For our KissMein3D shoot we filmed our two alluring actors with the stereo camera. Each “eye” was coded to its corresponding anaglyph colors, then merged into one video. The specific anaglyphic (two color 3D effect) process we used to create the blue and amber 3D effect is a highly complicated procedure involving plutonium and space dust, and secrets of which we can’t give away. It’s pretty much voodoo magic. However, we can show you View full article »
As requested from our internet audience, here is a breakdown of the Adobe Social Networking video with before and after shots. The original footage will display first and then wipe to the final edited version, showing color correction, rotoscoping, and inserted graphics. View full article »
The holographic effects in “Social Networking”, the third video in our Adobe Open Screen Project series, involved two scenes that required superimposing graphic objects over live-action footage. The plan was to insert a semi-transparent newspaper over the bendable screen in the cafe scene, and a 3D animated video game racetrack onto a table in the final scene. Both instances were filmed with 3D camera movements and therefore the 3D assets had to motion match to the video. To do that we tracked the footage using SynthEyes. View full article »
Turf Round 2
In the previous blog post, we gave you the background to our character designs in Turf plus a few technical details on how we modeled them in Cinema 4D. Now let’s dive further into C4D and discuss a few issues we had with animation. We tackled a few challenges with motion, fracture effects, HAIR, and rendering time and we will now give you a technical run through on all that wholesome, 3D good stuff. View full article »
Kicking Around an Idea
What began as a proof of concept became our project called Turf. Over the summer, one of our Animals did some motion tests as a side project. It started simple, as a patch of grass and a soccer ball, then the grass came to life and kicked around the soccer ball. When we reviewed these fledgling renderings we immediately realized it had the potential of a great story. Bringing our imagination to an empty soccer field, after everyone was gone and the lights go out, we asked, what really happens here? View full article »
After many hours of troubleshooting I finally found a solution to having a 2 sided cloth in Cinema 4D with thickness. And it was easy. View full article »
