Here is my final project to complete my last semester in the DDGT program. With this being a very time sensitive and labor intensive project, I am proud to showcase it here on my website. For this project, I chose to model a 6 Piston Radial Engine. The project started with creating a storyboard of how I wanted my final video to play out and as a reference. This was helpful towards the end of the project because I was able to see how much I changed during this process. After the storyboards, I used Autodesk Inventor to model out the Radial Engine and to assemble it into what the final outcome would look like. From Inventor, I imported the model into Autodesk 3ds Max and I began to rig and animate as needed. Here I also made custom materials, different lighting angles, and the camera path for the video. Once I had figured out how many sequences I wanted, I began to render the sequences into Targa files to then import into Adobe After Effects and Premier Pro. This part was quite time consuming because you have to always expect to render sequences more than once, but once seeing the rendered form, I was excited to begin the post production. In After Effects, I used the compositor link between 3ds Max and After Effects to create special effects along with editing from 3ds Max. The final step is to import everything into Premier Pro to put together for a finished video. I researched sound effects and dialog to help make the video fun and engaging. When beginning this project, I definitely underestimated the time I would be spending on it. While it is time consuming, I made sure it was overall an enjoyable experience to concentrate on. I appreciated every moment I worked on this project because it made me more confident to expand my knowledge into a career. With the support and encouragement from my instructor, Gary Strommen, the 6 Piston Radial Engine came to life.