{"id":113,"date":"2025-01-24T20:25:40","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T20:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/holocraft-studios\/?p=113"},"modified":"2025-03-12T20:35:47","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T20:35:47","slug":"week-2-january-24-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/holocraft-studios\/week-2-january-24-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 2 &#8211; January 24, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Refining Project Direction and Goals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This week involved refining our project\u2019s direction and exploring new tools and techniques. Multiple team meetings and brainstorming sessions helped sharpen our ideas and align our goals. Equipment availability was verified, and consultation with an SME from Disguise explored potential technical solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/holocraft-studios\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/week1-traditional-pp-1024x578.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/holocraft-studios\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/week1-traditional-pp-1024x578.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/holocraft-studios\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/week1-traditional-pp-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/holocraft-studios\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/week1-traditional-pp-768x433.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/holocraft-studios\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/week1-traditional-pp-1536x866.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/holocraft-studios\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/week1-traditional-pp-2048x1155.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/holocraft-studios\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/week1-our-pp-1024x575.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/holocraft-studios\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/week1-our-pp-1024x575.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/holocraft-studios\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/week1-our-pp-300x168.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/holocraft-studios\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/week1-our-pp-768x431.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/holocraft-studios\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/week1-our-pp-1536x862.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/holocraft-studios\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/week1-our-pp-2048x1149.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We planned content for the upcoming 1\/4s presentation and began defining a preliminary project direction. Valuable insights were gained by participating in the Producer Roundtable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Technical Progress<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In terms of technical progress, we tested Perforce with UE5 and successfully set up the Unreal Engine project linked to Perforce. We conducted deeper research into virtual production workflows, motion capture, and camera tracking system, ensuring that our project environments are well-prepared for the next stages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/holocraft-studios\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/week2mocapprogress-ezgif.com-mute-video.mov\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/holocraft-studios\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/week2mocaptoue-ezgif.com-mute-video.mov\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Art Progress<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We presented alongside Ricardo and students from the Advanced Look Development course, which broadened our understanding of texture development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We developed initial storyboards and concept sketches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/holocraft-studios\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/week2-story-board-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/holocraft-studios\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/week2-story-board-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/holocraft-studios\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/week2-story-board-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/holocraft-studios\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/week2-story-board-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/holocraft-studios\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/week2-story-board-1536x1151.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/holocraft-studios\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/week2-story-board-2048x1535.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"578\" data-id=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/holocraft-studios\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/week2-physical-lighting-1024x578.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/holocraft-studios\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/week2-physical-lighting-1024x578.png 1024w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/holocraft-studios\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/week2-physical-lighting-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/holocraft-studios\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/week2-physical-lighting-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/holocraft-studios\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/week2-physical-lighting.png 1161w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Physical Lighting Test<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"588\" data-id=\"181\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/holocraft-studios\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/week2-in-scene-lighting-1024x588.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/holocraft-studios\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/week2-in-scene-lighting-1024x588.png 1024w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/holocraft-studios\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/week2-in-scene-lighting-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/holocraft-studios\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/week2-in-scene-lighting-768x441.png 768w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/holocraft-studios\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/week2-in-scene-lighting.png 1201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In-Scene Lighting Test<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Refining Project Direction and Goals This week involved refining our project\u2019s direction and exploring new tools and techniques. 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