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# 16 03-05-2007 , 12:40 AM

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I've been approached to do the visual effects for a low budget hi definition sci-fi feature. Looks like I'll be creating and animating a monster creature, a few spaceships and and a bunch of FX animations (explosions and such). I probably won't be able to post any pictures here until after the movie is released due to a non disclosure agreement between the producer and myself though. I'll keep you guys posted as best I can and I'll look to you for help if I get stuck on something.
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# 17 04-05-2007 , 03:40 PM

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cool. Any hints?

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# 18 04-05-2007 , 04:01 PM

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Hmmmm.... OK.... good guys, bad guys, killer creatures and a love sick android.

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# 19 07-05-2007 , 01:36 AM

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Heye Man

Good work, no crits on the GC work.

did you use realflow for the particle FX?

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# 20 07-05-2007 , 02:31 AM

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I used maya particles for the particle effects. The alien model was a soft body loaded with springs to keep it together as a radial field tried to blow it apart. Gravity pulled the model down at the same time. The particles were a surface emission from the alien model's skin.

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# 21 07-05-2007 , 03:07 AM

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Cool, I've used realflow for a similar effect, filling the object with particles then using a forse to move them about etc etc.

I might give your method a blast, but I always end up banging my head using springs and softbodies as they always seem to go ape! (I did a car crash using them and it too ka hell of a lot of fiddeling to get it right!)

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# 22 07-05-2007 , 12:46 PM

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# 23 09-05-2007 , 07:22 PM

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good stuff, nice to "see" you again. What happened to the science fiction short you intended to make with this model? Is it still going?

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# 24 09-05-2007 , 07:40 PM

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I lost interest in the project.... shortly after that, I started working on the sci-fi film I mentioned above. I guess it doesn't matter when you do CGI just as long as you do it!

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# 25 25-05-2007 , 11:27 AM

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# 26 25-05-2007 , 05:23 PM

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Velusion. Although this is slightly off topic, I just felt that I must ask: where on earth did you get your fat cat picture? do you own that cat?

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# 27 01-06-2007 , 07:03 AM

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LOL!

I get asked that question from time to time. That cat is a picture that I found on the internet somewhere. I can't remember where or why I was looking for it but there is was. I do have 2 cats living in my house but neither of them is as chubby as the one seen below my name.

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# 28 15-06-2007 , 10:31 AM

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good job man i like the lighting so much

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# 29 15-06-2007 , 11:53 AM

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Thank you.

The scene is surrounded by a half sphere that I colored and used for Final Gather. There is also a spotlight to simulate the sun and there are also several area lights.

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