Sneak Peak

Yeah, we would have all lost. At the VERY least in the FX/CG category. Jiminychristmas!

BTW, in that first grab, are those Mutton chops REAL?!?! Are you shooting HD with those images? They look great.

Just what do you DO for a living? Where'd you get your training? And what's your favorite toothpaste?!?!
 
Ha ha, yes, those chops are real. He is my best friend. The guy swinging the crowbar at the alien is me.

Well, right now, I am a student in college with a major in comptuer graphics, but I currently work at WAFF 48 NEWS in Huntsville, AL as Lead Computer Graphics Artist.
 
All I can say is WOW after seeing the recent grabs you put up. WOW.

I've been a computer graphic artist/art director for about 15 years and am only really getting "decent" at 3D stuff now (hasn't been my bread-and-butter). What software you using?
 
I use 3ds max for creating the CG aliens and UFO. And After Effects for compositing them into live action plates.
 
Excellent, Pixel. I've got 3dsmax on my "wish list" -- working with much cheaper solutions right now. I've been a traditional medium artist my whole life, and 2D computer graphics come very naturally to me; Never had a problem with learning any software, until jumping into 3D... I've found it a pretty big learning curve (and I lack patience which doesn't help).

Your UFO looks great... love it! Take a long time to render?
 
Well, it's really hard to say how long it takes to render, because I don't render it in one pass. I use a process called multipass rendering. What that means is that I am rendering out the key light, fill light, and onboard lights in separate passes. All in all though, I would say the UFO takes about 4 hours of work per shot.
 
Well I really hope you do a trailer or something... I'd love to see some of the footage in motion :) -- From the screen-grabs it's looks like you did an excellent job!
 
Dang dude, these images are ridiculously incredible! Awesome stuff, can't wait to see this thing in it's entirety!!
 
I'm sitting here looking at the CGI I'm compossiting, and looking at your grabs, and considering stopping right now. lol I can't tell you how much it means to me and probobly everyone else here that you, unfortunately can't make it. hee hee hee. Seriously though, that looks fantastic!!! Do you have a site with other CGI work you've done?
 
In the future, we will all have sideburns. Great looking stills! I've played around with Lightwave, 3ds, Poser, Bryce etc. and I gotta say that the lighting on the model is what impresses me the most. It really looks to be "in" the scene.
 
briceman said:
I think the rule still stands that the film must be completed by 12AM tonight.
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That'll have to be an "on your honor" thing then, as I'm sure there's no way to really track it. Someone can easily say they're having issues rendering, encoding, etc. ... all the while making those last minute touch ups.

Personally, now that it's a soft deadline, if someone's film can be just a LITTLE bit better by having that extra day & actually being able to finish, then I'd rather see their improved result. Since it'll come down to the major basics of story, camera work, editing, etc. ... I don't think the one day will make a film a winner when it wouldn't have been without that extra day, but it can make it more enjoyable to watch.
 
Jarred mentioned in one of the other threads that it was a 'soft' deadline, and I'm sure he'd be understanding - especially when the footage is this good. Go ahead and cut a trailer to enter, man!
 
I probably will cut a trailer I suppose. But it won't be for competition because I've already shown my work here. But I'll do that.
 
Wow...maybe I'll be able to do that level efx in the near future....I'm like Brice...geez...glad you didn't enter..heh. Would love to see your completed work.

ProfD
 
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