Once I had completed all the models and the texturing for my space station I was then ready to begin filming and rendering with Layout.

The first step would be to send the finished model into Layout by simply selecting ‘send object to Layout’ located in the top right corner of Modeller.

The first step I completed was to make sure I had placed all the lighting in the correct positions and had enough to light everywhere that I needed. Once this was completed I was then able to begin with the camera work.

The first thing I did when setting up the cameras was to make sure I had Auto Key turned off to ensure it wasn’t make key frames where I didn’t want them. Once this was done I checked if the camera resolution was set to the correct figures, I needed them to be set to 1280 x 720 to ensure I got a good enough quality for my render. With all the settings complete I was then ready to begin the camera movement.

When I was filming my model I wanted to have the effect that it looked like a first person render and the camera was acting like a person walking around the station, this was one of the first times I had used Layout so at first it took some getting used to moving the camera round and getting the frame rate right.

Another important thing I needed to keep my eye on was the amount of frames I was allowing between each frame I set because if I put them to close together the camera would be moving far too quick to be able to actually view the models during the rendered video.

Whilst filming the model, I would often press F9 to ensure that the lighting is correct within each room so that when I rendered everything, I wouldn’t have to go back and make changes because I checked properly.

Once I had checked everything was correct and done I was then ready to start my render, but before I did this I had to make sure all of the render settings were all correct. When rendering the video I

put the file format into a Photoshop file so then if the render was to crash I wouldn’t have to start over again, I would just be able to start from the last one that was complete before it crashed.

Once I had made sure all of the settings were correct, all I had to do then was press F10 and the render would start.