Title Screen

Today I began to create the title screen for my Bond film trailer. This scene will be the second in my 30 second trailer. Firstly, I create a plane to serve as the background. This was coloured black for now.

By going to create > shapes > text under the 'splines' tab, the text was made. By changing various parameters such as size, font and typing in the required text, the outline of the word 'Goldfinger' was done. To make the text solid rather than just lines, the 'bevel' modifier was added and some parameters changed. This process was repeated for the '007' text.

The material was created by setting a gradient to the diffuse for both the gold and silver texts. By altering the colours, a lighter stripe was placed across the middle of each word.

My previously built gun model was then added by going to import > merge. The gun model was added rather than a more suitable graphic because I need it to animate to be the bridge between this and the next scene.

My previously built Bond character was then added to the scene in the same way as the gun. He was scaled and positioned as required. His arms were adjusted rather crudely just by using soft selection. I didn't feel it was a good use of time to move his arms properly when they are going to be off screen anyway. The gun was cloned and positioned in his hand. The head was then rotated towards the camera while his body was rotated away making him look over his shoulder in a more dynamic pose.

Finally, a target spotlight was added into the mix. By shining it from above and to the side, shadows are cast and creates a good effect.

I can't decide if I prefer the black or gold background version. The black background creates a moodier atmosphere and seems to give Bond a look as if he were raising one eyebrow. 

The gold background also works well, but isn't so moody. However, it does show the shadows cast by the light much better. For some reason he now looks like he is squinting...perhaps the light is too bright for him?

This image won't be on screen for too long, and the area of empty space has been left purposely as this is where the gun will animate.