately influence the content that you include in both your methodology and your research method details. However, the content within your entire methodology focuses on delivering a concise summary of your research, approaches and outcomes. Therefore, the content of your methodology includes all aspects of performing your studies. The content in your research paper that details your collection and analysis methods differs because it’s often necessary to explain your scientific approaches and research processes with lists and visual aids (like charts or graphs) to support the information.
Literature review Tips on Structure
Usually, a literature review can be described as an objective, concise, and critical summary of published research literature pertinent to the subject being researched in an article. A literature can be an end in itself (an analysis of what is known about a topic) or a prologue to and rationale for engaging in primary research.)
The following are guidelines on how to write a literature review:
Organize the literature review around key topics of concepts. Use headings or topic sentences to convey your organizational principle.
Tell a story about the research. This will assist you with your organization.
Be selective. Incorporate only studies that are pertinent to your subject.
Synthesize and evaluate. Use a summary to assist the reader to relate every section to the wider topic and to clarify your argument’s movement. Where have we just been and where are we heading to?
EXAMPLE OF A LITERATURE REVIEW CONCLUSION
“The objective of this review was to view the trends in composition studies within the past fifty years and see how commentary on student writing has transformed and is still transforming. It’s clear from the research reviewed that evaluative commentary is widely practiced all through composition programs in universities today. Together with this, it’s also evident that the field of composition studies in regards to the kinds of commentary that students get on their writing is varied and continues to be examined and analyzed to benefit both composition students and the society at large. Moreover, corrective vs. evaluative commentary is still being discussed, and continues to be problematic in the discourse community of college composition and also high school writing as viewed in Bardine et al.’s research.” Assisting students to become better writers is important in our current society with reducing school budgets.”
How to Create a Literature Review
Youtube Videos
Reading Papers Quickly and Efficiently https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D198mpdhoPg
How to Create a Literature Review | Part 1 – Identifying Themes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LusyMJjbQ4
How to Create a Literature Review | Part 2 – Creating a Structure https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEaFpxCTDIo
How to Create a Literature Review | Part 3 – Content Writing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PTroQMmkE8
After trying a variety of methods (replicating keyframes and replacing them with small balls, using parent-child animation for the emission source, etc.) to no avail, I followed the advice to use the more stable maya fluid to create smoke
1.Create a fluid container
In this project, I wanted to have part of the robot as the launch source, so I used the box below it as the container
choose the auto-size,cause I do not want my sim is be trapped in the container box
2.Select the container, and click the fluidShape tab in the Attribute Editor
3.Create fluids cache files
After all the adjustments of the sim,then try to create the cache
Select the fluid container.
Select nCache > Create New Cache > Maya Fluid > .
In the Create Fluid nCache Options, set creation options, if necessary, and then click the Create button.
Maya creates a fluids playback nCache file for the selected fluid container.
4. Render
The final result:
The problem is when I try to render the smoke(fluids in maya) in Arnold . No matter how I adjust my parameters, the box border is always there.
Engagement in practice informed by comprehensive analysis and evaluation of diverse complex practices, concepts and theories
•Knowledge
Critical analysis and synthesis of a range of practical, conceptual and technical knowledge(s)
•Process
Experiment and critically evaluate methods, results and their implications in a range of complex and emergent situations
•Communication
Articulation of criticality, clarity and depth. Communicating a diverse range of intentions, contexts, sources and arguments appropriate to your audiences
•Realisation
Advancing the personal, professional and academic standards of production
2.Identify the audience and purpose for your report (Satisfy and evidence learning outcomes on the assignment brief)
Animated Movies” would be academic researchers, scholars, and professionals in the fields of film studies, animation, visual arts, and color theory. It may also be of interest to filmmakers, animators, and individuals involved in the production and analysis of animated movies.
Purpose: The purpose of this research proposal is to present a comprehensive plan for conducting a study on the use of color in animated movies. The proposal aims to persuade the intended audience of the significance and relevance of analyzing color in animated films, highlighting the potential contributions this research can make to the understanding of visual storytelling, emotional engagement, and the creative process in animation. It outlines the research questions, methodology, and expected outcomes, providing a clear roadmap for conducting the study and contributing to the existing body of knowledge in the field.
3.The proposal should include:
The research methodology you plan to use. How will you approach the study and reach supported findings.
The tools and procedures you will use to collect, analyze, and interpret the data you collect.
An explanation of how your research fits the budget and other constraints that come with conducting it through your institution, department, or academic program.
1. A short explanation of what you’re researching? how you’re researching it?
In this exploration, I have decided to focus on color analysis in animated films, understanding the personality and atmosphere rendering corresponding to different colors, and their impact on character shaping and story development
As for research, I reviewed some animation films that I think are more appropriate, such as “Coco” (2017), “The Secret of Kells” (2009), “Song of the Sea” (2014); In addition, I also use Google Academic and other resource websites to read relevant academic materials by searching for keywords
1-1.why it is important to research this subject/ the relevance to your project proposal.?
First of all, it is because I find the subject very interesting and I am glad to spend time and effort to explore it seriously. And secondly, exploring how different color elements are represented in relation to film and animation will benefit me in my own animation film later on.
2. Provide keywords/ key phrases used in your searches.
3. Provide at least four sources, debates or texts in the subject area and a short explanation of the relevance to your project proposal.
“The Role of Color in Animation: An Analysis of Visual Development” by Christina Hsu – This scholarly paper concentrates on the role of color in analysis in animation and its impact on vertical storytelling. It addresses the use of color as a narrative tool, an emotional enhancer, and a world-building element. The analysis offered can help in understanding the intentional use of color in animated films and its impact on the viewer.
“The Art of Color: The Subjective Experience and Objective Principles of Color” by Johannes Iten – This classic text explores the principals and theories of color in art as well as design. Iten’s work delves into color relationships, harmonies, contrasts and their effect on visual perception. It can provide valuable insulation on the use of color in animated films and help analyze the total color makeup in films.
“Visual Storytelling: Creating the Visual Structure of Film, Television, and Digital Media” by Bruce Block – Although this book does not focus exclusively on color, it offers insights into visual storytelling techniques. It covers concepts such as palette selection, color contrast and color symbolism that are applicable to analyzing the use of color in animated films.
“Color in Film” by Randall D. Larson – This text focuses specifically on the use of color in film, including animated films. It discusses the historical development of color in film and analyzes the significance of color choices in visual storytelling.
For this personal project I chose to make a sculpture. The content is an abstract image of a mother in tears, tears falling drop by drop, through each tear, you can find that they contain different scenes, these scenes are all daily scenes (cradle, holding hands and playing together, quarrels during the rebellious period, children leaving home when they grow up)
background：
Although my main direction is still special effects (simulation) as well as compositing. But for this personal project I really want to do sculpting, modeling and material work. This theme has been in my mind for a long time. I feel that technology should be used for creative and artistic expression, and I would like to take advantage of the free time I have at school to create what I want to express, as opposed to working.
What I want to express is the bond with mother and some remorse and relief of the way they get along with their family, whether mother or themselves is the first time to assume this role, we may not know how to express love, and clumsy in getting along to learn and hurt each other. Only after growing up did I realize how difficult it is to be a mother, and now I have finally convinced my once stubborn and impulsive self to express love properly, as well as to face up to the love of others for me!
What do you plan to research? How will you research it? & Why it is important to research this subject?
After thinking about it for the first few weeks, I thought my topic was a bit macro, so I decided to be more specific — exploring the impact of particle effects colors in film as well as in animation
I chose to be more specific about particle effects because I am very passionate about special effects, and this will be the main direction I will learn and spend more time trying. So while exploring the technology, it is also important to take into account its artistic and expressive style, and color is one of the most important ways of expression.
Particle effects have become an integral part of the visual narrative process in film and animation. These effects, such as explosions, magical spells and environmental phenomena, can greatly enhance the overall cinematic experience. Color, however, is an extremely important representation of particles, so it is critical to study this effect as it helps create visually captivating scenes, enhances storytelling and emotional engagement, and adds depth and meaning to the overall visual narrative.
1.Literature Review: Begin by conducting a comprehensive literature review to understand the existing knowledge and research related to particle effects, colors, and their impact in film and animation.
2.Define Research Objectives:Clearly define the research objectives and questions I want to address in my study,
This time I want to investigate how the particle effects of different colors affect the audience’s emotions, perception and engagement
3.Methodology: Determine the appropriate research methodology based on my objectives, considering conducting experiments, surveys, interviews, or qualitative analysis of existing films and animations.
Situate your proposal in relation to key texts, issues and debates.
When situating a proposal about exploring the impact of particle effects colors in film and animation in relation to key texts, issues, and debates, there are several relevant aspects to consider:
Color Theory and Psychology:
Explore key texts and theories on color, such as Johannes Itten’s “The Elements of Color,” Josef Albers’ “Interaction of Color,” or Faber Birren’s “Color Psychology and Color Therapy.” Examine how different colors evoke specific emotions, influence perception, and create visual impact. Consider debates surrounding color symbolism, cultural associations, and the subjective nature of color perception. Visual Effects and Design Principles:
Investigate texts and resources on visual effects in film and animation, such as Steve Wright’s “Digital Compositing for Film and Video” or Mark Christiansen’s “After Effects Compositing Essentials.” Understand the principles of visual effects design, including particle effects, and how they contribute to storytelling, aesthetics, and immersion. Explore debates on the appropriate use of visual effects, striking a balance between enhancing the narrative and avoiding excessive reliance on spectacle. Narrative and Storytelling:
Analyze texts and theories on narrative structure and storytelling in film and animation, such as Robert McKee’s “Story” or Syd Field’s “Screenplay.” Examine how color and visual effects contribute to the narrative arc, character development, and overall storytelling. Consider debates surrounding the integration of visual effects into storytelling, maintaining coherence, and preserving the emotional impact of the narrative. Film and Animation Studies:
Engage with key texts and scholarly works in the field of film and animation studies, such as David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson’s “Film Art: An Introduction” or Paul Wells’ “Understanding Animation.” Explore the historical context and evolution of visual effects, including the use of color and particle effects. Consider debates on the intersection of technology, aesthetics, and storytelling in contemporary film and animation. Industry Practices and Examples:
Look into industry publications, interviews, and case studies that discuss the use of particle effects and color in film and animation. Examine how renowned filmmakers, animators, and visual effects artists have employed color and particle effects to achieve specific effects or convey meaning. Consider debates within the industry regarding the balance between artistic expression, technical expertise, and audience preferences. By situating the proposal within these key texts, issues, and debates, you can demonstrate an understanding of the existing discourse in the field and establish the relevance and significance of your research on the impact of particle effects colors in film and animation.
key words： Particle effects Color psychology Emotional response Color combinations Color symbolism User experience Attention and focus
Research Methodology and Analysis
Examine the color design and particle effects in films like “Guardians of the Galaxy”,”Avatar” and “Harry Potter” to explore how color influences the visual style, atmosphere, and storytelling.
