Author: Songyue Huang
My team members completed the sound design and editing. Here is our final piece.
Here’s our project presentation.
I sincerely thank each team member for their contributions. This collaboration has been incredibly enjoyable, and I’ve gained valuable insights and inspiration from everyone.
Our workflows are slightly different. For my part, I create all the animations in Maya, including the camera animations, then import them into Unreal Engine, place them in the scene, and adjust the lighting.
I try adding a subtle depth-of-field effect when transitioning between shots to create a cinematic feel. To give my shots more texture, I also experiment with lowering the saturation and applying a cooler color temperature.
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Literature Review
A literature review is an objective, concise, and critical summary of existing research. When writing, organise your content around key themes and use headings or topic sentences to signal the structure. Only include relevant studies and synthesise rather than simply listing them. Use summary sentences to help readers understand how each section connects to the overall topic.
Place background information where it is most helpful for readers. Do not just point to the existence of literature; discuss the methods or findings of the studies. Stay objective but avoid turning the review into an annotated bibliography. Show how studies relate to each other. Connect paragraphs and studies together. Do not only cite sources that support your position; include dissenting studies and explain why they differ. Do not overuse direct quotations.
Writing Introductions
The introduction and conclusion act like the two slices of bread in a sandwich. The introduction tells the reader what you are writing about, why it matters, and how you will approach it.
An introduction needs to attract the reader’s attention, provide research context, and clearly state the research aim or hypothesis. You can open with an interesting fact or question, but avoid vague generalisations. The thesis statement should be clear and usually appears as the last sentence of the introduction. Make sure your research can deliver what the introduction promises.
Writing tips: do not waste words, do not overpromise, and you can write the main body first before coming back to write the introduction.
We each create our own animation segments and then merge them at the end.
I’m working on my part of the animation in Maya, focusing especially on the camera movement transitions. Since each shot is very short, I want to use motion to connect the camera, so it looks more seamless.
Here is the animation for the part I’m responsible for:
This week we covered how to express personal opinions in academic writing. Academic writing can include personal views, but they need to be presented in the right way.
Writing needs to provide enough background information so readers understand what you are talking about. Avoid absolute language such as “completely correct”. Instead, use hedging expressions like “initially” or “to some extent” to show you are not completely committed to a position.
Use other scholars’ views to support your argument. Cite examples or academic sources as evidence, which shows you have engaged with the academic discussion in this field. Use your subjectivity as a starting point for thinking, acknowledging that your views are shaped by personal experience and cultural background.
Finally, show how your views have developed, for example from “I initially thought” to “after further consideration”, allowing readers to see your thinking process.
In short, personal opinion is important in academic writing, but you need to provide background information, support your views with academic research, and show the development of your thinking.
Pose three face poses with different emotions. With references attached.
This week, the team completed the car livery and rigging. We now have fully rigged assets for both the driver and the racing car.
Initially, we selected a set of realistic racetrack assets;
however, I felt they lacked visual impact. Therefore, we refined our references and adopted a darker overall tone, combined with Audi’s signature red lighting to enhance the sense of speed and technological aesthetics, ultimately strengthening the visual impact of the scene.
new reference style：
I aimed to enhance the scene’s visual impact while maintaining a cohesive color palette and achieving a more stylised and visually striking aesthetic.