Archive for May, 2007

Matte painting Production Techniques

May 20, 2007

 

Matte Painting Fundamentals
Film Resolutions
Painting
3D Modeling
Lighting
Texturing
Image Manipulation
3D Particles
Cloud Extractions
Compositing for Matte Painters
Post Camera Animation

01: Matte Painting Fundamentals
02: Starting the Matte Painting
03: Vegetation with Vue
04: Creating the CG Palace
05: Lighting and Render Passes
06: Misty Clouds and Painting
07: Painting with CG Renders
08: Planning the Waterfalls
09: Foreground Vegetation
10: Final Painting Touches
11: 3D Particles
12: Compositing in Shake
http://thegnomonworkshop.com/dvds/cst01.html

Camera Projection Techniques in Maya

May 20, 2007

Camera Setup
Modeling for Projection
Camera Animation
Photoshop® Setup and Painting
Projection Setup
Shader Setup
Image Re-Projection
Atmospherics and Light Passes

01: Introduction to Camera Projection
02: Modeling and Projection Setup
03: Photoshop Techniques
04: Maya Projection Setup
05: Secondary Projections
06: Atmospherics and Light Passes
07: Final Compositing

http://thegnomonworkshop.com/dvds/dhi01.html

Character UV Mapping

May 20, 2007

2 1/2 hours of lecture.

Product Code: SMI05

Proxy Objects/UV Transfer
Cylindrical Mapping
Spherical Mapping
Planar Mapping
Cut UVs
Sew UVs
Move and Sew UVs
Layout UVs
Relax UVs
Straighten UV Border

 http://thegnomonworkshop.com/dvds/smi05.html

Rendering and Compositing

May 20, 2007

 

Rendering by Layer
Shadow Passes
Z-Depth Compositing
Render Scripts
Proper Compositing Setup

Environmental Effects

01. Creating Render Passes in Maya
02. Compositing Setup in Shake
03. Z-Depth Integration and Compositing
04. Adding Environmental Effects
05. Final Project Composite Result

http://thegnomonworkshop.com/dvds/eha03.html

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

May 20, 2007

 

IMDB : http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0167261/

Sauron’s forces increase. His allies grow. The Ringwraiths return in an even more frightening form. Saruman’s army of Uruk Hai is ready to launch an assault against Aragorn and the people of Rohan. Yet, the Fellowship is broken and Boromir is dead. For the little hope that is left, Frodo and Sam march on into Mordor, unprotected. A number of new allies join with Aragorn, Gimli, Legolas, Pippin and Merry. And they must defend Rohan and attack Isengard. Yet, while all this is going on, Sauron’s troops mass toward the City of Gondor, for the War of the Ring is about to begin.
The Fellowship has been broken. Boromir is dead, Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee have gone to Mordor alone to destroy the One Ring, Merry and Pippin have been captured by the Uruk-hai, and Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli have made friends of the Rohan, a race of humans that are in the path of the upcoming war, led by its aging king, Théoden. The two towers between Mordor and Isengard, Barad-dúr and Orthanc, have united in their lust for destruction. The corrupt wizard Saruman, under the power of the Dark Lord Sauron, and his slimy assistant, Gríma Wormtongue, have created a grand Uruk-hai army bent on the destruction of Man and Middle-earth. The rebellion against Sauron is building up and will be led by Gandalf the White, who was thought to be dead after the Balrog captured him. One of the Ring’s original bearers, the creature Gollum, has tracked Frodo and Sam down in search of his ‘precious’, but is captured by the Hobbits and used as a way to lead them to Mt. Doom. The War of the Ring has now begun…
Frodo and Sam take Gollum prisoner and continue on to Mordor on the mission to destroy The One Ring. Whilst their former companions Strider, Legolas, Gimli, Merry and Pippin make new allies in the Ents, The Riders of Rohan and the Stewards of Gondor and launch an assault on Isengard. All the while a growing Shadow falls upon Middle-earth as the Dark Lord’s Army marches on to Gondor. The War of the Ring has begun.
After the fellowship has broken, Merry and Pippin, taken by orcs, make new allies in the Ents, while Legolas, Gimli and Aragorn make allies in the people of Rohan, and all of them must launch an assault on Isengard. Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam force Gollum to guide them through Mordor, trusting him with their lives.