Elements and Performance Criteria
- Clarify work requirements
- Determine requirements and purpose for 3D digital environments with reference to production documentation
- Determine workflow sequences in consultation with relevant personnel to ensure production schedule deadlines are met
- Select software that best suits the type of production and delivery platform for which 3D digital environments are being created
- Gather and analyse reference materials to help with visualisation of 3D environments
- Create 3D digital environments
- Use software features to build a previsualisation of environments in relation to reference materials, and submit to relevant personnel for approval
- Build realistically detailed environment models and progressively refine them until they meet design requirements
- Check integrity of models and ensure spatial relationship (scale, form, weight and volume) meets design requirements
- Apply texture coordinates as required
- Create and incorporate matte paintings as required
- Manipulate software features to apply lighting and shaders as required
- Experiment with different lighting rigs and select a rig that meets design requirements
- Adopt safe ergonomic practices when using screens and keyboards for extended periods of time
- Continuously refine all aspects of 3D digital environments until required creative effect is achieved
- Submit environments to relevant personnel for feedback on whether production requirements have been met and make final adjustments as required
- Finalise projects
- Render and output environments in required format and submit to relevant personnel by agreed deadlines
- Make back-up copies of files, and save and store animations using appropriate output file formats and standard naming conventions
- Participate in project evaluations and contribute ideas and suggestions about ways to improve future projects