I created that transition on the matte painting, which definitely made the whole piece more effective:
I also found that because I had the light transitioning from lighter to darker I didn't need to make the painting less murky as it never truly reaches the darkness it did before.
Secondly, I had some of my images on the left and right screen coming off the sides of the screen so that I could integrate them into my matte painting using an overlaying effect. It creates something slightly ghostly about the whole piece, and it helps create a connection between the images and the painting itself.
I improved on the uniformity of the images on the left and right screen, and it certainly looks a lot cleaner and easier to look at as a result. I also found a way to time it better which helped create an end to the piece, and as such helped it flow a lot easier:
I tried adding a brick texture underneath my footage to see if that created a connection with the images and the building/construction theme I was going for. However I felt it was too much for the audience to look at, with the images changing on both screens as well as the matte painting. Also I felt my footage was enough of a giveaway and I didn't want to make it too obvious.
The final major change I made was including more footage that highlighted the environmental impact humans and construction make on natural events. Also, adding more footage on the construction side of the piece to include more about the desire and wonder of these large and magnificent structures that nations are seemingly in competition to build.
Overall, I feel these changes have made a significant difference to my piece, and I feel it is a better piece overall for it.
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