After integrating the first round of feedback from George, I’ve made significant progress on my previs, but there’s still a lot of work ahead.
Initially, George pointed out that the rotation at the end of my establishing shot was distracting and needed to be removed. I will take his advice and eliminate all the excessive camera rotations, opting instead to cut directly to the shots I want. This change helps to maintain a smoother flow and gives the audience more time to absorb the scene.
In the shot where Dr. Grey is working on his computer, I realized I needed to animate both his head and body to make the scene more engaging. I also focused more on camera animation, learning when to ease in and ease out to create a more polished effect. Animating the camera for this previs has been particularly challenging, requiring a lot of time and adjustments to figure out what was wrong. Specifically, for the shot of the wires, there were still some abrupt movements. George advised me to check the graph editor to smooth these out.
Another critical piece of feedback was to add more poses for Dr. Grey to better convey his emotions. Holding shots longer is essential to give the audience time to fully understand the scene. George also suggested adding more shots when Dr. Grey decides to blow up his lab, which will help clarify the story. He even showed me how to mimic an explosion in Maya for the previs, which was incredibly helpful.
I still have a lot of camera animation to refine and more poses to add to ensure Dr. Grey’s emotional journey is clear. For next week, I’ll be focusing on these areas, using George’s guidance to enhance my previs further.