Church of Light Movie and Strategy Statement

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vX5cPwC0UU


To highlight the complexity inherent within decaying structures, I utilised 22 unique textures and various combinations thereof; consequently developing the organic materiality of the structure's decay appropriate to a lush environment. The preservation of the cross defies its immediate surroundings. This juxtaposition is emblematic of humanity's struggle to control its environment. This motif is played upon and reiterated by the impeccable condition of the book as its symbolic value communicates the longevity of human ideologies. In this manner, the church's value transitions from a place of congregation and celebration, to a testament of human existence. However, as a manifestation of human existence the church is unable to survive the ravages of time. The church's final stand ironically crumbles in the effervescent ray of hope. Tempore praevalet.

5 Images

 

WEEK 6 - How the Landscape is changing

 

One of the criteria for meeting a good grade is to change the landscape to mould around your decayed building.  I have been changing the direction of the sun to maximise the opportunity of creating strong sunlight through the cross of the church.  I have flooded the terrain to show how the hurricane has effected the location.  The last image shows how I have started to place dead logs around the landscape in positions which mould around my building.  The dead trees that have fallen on the church of light are bushes from cryengine.  I have angled them and placed 'sliding earth' around them to create the image that the tree has pulled up the roots and ground beneath it.

 

 

WEEK 6 - Blending further and Lecture Review

 

 

These pictures show how my colour blending translates into effect texture blends on cry engine.

 

Lecture review


When the image of the algae in the pool came up, it instantly clicked that I needed to flood my landscape with water from the hurricane . As my building is amongst dense jungle vegetation, this will provide an ideal situation where plants grow underground and weaken a building. I will also try to incorporate some concrete spalling.

WEEK 5 - Rayfire and Lecture Review

The following YouTube links are an example of how I'm getting ray fire to work.  I shoot a normal wall to show how it isn't going to break and then I shoot the breakable part of the wall to show how it can crumble.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SdB5CVE758

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKoIzMyMI4w


Lecture Review:

From Week fives lecture I was able to see what can be achieved with the ray fire tool.  The inspiration I took from the lecture was the possibility of crumbling a major part of my building.  I want to focus on crumbling a piece of concrete close to the cross to create the feeling that faith is all that's left.

WEEK 4 - Making rayfire work

 

 

 

http://youtu.be/9SNvV6HvEZE

 The link to my video example of ray fire is above.  I was able to successfully destroy a section of my wall and I plan to do a larger section of the wall in my video.

WEEK 5 - Youtube Videos and Lecture Reflection

The following 5 disaster movies are inspiration for the kind of intro movie I will be screening.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jcrq58gR-Y&list=PLByk4meoMBS8B-jofx_k3KRO9oIOGYm7h

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHV1wY5VMhc&list=PLByk4meoMBS8B-jofx_k3KRO9oIOGYm7h&index=3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMJl92Ewuq0&list=PLByk4meoMBS8B-jofx_k3KRO9oIOGYm7h&index=5

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvSFCUpRrhA&index=6&list=PLByk4meoMBS8B-jofx_k3KRO9oIOGYm7h

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvEtjb61q1I&list=PLByk4meoMBS8B-jofx_k3KRO9oIOGYm7h&index=9

WEEK 5- Texture Blending

 

Below are some examples of me applying the blend layer technique to a simple concrete wall and my metal frame work for the windows.  As you can see I started by subdividing the faces of the object I wanted to materialise.  Subdividing the faces of each object adds greater detail to the final product because you can achieve better colour differentiation.  I Applied a black colour to the surface and then did all the materialising In cryengine.

 

 

 

WEEK 4- Progress Pictures , 'My Direction' and Lecture Reflection

 

 

My plan for the decay of 'the church of light' is to show how plants can grow into concrete and cause structural problems.  The majority of the building will be covered in moss to show how nature is consuming the building.  Half of the building will be collapsed, I don't want totally decay the entire building because I think that is an immature option.  The half of the building which is under decay will be effected by a tree which has fallen on the structure.  I will try and keep some furniture still present in the building to give an idea of what the environment used to be like.  small details like the metal cross, lights and reinforcement poles will be highlighted in the video.

 

Lecture Reflection:

In this lecture we were shown how particular built buildings react to either natural disasters or human destruction. Russell had said that typically in brick buildings they tend to break apart at the mortar joints because all the moisture is gone and they basically turn to sand.