Test - Bringing Life to Still Imagery

I took the photo I'd previously found of the old Sheffield City Hall and attempted to bring a little life to it. Not too much, but in trying to keep it subtle just enough that it gave the slight impression of movement, so as not to over complicate things.

The image I was working with was this one...

I gave the image a new background, animated the sky and clouds behind it, made the whole thing look even older by setting it against an old, rich, canvas texture, and stuck an actual person in there too to have someone walking past.

While the example I did was simple and basic, I realise the final product would have to be much more involved and dynamic in order for the idea to work on a much bigger scale. But for now, it was just a test, and here's how it turned out...

As you can see, pretty straight forward, and not too far removed from the test animatics I did for the last project, so the good thing is I'm kinda familiar with the process already. I do however wish to push myself a little more, and have no intention of just staying in my comfort zone. I'm here to learn, and I'm here to improve, and so my finished piece will be much more creative.

Hopefully. :)