Test 1

This video is my first test for my idea. It is greatly flawed, and I hope to improve this tenfold by the time it is finished, but it is a start. It took a surprisingly small amount of time to create, and was easier than I expected it to be. However, there are still many problems with the video. The first of these is the quality of the light. It looks a bit too transparent and has no texture. It also moves too fast, and disappears too quickly and suddenly. However, all of these things can be easily changed, and I will do so in my next test video.

I also discovered some problems with the technique used when creating this. Firstly, it is much harder to make the light go behind objects, and this might be something I will try, although I could avoid using it in my finished piece. The next problem was that when moving the camera, the light moves with it, when it should stay in place. I have some ideas of how to fix this, however. Lastly, I need a way to give the light a Z axis, so that it can appear to travel in 3D space, and move away from the camera as the people do, and shrink due to perspective. I have not yet looked into this.