The first thing the viewer will see is an empty wasteland and will hear the footsteps of the crow approaching. Then the crow will come into view and you can see it's legs, tail and part of the wing. As it takes the first step in-frame, it leaves behind a footprint with my SID as text in it. This is the focal point of the scene, as the crow walks off stage.
Creating the footprint was pretty simple, it is the bottom of the crow's foot, modified to fit. The text is just a text shape. One problem I had was that the footprint wouldn't line up perfectly, so it had to be fixed into place. Also the issue of when it should appear came up, especially with the dragging-back motion of the crow's foot (this motion is to represent the crow's weariness and pushing himself forward causes his foot to slip). The shadow hides any inconsistencies however, so it worked out well.
One directional targeted light is used to light the scene, with a shadow map creating the shadow. I initially had an area shadow, however it didn't work well.
I like this scene, it gives a good example of the tone of the rest of the animation. I believe the ground texture represents the environment well.
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