VFX1 DD1410: Research Into Stylising The Piece

It is important for any visual effects artist to be able to create a varied amount of styles in their pieces, but it is also important for them to have their own style. So for this piece the style which is trying to be achieved is bright and saturated. It will give the piece a hard edged look and it will define the shadows.

Inspiration for this style can be seen in the 2011 neo-noir drama film 'Drive'. The film received incredibly favourable reviews for the way it looks.

Inspiration can also be taken from the film that inspired 'Drive', Quinten Tarantino's 1994 'Pulp Fiction'.

Both of these are well received films that stand out partially because of their unique appearance. In order for the Brief 03 piece to look unique form everybody else's in the class, it is important that styles like the ones previously mentioned are adapted to the piece. It is also important that the style isn't completely copied, otherwise there will be nothing unique about it.

Here's a picture from the footage that is being used for this piece:

In order to make the piece unique in its own way, the shadows will be more defined than usual and the greens (for example the grass and the gate) will be much greener than they are in real life. This hopefully make the blue car (shown below) stand out and look much bluer than it does in the picture, but still blend it in nicely with its new background.

A description of the brief for this task is below:
http://www.darthspockvfx.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/vfx1-dd1410-brief-03-car-colour-correct.html

References
-IMDb. (n.d.). Drive (2011). Retrieved 16 November 2012 from http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0780504/
-Fanpop. (n.d.). Pulp Fiction. Retrieved 16 November 2012 from http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/movies/images/15450059/title/pulp-fiction-wallpaper
-Mertens, J. (n.d.) Drive (2011). Retrieved 16 November 2012 from http://filmint.nu/?p=3080