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Forum - Your Videos - Where Do Babies Come From (First Muvizu Video) - Messages http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic6249-where-do-babies-come-from-first-muvizu-video.aspx Forum - Your Videos - Where Do Babies Come From (First Muvizu Video) - Messages en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Jitbit AspNetForum Thu, 16 Mar 2017 20:24:32 GMT Thu, 16 Mar 2017 20:24:32 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic6249-where-do-babies-come-from-first-muvizu-video.aspx Message from fzr999 Thu, 16 Mar 2017 20:24:32 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic6249-where-do-babies-come-from-first-muvizu-video.aspx Message from ikes Fri, 10 Mar 2017 15:30:24 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic6249-where-do-babies-come-from-first-muvizu-video.aspx Message from th3betacat PatMarrNC wrote:

here is a tutorial on lighting that isn't part of the standard Muvizu set.. it was created by a user:

Th Muvizu community is amazing! Such helpful and kind fellows!]]> Fri, 10 Mar 2017 14:57:59 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic6249-where-do-babies-come-from-first-muvizu-video.aspx Message from PatMarrNC

]]> Fri, 10 Mar 2017 14:43:05 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic6249-where-do-babies-come-from-first-muvizu-video.aspx Message from th3betacat ikes wrote:

th3betacat wrote:

Any tutorials or possible area of the site you can direct me to to learn about those features?

Hi, there are no tutorials on lighting I believe. But if you right click in your scene and select "edit environment" you get a popup screen.

You are the greatest! Thank you so much. I'll definitely be putting this to use in the next episode!]]> Fri, 10 Mar 2017 14:20:47 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic6249-where-do-babies-come-from-first-muvizu-video.aspx Message from ikes th3betacat wrote:

Any tutorials or possible area of the site you can direct me to to learn about those features?

Hi, there are no tutorials on lighting I believe. But if you right click in your scene and select "edit environment" you get a popup screen.

Then turn down the upper and lower brightness and set the shadow mode to Realistic (or custom for more tweaking)
Create lights and position them in your scene to light your objects.
You can turn off shadows of individual lights to reduce the amount of different shadows.
edited by ikes on 10/03/2017]]> Fri, 10 Mar 2017 14:10:20 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic6249-where-do-babies-come-from-first-muvizu-video.aspx Message from th3betacat ikes wrote:

Nice animation for a first! I notice you have knowlege about camera techniques. What I miss though is lights and shadows. You should turn off the ambient light and set the shadow to realistic or custom and put in some lights. It gives much more depth to your movies.

Thank you for the advice! Any tutorials or possible area of the site you can direct me to to learn about those features? I did try looking through when creating this first episode, but I must have missed it!

I actually worked with some video and film making when I was younger, glad to hear that I still kept some of my skills!

]]> Fri, 10 Mar 2017 13:49:10 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic6249-where-do-babies-come-from-first-muvizu-video.aspx Message from ikes Fri, 10 Mar 2017 13:28:02 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic6249-where-do-babies-come-from-first-muvizu-video.aspx Message from th3betacat comictude wrote:

That was very entertaining. Good job. The way you used the camera cuts and some of the emotions was creative.

Thank you very much! I'm having a lot of fun with Muvizu!!]]> Fri, 10 Mar 2017 13:23:04 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic6249-where-do-babies-come-from-first-muvizu-video.aspx Message from th3betacat PatMarrNC wrote:

congratulations on the completion of your first Muvizu video, Th3betacat! It was a little bit goofy, but I think that was by design, so "mission accomplished" ;-)

Congratulations on overcoming all of the learning curves that are necessary to complete a story in Muvizu! I look forward to seeing more work from you!

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edited by PatMarrNC on 10/03/2017

Thank you so much for the feedback

]]> Fri, 10 Mar 2017 13:22:44 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic6249-where-do-babies-come-from-first-muvizu-video.aspx Message from comictude Fri, 10 Mar 2017 13:05:25 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic6249-where-do-babies-come-from-first-muvizu-video.aspx Message from PatMarrNC
You used lots of interesting techniques in your first video.... I liked the way you incorporated the screen capture of the search for where cat babies come from. And I also thought that it was a logical and funny conclusion since you had already established that character's affinity for cats, and his cluelessness.

No shame in using stock scenes.. we all do it! Why reinvent the living room when there's already one available?

OK, you mentioned the time it took to make this video.... probably about a week of work for every minute of final output. (4 weeks > 4 minutes). At this point you might be thinking that with practice you can get that ratio down.

But in my opinion, that's the wrong goal. ... your goal is to keep having fun with Muvizu, and don't worry about how long it takes to get the story and quality you want. In the final analysis, people won't know if your video was created quickly, they'll only know if it's good or if it sucks. Taking whatever time is necessary to make it good is the approach that will make this hobby satisfying.

Congratulations on overcoming all of the learning curves that are necessary to complete a story in Muvizu! I look forward to seeing more work from you!

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edited by PatMarrNC on 10/03/2017]]> Fri, 10 Mar 2017 12:58:49 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic6249-where-do-babies-come-from-first-muvizu-video.aspx Message from th3betacat
Let me know what you think! Any feedback and tips are greatly appreciated

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