RESEARCH PROPOSAL

Name: Mohd Hazaini Bin Abdul Halim
Degree: Degree
Output: CD Rom, Hard Copy

Title: A research in light colour in determining time and creating dramatic effect for animation

Abstract:
Light is very useful in establishing the time of day. Intensity, direction, colour and size is the main component of light. Time plays the important role in determining the light colour. There are studies about on how colour can effect on human psychology mood and feeling. Colour in animation also can help audience understand on what the certain time, mood and the theme of a story.

As in computer 3D, lights are designed to simulate how lighting works in real life and correct application of them will give moods and enhances the animation. So, the goal of lighting in animation is trying to create and stimulate a realistic rendering as same as the real world. The correct application on light colours should helps enhancing the mood and giving a style to the animation. Dramatic scene is where the story is given a characteristic or effect through action, emotion or expression.

The thesis will be able to be a reference on how to choose the right light colour for the right time and mood for delivering dramatic effects and to enhance the animation. Instead of using basic lighting, it will help in giving more meaning to the animation. A survey on different perceptions of colour through survey will be made and to analysis the colour generated by time.

Keywords: Light Colour, Mood, Dramatic

Aim:
To provide an understanding that light colour is relative to time and among important issue in animation that must be considered significantly in determining the mood.

Objective:
1. To experiment coloured light on a scene and analysis of the output.
2. To study about the relation between time and light colour.
3. To study about the colour mood.
4. To combine different colour of lights to create a dramatic effect.
5. To research on what colour usually the student used for their lights.

Thesis Development:
1. To arrange and composite the lights to the stage with a scene.
2. To render different type of colours and analyze them.
3. To test different kind of lights and shadows to maximize effects.
4. To conclude by comparing between rendered images on what mood it shall appear.

References:
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