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VFX Senior Thesis: Shot List

  • theemilykraus
  • Sep 20
  • 2 min read

Updated: Oct 26

Concept:

An episode opening sequence for a television series based off of an unpublished novel series by Scarlette Masons, "The Elemental Kingdom Chronicles"


Accomplished:

- Shot list completed for animatic 


Scene

Shot

Description

Framing

Live/CG

Set

Status

1

1

Clock ticking 

ECU

CG

In Water

Pre-Prod

1

2

Hand sinking, clock floating to water's surface 

CU

CG/Live comp (Hand)

Water to Sand

Pre-Prod

2

1

Clock raises thru surface of sand 

CU

CG

Sand/Desert

Pre-Prod

2

2

Whip to legs (knees down), they drop to the sand. Hands open then go into the sand, with Earth Powers growing through sand and covering screen.  

MS

CG/Live comp (Talent)

Sand/Desert

Pre-Prod

3

1

Leaf flies from covering view to off screen  

WS

CG

Dirt Road

Pre-vis

4

1

Lightning 

Insert

CG

Darkness

Pre-Prod

4

2

Electricity flickers around silhouette 

FS

CG

Darkness

Pre-Prod

4

3

Lightning 

Insert

CG

Darkness

Pre-Prod

4

4

Lighting bursts out from silhouette  

FS

CG

Darkness

Pre-Prod

5

1

Goblet (wine) & Crown fall slowly, hitting ground - Zoom in to crown jewel 

MS

CG

Purple BG OR Throne room in distant BG

BG Pre-vis / Pre-prod

6

1

Zoom into crown's jewel, Spear of Death floats up, then "Slice" transition to revealing tiara on pillow.

CU/Insert

CG

Constant

Pre-vis

7

1

Zoom in on tiara on pillow, black cloud "inks" in around tiara 

Insert

CG

Constant

Modeling & Pre-vis

8

1

Flames light up engraved stone floor, lava pours through the cracks 

MS

CG

Temple

Pre-vis

8

2

Lava completes course  

MCU

CG

Temple

Pre-vis

9

1

Pattern fades into candle flame, it blows out 

MCU

CG

Constant

Pre-vis

10

1

Earth & Fire Powers collide around silhouettes of Ember and Myrah 

MCU

CG

Constant

Pre-Prod

11

1

Whiteout, Logo rotates out to show full title 

Insert

CG

Sky

Pre-Vis



 
 
 

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