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Inspiration
For the final process, I will be adding more camera shots and scenes. My matte painting is inspired by German Expressionism. Also, the films The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Nosferatu and Faust . Here are a few reference images. I plan on cutting out certain elements and adding them in the new scenes. FAUST (1926) Behind the scenes
tsommerville18
Jan 71 min read
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Sneak Peek!
I will be working on the final progress for "A Stroll Through the Night", which is a matte painting.
tsommerville18
Jan 71 min read
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Senior Project Progress...
New elements added: I need to do more cleaning with the bats. There is a soundtrack added by Raymond Scott called Portofino. I edited more images in Photoshop of Nosferatu and imported them in After Effects. This is going to be more visual type of matte painting, like a cinemagraph.
tsommerville18
Oct 25, 20251 min read
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Senior Project Progress...
This is a breakdown video of my progress. I still have to do more clean ups, but the idea is to use silhouette elements to make a short...
tsommerville18
Oct 11, 20251 min read
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Senior Project In Progress...
Creating a matte painting based on German Expressionism. I am combining elements from the films, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and...
tsommerville18
Sep 19, 20251 min read
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