BA (Hons) CGI and Visual Effects
Specialism – VFX Artist
Ciaran Locke's Final major project (FMP) has developed incredibly this year as he has expanded his skills as a VFX compositor. He has gained valuable experience working on projects like the Apocalypse Box and the Fort Purbrook project, alongside a work placement with Solent Creatives - he also has an IMDB credit for his existing work! The FMP demonstrates key compositing techniques through a 4-scene narrative, showcasing skills essential for a Junior Compositor.
The project has showcased a range of techniques, involving working with CG (cryptomattes/ Deep Comp) and combining these with a range of traditional compositing techniques such as rotoscoping, color matching, and digital matte painting. Taking inspiration for one key scene from Jason and the Argonauts, Ciaran has had a core focus on VFX throughout his time at Solent and has proven himself as an incredibly talented individual that can and does manage multiple projects - often with external clients.
The following examples of his work reflect these elements beautifully.
CONTACT ME
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ciaran-locke/
Rookies: https://www.therookies.co/projects/64348
Portfolio: https://vimeo.com/868512254?share=copy
Roto Portfolio: https://vimeo.com/938795136
Rookies: https://www.therookies.co/projects/64348
Portfolio: https://vimeo.com/868512254?share=copy
Roto Portfolio: https://vimeo.com/938795136
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Therefore it was decided that the rigid body simulation would be outsourced to Rhianna Griffin (FX Student) who took the already divided model, and created a brand-new simulation in Houdini that solved the issues that were mentioned before. Using Houdini turned out to be more beneficial towards the project, as it increased efficiency and gave a higher realistic result
"For all scenes filmed, there will be elements of clean-up and prep before starting to create the 3D Elements that are required. During filming, all the scenes filmed were filmed on a Sony A6400 with a Sigma 16mm prime lens. The benefits of using the same prime lens for all shots is that only one un-distortion will need to be done, as the lens correction can be copied to each Nuke script using an ST Map Furthermore, having a constant focal length is beneficial for camera tracking as it reduces/ prevents the footage from becoming blurry (Barber et al. 2016) and keeps parallax in the scene the same speed. Different focal lengths can alter the speed of the parallax (Imgur 2020) which could reduce the accuracy of the camera track’s relative scale and can therefore result in a high solve error (The Pixel Farm 2024)"
