THE scene (where we see the planet)

 For our last preproduction team discussion, we talked about the introduction of the rogue planet and developed the scene. This scene is crucial to our story and the most important part of the film opening as it exposes the audience to a main theme in the movie. Here is a drawing we created to represent what the scene should look like.

We decided that we wanted the scene to be a wide shot with its main focus on the giant planet. Halley would be in the frame but would be small and not the focus, so audiences will focus on the planet. She will be seen walking towards her car, wearing her headphones and carrying a tote bag with the groceries she just bought, seemingly undisturbed by the spectacle above her and the chaos around her. However, audiences will get a glimpse to the fact that she isn't in fact, indifferent because there will be a close-up on her face where she glances up to the planet with a strange look on her face. For a moment, she opens up before walking quickly into her car, where she slips back into her shell.

To create the planet and VFX we decided to use both Adobe After effects and Adobe Blender. One of our close friends created a spaceship last year using a combination of both and had an extremely successful and amazing result. I will not be making the planet, but with his experience, I have full confidence in my teammate who is!

That's all for this blog, see you next time!