Video
I think the video shows off the environment well with shots to focus on all the smaller assets. I think the shots where the focus shifts slowly from the foreground to the background and vice versa look very professional and high quality
Some of the zoom shots in the video make it look more amateur and detract from the overall quality of the video but I used them as pan shots were causing glitches in the video as the camera moved. I think the composition of the stationary shots demonstrates artistic knowledge of rules of composition like the rule of thirds, the golden ratio and leading lines.
If I could re-edit the video I would adjust the sound to keep the wind in the trees sound throughout the whole video with it dropping quieter once the camera enters the cabin instead of dropping out completely. I would also add some other sound effects for the fluorescent lights when they are in the shots which I planned for but due to having issues while creating the video I ran out of time to edit them into the mix.
This beauty shot used the golden ratio for its composition with the main focal points being on the right of the image and the crate being at the middle of the spiral.
Reflection
Environment
The landscape is well constructed and the foliage is well placed; if I were to create the landscape again I would like to place the mountain the cabin sits on further forward as the mountain behind was difficult to sculpt as it is cut off of the edge of landscape. I would also add more assets to the outdoor environment that aren’t foliage such as rocks or fallen trees to add variety to the landscape.
If I were to create the cabin again, I would adjust some of the parts that make it up as there are some that overlap and cause flickering on the textures.
To improve the furnishing of the cabin I would add more clutter to the desks and more tech and electrical items and it was hard to find usable electronics that would look good in the environment without them being too futuristic for a dystopian world. I would also think about editing the blueprint of paper assets to contain sketches of the centre piece asset yo show that the person who lives in the cabin built it.
Beauty shots
The landscape beauty shots have well balanced composition with most of them having a 1:2 split between the landscape and empty space and following the rule of thirds with focal points on the vertexes between thirds.