Choice Of Medium

This project gave me a choice between integrating 3D assemblies into either augmented video or animated matte painting. I've been a bit indecisive as to which medium, but finally have a decision. My decision was originally leaning towards animated matte paintings, allowing me to create whatever world I please with the tip of my Wacom tablet pen. However, this idea turned out to be more work than I had thought it would be. When I sat down to try and start drawing the first of these animated matte paintings, I noticed it was going to take much longer than I had anticipated and, to be honest, my drawing strengths lie in characters, not backgrounds. I was also finding it difficult to come up with a background that would fit the 3D characters I had made for this project, as my test drawing didn't have much depth of field. After deliberating these factors I've decided to go with augmented video backgrounds. Once I set up the shots I want for the project, filming each of the sequences I need is an almost effortless process compared to drawing them. I know from prior experience (the previous assignment) that it will look at least alright (and not terrible like the drawn backgrounds). Also, if I screw up a video shot, its not much trouble to do it again, while with drawing, screw up and its hours of work lost forever.

The only problem I have now is that filming within a fast food restaurant (and one with a vegan restaurant across the street) is very unlikely. Instead, I'm going to replace it with a regular household kitchen (that has its own personal robot chef). I'll also cut the vegan restaurant from the end now and have the burger escape, running down the street, on its way to the vegan restaurant (that the audience never sees). Also, at the start when the burger is sitting on the kitchen counter, before it runs away, I'll have the burger thinking of the vegan restaurant (within a thought bubble). To do this, I'll just photoshop a regular restaurant to have some sort of stupid vegan related name ("Hungry Hungry Hippies" maybe?).