Pixilation Project - Adapting Images 02

After playing around with Adobe Photoshop CS3 for a few hours, I decided to play around with the lighting effects.

I've always enjoyed watching Top Gear every week and I like it for two reasons - The cars but also the new camera techniques and effects they use in filming. Here's a picture of someone trying to achieve Top Gear effect -

I have also gone for a similar effect like the one above. However, I changed it a little - I've gone for a stronger black circle around the images. By using this effect, I've tried to highlighting and intensify the action in the animation. I have also used a colour tints to create a certain mood and atmosphere. The image below has a blue tint which creates a cold/dark atmosphere. I've tried to use this to describe the relationship between the man and the machine.

Pixilation Project - Adapting Images

By using Adobe Photoshop CS3 as a batch processor, I have processed my first batch of photos. Here is an example of a photo after being batch processed -

I like the comic book effect on the image however I think it would look better if it looked older and darker with more scratches and marks on it. Ah well, its only the first go. I'm probably going to make tones of different versions. Lets see how this one pans out!

I am hoping to use a different tint of colour when there is a change of mood like in the Matrix film (Blue for outside the Matrix and green for inside the Matrix) When the killer cardboard box machine is about to kill I will use a red tint. Hopefully it will give a good effect!