The post production was the most successful stage throughout the project. It all went according to plan with only a few small improvement that could have been made.
The lighting in the film turned out very well. In all scenes, it is consistent with all scenes lit to set the tone of the laboratory with harsh fluorescent lights. It could have been improved however by adding some mood lighting to a few scenes. For example in the enlarging scene where he is looking at his gun in a panic, the lighting could have gotten darker to show the wasp growing over him. This could have made the scene funnier and communicate the scene better to the audience.
The rendering section also went well. Each scene has an almost plastic or clay appearance to fit in with the cartoon-like style of the film. Some materials in rendering could have been improved like the green cylinder because due to time constraint the transparency of the liquid had to be removed and no longer looks like liquid. Also with the window material, the goal was to have it as a simple texture to match the rest of the plastic appearance throughout. However, without transparency some people struggled to see that it was a window.
The sound went fairly well but could have been better. There are plenty of Foley effects to immerse the audience into the scene. However there are scenes where the scientists screams and does not fit well with his character. The goal was to have a blood-curdling scream but came out as a faint scream that did not convey how scared he was. This could have been improved by experimenting with different voice actors instead of settling with the faint scream.
Overall, the post production was a success and gave the film some great lighting, textures and sound that really compliment the tone of the film, but with some small improvement in each area it could have improved the quality to make it more professional and easier to read as a film.
CollieDog 