The final rendering uses Blender’s Cycles renderer, set the rendering device to GPU, GPU rendering speed is much faster than CPU rendering so I can save a lot of time, set the sample to 2000 and turn on noise reduction, then set the rendering resolution to 2560×1440, finally set the rendering frame count to 1 to 700 frames, set the output format to PNG and start rendering.
The final rendering is 700 frames
Import these images into Adobe Primere to arrange them and then export them to video
Finally, import the video into Adobe Lightroom for color grading, then get the final video
First, add noise modifiers to the XYZ axis of rotation of the camera, respectively, by adjusting the intensity to simulate the sense of shaking when moving the camera. Afterwards, create the animation of the camera moving forward and rotating and add the key frames
Then add key frames for the power of the spotlight to make it flash to simulate thunder
First create a plane similar in size to the window and subdivide it, then add the fabric modifier, at this point play the animation directly the curtain will fall directly to the ground, so you need to select the top edges of the curtain and then in the weights panel to fix it to the window, then create a wind force field from the back of the curtain blowing forward, so that when the animation is played the curtain will float up, and finally add keyframes to the curtain in the timeline
First I created two spotlights and let them shine forward from the camera view to simulate the effect of a flashlight, the front spotlight is shining in the distance to make the light more layered and realistic, after setting the camera as the parent of the two spotlights, so that the spotlights can move with the camera
Create a point light on the inside of the open door and set it to warm light, then add a point light on the right side of the middle of the corridor and set it to cold light, and add a noise modifier to it in the time editor to make it blink all the time, the contrast between warm and cold increases the spookiness of the scene, Then select the face of the chandelier bulb part to add a self-luminous material, and then create a spotlight to shine upward to simulate the effect of the lampshade, and select the exit sign to add self-luminous material to it.
Create a light panel behind the window and a spotlight tilted towards the water to simulate thunder, when the lightning flashes the water will have more reflections
First create a plane, then use the Ocean Modifier on this plane, adjust the water height, wave strength, direction and density in the ocean modifier interface
Create the water material, I mainly use the Glass and Transparent nodes, connect the glass and transparent nodes to the blend node, then add a Fresnel node to the blend node to enhance the refraction effect, and then add a ColorPamp node to the fresnel node to enhance its effect. This way the basic water surface material is created. Then use the Glossy, Bump and Noise Texture nodes to further enhance the water surface effect and finally connect to the blend node.
Next I wanted to create the effect of an object floating on the water, first I added a life ring model and then created a plane and subdivided it
Add a Shrinkwrap modifier to the plane, then select the target as the water surface, so that the plane will be attached to the water surface
Then move the life ring to the plane and add copy position and copy rotation to it in the Object Constraint Properties panel, and select the target as the plane, so that when the plane moves and rotates with the waves, the life ring will also move and rotate with the waves, and press H to hide the plane. Add a sequence of frames to it and move it, so that it floats away with the waves in the animation. Then use the same method to make three strips of wood floating on the water surface
These two textures were downloaded from quixel bridge and used to walls and doors
First of all, I put the map directly on the wall, you can see that the two sides of the wall are not connected and the pattern is stretched
Use Smart UV Project to fix the UV
Afterwards, adjust the position and scale of the map in the Shader Editor
After that, use the same method for the ceiling and the floor mapping and then adjust the position and size of the mapping
Adjust the wall and wood door materials in the Shader Editor to create the texture of falling wall veneer by blending the wall and ceiling mapping
After that, adjust the wood material by adding the Hue Saturation Value node to adjust the color of the material to become more vivid and then pull up the reflection value to make the reflection more obvious when it is illuminated.
First I added a figure model to the scene to compare the size of the corridor and the door, then used the Insert Loop Edge tool to determine the position of the door
Then delete the face for the door and use the extrude tool to create the load-bearing wall and add a bevel modifier to it
Then use the mirror modifier to create the opposite side of the wall
Use the Extrude and Bevel tool to create the baseboard and then add Shade Smooth to it
Then mirror the ground along the x-axis using the Mirror modifier and add the ground
Create the ceiling and door by using Extrude, Insert and Bevel
Use the same method to create the frame for the door
Then create the alarm and siren
After making the windows, the basic scene is complete
Firstly I was inspired by what has been described as the greatest horror film of all time, The Shining, where the scene where blood gushes out of the lift door at the end of the corridor made such an impression on me that I decided to use it as a reference for creating a virtual world scene.
Research
MOODBOARD
Sketch
Story line
the camera looks down the corridor, looks around as it moves, the wind blows the curtains, thunder at the same time, torches flicker, halfway down the corridor looking down at the life preserver floating on the water, and finally at the end of the corridor.
We use the stornaway to complete the final steps, importing the video in to stornaway and then adding options in the middle of the video so that you can choose the direction of the story.
