Vlarion 1 - The Elemental War Trailer - Page 5

Aaron Haynes · 02-12-2006, 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Motoman

Loved that fact that you made entire scenes out of 1 prop. What program did you use?

Sorry I didn't catch this earlier. I created the four environment sets in this movie using Maya. Additionally, new scenes were made to have more complex palettes so the skies didn't look too awful; one of the reasons the sky looks so good in the water fight is because it's about 30 or 40-something shades of pink rather than the 8 or so 3DMM normally has. Overall it took about a month or two of extra work for the postproduction stuff, but I think it makes up for itself nicely.

Hah, my new avatar makes all my posts seem violent. ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS AT GUNPOINT FROM NOW UNTIL THE MOVIE'S RELEASE.

Samuel Deacon · 02-12-2006, 07:42 PM

This movie is going to rock so fucking much it's not even funny. You just know its going to be THAT good.

Dr Ashworth · 02-12-2006, 08:38 PM

Old user of 3dmm, and I took a little break... but I'm glad I came back to check it out. Your preview looks awesome, Aaron, I can hardly remember the old version, but I watched it and loved it. Even though there were a lot of speech bubbles, similar to MGS, etc. Those were back in the days when only Dragon Films seemed to have your movies...

Anyway, good luck with this one.

Chris Walker · 02-12-2006, 11:15 PM

Wtf is Maya? I hear poeople talking about it all the time. is it like 7gen?

anyway, it must be good, cause those scenes are incredible.

Salter · 02-12-2006, 11:25 PM

It's a 3d modelling program. Like Blender, but not free.

Jonny Anson · 02-15-2006, 03:14 AM

.................. Oh....... my..... giddy.... aunt...... I do believe I just wet myself.

Apfigur · 02-15-2006, 03:56 PM

Hey, the 20th is my birthday. Awesome.

Klaymen · 02-16-2006, 11:45 AM

Late as usual. Oh well... Looks awesome. Can't wait.

Slade · 02-16-2006, 02:10 PM

* flinch *

Aaron Haynes · 02-16-2006, 03:41 PM

He's saying he's late as usual.

Or even if he isn't, eh.

Thanks everyone. Ashworth: Sent 'em to DF before I was really aware of any other major sites (though I also sent 'em to 3DMM Backlot a little while later, and Teulan kind of gave them all identical reviews). Definitely wasn't going to send them to 3dmm.co.uk, as even back then I knew Maltby would hate them. I knew my audience. Kinda. Glad you enjoyed

Tuna Hematoma · 02-16-2006, 03:45 PM

You didn't send them to me

Chris Walker · 02-16-2006, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Andrew Salter

It's a 3d modelling program. Like Blender, but not free.

Where d'you get blender?

Aaron Haynes · 02-16-2006, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Tuna Hematoma

You didn't send them to me

DFT was down at the time.

Shootfast · 02-16-2006, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris Walker

Where d'you get blender?

http://www.blender.org - Please don't derail this thread

Aaron - With your hand made Dask, wouldn't it be easier to make him an actor and have multiple skins eliminating other body parts? eg. costume 1 is just an arm, costume 2 is just a leg etc.

HMC · 02-16-2006, 08:55 PM

That would make the rotation difficult. Because you'd be rotating a body part in addition to this huge chunk of empty space, so it would mean a lot more repositioning for something that would be ultimately choppy-looking. It would be a nightmare. not to mention the Pencil editing you'd have to do for each body part.

Klaymen · 02-16-2006, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Klaymen

Late as usual.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aaron Haynes

He's saying he's late as usual.

Yeah, I was kind of referring to myself. I guess I should elaborate next time.

Aaron Haynes · 02-17-2006, 12:52 AM

Shootfast: HMC's right. Penciling out limbs is ridiculously hard, particularly due to skin being redirected from the face texture. I only use the actor fonts for extremely specific subtle movements; the only time I've ever tried to do a full, complex action with it is the jumpout shot in the trailer, and when it was finished I realized they simply aren't built for that kind of thing. That shot took about six hours on and off, and I'm still only somewhat happy with it.

There's a whole other version where he reacts to hitting the ground more, but it's too exaggerated and he seems to be stumbling. It would have gotten a laugh, which is not what that sequence needs.

I might have a gif of it somewhere. I'll release it after the movie's out.

Funny Bones · 10-06-2016, 06:31 PM

https://f001.backblaze.com/file/3dmmtv/1PJa.mp4

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HMC Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,715	That would make the rotation difficult. Because you'd be rotating a body part in addition to this huge chunk of empty space, so it would mean a lot more repositioning for something that would be ultimately choppy-looking. It would be a nightmare. not to mention the Pencil editing you'd have to do for each body part.
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02-12-2006, 07:42 PM	#102
Samuel Deacon Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 2,141	This movie is going to rock so fucking much it's not even funny. You just know its going to be THAT good.

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Dr Ashworth Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,302	Old user of 3dmm, and I took a little break... but I'm glad I came back to check it out. Your preview looks awesome, Aaron, I can hardly remember the old version, but I watched it and loved it. Even though there were a lot of speech bubbles, similar to MGS, etc. Those were back in the days when only Dragon Films seemed to have your movies... Anyway, good luck with this one.

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Chris Walker Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 369	Wtf is Maya? I hear poeople talking about it all the time. is it like 7gen? anyway, it must be good, cause those scenes are incredible.

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Jonny Anson Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,146	.................. Oh....... my..... giddy.... aunt...... I do believe I just wet myself.

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Aaron Haynes Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 15,125	He's saying he's late as usual. Or even if he isn't, eh. Thanks everyone. Ashworth: Sent 'em to DF before I was really aware of any other major sites (though I also sent 'em to 3DMM Backlot a little while later, and Teulan kind of gave them all identical reviews). Definitely wasn't going to send them to 3dmm.co.uk, as even back then I knew Maltby would hate them. I knew my audience. Kinda. Glad you enjoyed

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Tuna Hematoma Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 10,055	You didn't send them to me

02-17-2006, 12:52 AM	#117
Aaron Haynes Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 15,125	Shootfast: HMC's right. Penciling out limbs is ridiculously hard, particularly due to skin being redirected from the face texture. I only use the actor fonts for extremely specific subtle movements; the only time I've ever tried to do a full, complex action with it is the jumpout shot in the trailer, and when it was finished I realized they simply aren't built for that kind of thing. That shot took about six hours on and off, and I'm still only somewhat happy with it. There's a whole other version where he reacts to hitting the ground more, but it's too exaggerated and he seems to be stumbling. It would have gotten a laugh, which is not what that sequence needs. I might have a gif of it somewhere. I'll release it after the movie's out.

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Funny Bones Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,585	https://f001.backblaze.com/file/3dmmtv/1PJa.mp4