Scene 3

In this scene, the crow notices something in the distance and recognises it as a pitcher. He is hopeful that it contains water and gives an expression of excitement. The first thing you see is the crow stationary, then you zoom in on his eyes, in which you can see the reflection of the pitcher in the distance. The camera then zooms out and shows the crow in his new expression.

This is the first time the skyline is seen, and I believe it fits in well with the ground. The clouds on the horizon make it blend so the point where they intersect is not visible. The sky itself is is a sphere with 2-sided on, and a sky material which is self illuminating.

There is a single target directional light illuminating the scene. The sky material is self illuminating, so together this allows the reflection in the crow's eyes to seem more realistic and show everything.

I had a problem with the reflection in the eyes, as the eyelids are a material. This meant that the reflection appeared in the eyelids as well. I fixed this by adding an object on top of the eyes to simulate the eyelids. This is slightly visible at at the point the camera is at it's closest. I only noticed this when the video was collated so that is why it is still there. Also, it is only visible for less than a second.

The pose itself is inspired by the character Hiro from the television show "Heroes". As he uses it to show an expression of excitement or accomplishment.

I believe that the camera motion used is effective, as it highlights the main feature that I was going for (the eyes and the reflection in them.