In the story, there's an abandoned road that leads to the local woods. This calls for a forgotten street sign, one that's been slightly worn through years of neglect. The first step? Setting out to research different designs of street signs as they appear in the real world. The second step? Recreate your own in Photoshop:
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Now the fun part, messing it up! Through a combination of smudges, filters, and burn techniques, we have our weathered look. I chose to keep the text very readable though, so it's only slightly weathered. Still, our sign has seen better days...
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The next step is to put it in the actual scene. Through some relatively simple 3d modeling of a street pole, and the combined efforts of various 3d applications, we are able to turn this still image into a digital prop.
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And through some simple compositing and animation, our scene goes from this...
To this...
I'm really happy with how it turned out; one of my favorite shots in the film so far! Looking forward to posting more!
- Erik (Director)
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