Peer Review on Helen Lai

Project 1 Fence Animation
student name:_____Helen Lai______ Student Number:_3155561___

VIDEO:

1] Narrative/Thematics
Theoretical framework and the strength of initial investigation
Story boarding, visual research, testing of ideas and initial investigation into max
_8__/10
Comments:
There is good range of research video and images. Although there is wide spectrum of researches, they are focused on the idea of the contrast of order and chaos and they add depth to the contents/ metaphor of the final video.


2] Max Component
Complexity of form and motion. Conceptualization of source imagery/documentation, testing methods and processes of form generation etc.
__7_/10
Comments:
The exploding scene of the “fire work” at the very beginning is elegant and it is expressing the idea of chaotic movement.
The use of material in the later stage is less attractive as the lighting of the 3d modeling is not compromising.

3] Video Editing Component
Structure of narrative, background/foreground resolution, integration of source images, text and sound into animation. Resolution/readability of work and concepts.
__7_/10
Comments:
The movement in the video is very response to the melody and rhythm of the background music. The changing of scene is subtle as well.

Misc comments:

Overall is a very good video as well as audio input. The background music strengthen the whole video, meanwhile the 3d modeling is elegant (especially the fire work like effect). However you may also explore more on material on the objects in order to make the video much more enthusiastic.