1. My Capstone field is in 3D modeling
2. Technology: Autodesk Maya, Adobe Aftereffects, possibly Adobe Premiere
3. I am in a group with Jacob Wright and Eric Brandenburg for the class as we are all doing something in Autodesk Maya and in 3D.
Monday, September 10, 2012
Looking At the Big Picture
I thought pairing up with Matt Thacker and talking about our capstones gave me a new insight on modeling. He is also interested in 3D modeling and we talked about each others capstone. I learned from Matt that presentation is just as important as the model itself. Matt isn't sure what he wants to model but he explained to me in depth how he was going to present it and what program he was going to use. The conversation made me reflect on how much I had left out of the planning process by not thinking about the way of presenting a capstone that was in 3D and in 2D.
Whenever Matt had to tell the rest of the class my capstone I wanted to jump in and add this and that just to make sure everyone knew every detail to what I was doing. I didn't though, which made me learn that the description of my capstone isn't concrete enough and I need to work on knowing exactly what I want to do. I have a great start, but I need a solid capstone that is set in stone.
(Old Account) What is a capstone?
It all started so long ago......my first day of school. Now I am not referring to my first day of college, high school, middle school, or elementary school. I am referring to my first day of actual academia and education.....kindergarten! I am just two semesters away from finishing my education and enter the world that exists outside the doors. A lot of people have already integrated into the workplace and I can honestly say I haven't done anything job related besides a small job at movie theater in high school. My focus has been school from day one and now that it's winding down it's sort of scary to think that the last thing I have to do is a capstone.
Yes, the glorious capstone. A project so important it makes most final projects look like a ten point assignment. For me, I know exactly what I want to do and already have a mentor that wants to help me achieve the best amount of success from this capstone. A capstone is not only a way to graduate but it's a reflection of your overall work in school. Not just college, but all of your education that you've acquired over the years. I want to go out with a bang and ride the waves to a job that is in my field of 3D. Now it may not all happen the way I hope it will, but in the end all I can do is put out my best work and see what may come my way. I feel two semesters is an ample amount of time for me to construct a baseball stadium in 3D, and make it look impressive at all stages of the model. If any people from the industry happen to be there, I want them to leave with their head turned and exceed their expectations. This is a glorious opportunity that everyone should take to show off their talents.
I look forward to posting in this blog, stay tuned for more over the coming semesters for updates!
Yes, the glorious capstone. A project so important it makes most final projects look like a ten point assignment. For me, I know exactly what I want to do and already have a mentor that wants to help me achieve the best amount of success from this capstone. A capstone is not only a way to graduate but it's a reflection of your overall work in school. Not just college, but all of your education that you've acquired over the years. I want to go out with a bang and ride the waves to a job that is in my field of 3D. Now it may not all happen the way I hope it will, but in the end all I can do is put out my best work and see what may come my way. I feel two semesters is an ample amount of time for me to construct a baseball stadium in 3D, and make it look impressive at all stages of the model. If any people from the industry happen to be there, I want them to leave with their head turned and exceed their expectations. This is a glorious opportunity that everyone should take to show off their talents.
I look forward to posting in this blog, stay tuned for more over the coming semesters for updates!
(Old Account) Capstone Ideas
My Capstone is going to be to model a baseball stadium, but I am still unsure over which one I want to do. I will explore various ideas and methods I will incorporate into the Capstone.....
1. I have a strong idea that I should do the stadium I dream about when I go to sleep because that's the one my team plays for and I have already incorporated the Red Sox into so many of my college assignments that it just seems like the right thing to do. Fenway Park is a very old stadium that has been renovated many times to keep up with the times, which means that modeling it will be very challenging. I love a good challenge, it motivates me to put out my best work and I really flourish under impossible stipulations. I would begin by mapping out the infield so I know where the field would be in the model. Then I would start constructing the outfield walls and work my way backwards. I find that the easiest way of progressing from such a daunting start. (From Albers classes' I've realized that starting out is harder than actually modeling anything)
2. My next idea would be to model a stadium that is closer to me for example, Wrigley Field in Chicago. There are a lot of benefits of being able to go to a stadium whenever I want that I am modelling. Finding resource images is always a challenge and in fact with the ability to go to the stadium I could do my own resource images, which would be ideal. (I have had problems in the past doing assignments for Albers when the item's picture isn't very good.) My only drawback from doing any other stadium than Fenway is, that it won't be as motivating to really model a stadium I love when it's just the Cubs.....a team that I don't care for. (My best model to date has been modelling something that I am passionate for)
3. If I were to really go for gold I would do the new Marlins stadium. Why, You ask? The newest and best stadium is the one most new to people and I really think there is a market out there for construction 3D modellers. If I do the brand new Marlins stadium I could really impress a lot of people sense the stadium is very complex and high tech since it was constructed in the last 2 years. I would probably need 3 semesters to really churn out something as advanced as the Marlins stadium, but it certainly isn't out of the realm of possibility to do that.
1. I have a strong idea that I should do the stadium I dream about when I go to sleep because that's the one my team plays for and I have already incorporated the Red Sox into so many of my college assignments that it just seems like the right thing to do. Fenway Park is a very old stadium that has been renovated many times to keep up with the times, which means that modeling it will be very challenging. I love a good challenge, it motivates me to put out my best work and I really flourish under impossible stipulations. I would begin by mapping out the infield so I know where the field would be in the model. Then I would start constructing the outfield walls and work my way backwards. I find that the easiest way of progressing from such a daunting start. (From Albers classes' I've realized that starting out is harder than actually modeling anything)
2. My next idea would be to model a stadium that is closer to me for example, Wrigley Field in Chicago. There are a lot of benefits of being able to go to a stadium whenever I want that I am modelling. Finding resource images is always a challenge and in fact with the ability to go to the stadium I could do my own resource images, which would be ideal. (I have had problems in the past doing assignments for Albers when the item's picture isn't very good.) My only drawback from doing any other stadium than Fenway is, that it won't be as motivating to really model a stadium I love when it's just the Cubs.....a team that I don't care for. (My best model to date has been modelling something that I am passionate for)
3. If I were to really go for gold I would do the new Marlins stadium. Why, You ask? The newest and best stadium is the one most new to people and I really think there is a market out there for construction 3D modellers. If I do the brand new Marlins stadium I could really impress a lot of people sense the stadium is very complex and high tech since it was constructed in the last 2 years. I would probably need 3 semesters to really churn out something as advanced as the Marlins stadium, but it certainly isn't out of the realm of possibility to do that.
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