RTD2 Concept titles - Series 14
This sequence began as a recreation of the Series 7B titles, but with the announcement of RTD's return to the show, I quickly adapted what I had to match the new format.
I constructed the opening shot based off the original 7B sequence but recoloured it and added an eclipsed sun in the background. I also added some space scrap from a model pack I bought of turbosquid. I made a custom HDR for lighting and TARDIS model based of 12's (my favourite exterior).
After a week spent working almost entirely on this shot, it’s clear to see things have changed. The Cinema 4D file I was using for the 3D elements completely corrupted and forced me to recreate what I’d already rendered. Except I got bored and added asteroids and some space scrap as well as fixing the UVs on the TARDIS & reanimating it’s path. After adding a little bit of camera shake, it seems like this could be my best sequence yet.
I then set about work on the Vortex and name shot. This vortex is one of my favourites I've created and I can't wait to release the finished sequence so you can see it in motion!
It was a really difficult thing to get right, I'd never used particular to create a vortex until this one and wanted to create something I hadn't seen before. It was created by replacing the particle sprite with custom fractal rings I created. These are then animated towards the camera and slightly deformed so they are not as even and uniformed. This also adds some real depth to the vortex
I then added the text and did some colour grading. It was at this point that Wave broke it to me.
After a lengthy crying sesh in my shower, I set to work improving the results. Using a mo-text object, I applied a custom metal texture from my archives. The animation is based of the text from the 2005 sequence, as a tribute to RTD of course. This scene isn't lit with a HDR but I plan to change this.
