VFX Senior Thesis: Shot List

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An episode opening sequence for a television series based off of an unpublished novel series by Scarlette Masons, "The Elemental Kingdom Chronicles"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	A (1)	Clock ticking	ECU	CG	In Water	Pre-Prod
1	B (2)	Hand sinking, clock floating to water's surface	CU	CG/Live comp (Hand)	Water to Sand	Pre-Prod (live plate filmed)
2	A (1)	Clock raises thru surface of sand	CU	CG	Sand/Desert	Pre-Prod (live plate filmed)
2	B (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 (live plate filmed)
3	A (1)	Leaf flies from covering view to off screen	WS	CG	Dirt Road	Pre-vis (animation)
4	A (1)	Lightning	Insert	CG	Darkness	Pre-Prod
4	B (2)	Electricity flickers around silhouette	FS	CG	Darkness	Pre-Prod
4	C (3)	Lightning	Insert	CG	Darkness	Pre-Prod
4	D (4)	Lighting bursts out from silhouette	FS	CG	Darkness	Pre-Prod
5	A (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	A (1)	Zoom into crown's jewel, Spear of Death floats up, then "Slice" transition to revealing tiara on pillow.	CU/Insert	CG	Constant	Pre-Prod
7	A (1)	Zoom in on tiara on pillow, black cloud "inks" in around tiara	Insert	CG	Constant	Pre-Prod
8	A (1)	Flames light up engraved stone floor, lava pours through the cracks	MS	CG	Temple	Pre-vis
8	B (2)	Lava completes course	MCU	CG	Temple	Pre-vis
9	A (1)	Pattern fades into candle flame, it blows out	MCU	CG	Constant	Pre-vis
10	A (1)	Earth & Fire Powers collide around silhouettes of Ember and Myrah	MCU	CG	Constant	Pre-Prod
11	A (1)	Whiteout, Logo rotates out to show full title	Insert	CG	Sky	Pre-Prod

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