Scene 1:
1. Terrain creation
Terrain Production
- Created and adjusted the basic terrain for the amusement park.
- Applied different landscape materials, such as grass, dirt and rock, to create natural ground variation.
Plant Production
- Added dynamic plant instances to make the environment feel more alive.
- Adjusted the random scale of the plants to avoid repetitive and identical vegetation.
- Adjusted the plant density in different areas to create a more natural distribution.
- Adjusted the placement and distribution of the plants to fit the composition of the amusement park.
2. Snowflake particle creation
Snow Particle Production
- Created a Niagara particle system to generate falling snow.
- Adjusted the spawn rate to control the density of the snow.
- Adjusted the particle size and falling speed to create a more natural snow effect.
- Added slight random movement and wind variation to make the snow fall less uniformly.
- Adjusted the particle distribution area so that the snow could cover the whole amusement park.
- Applied a snowflake texture to the particles to make the effect more realistic.
3. Import Maya animation
Maya Animation – Ferris Wheel and Pirate Ship
- Created the Ferris wheel and pirate ship animations in Maya.
- Set up the main rotation and swinging movements to make the amusement park rides feel natural.
- Adjusted the animation timing and speed to create smooth and continuous motion.
- Prepared the animations for later export to Unreal Engine.
4. The clown’s hint
Clown Pollution Transformation
- Created three different material states for the clown, showing the progression from clean to increasingly polluted and damaged.
- Used Visibility keyframes in Sequencer to switch between the three clown states and create the pollution transformation.
- Designed the transitions to appear suddenly rather than gradually, making the pollution feel unexpected.
- Used this sudden change to create a horror-like and unsettling feeling, making the clown a visual symbol of the carnival’s corruption.
- This transformation also foreshadows the development of pollution in the later scenes, showing how the once beautiful carnival gradually becomes corrupted.