Forum: Beginners Talk

Hello friends, Its good be back again on the forum after quiet sumtime. I am trying to create a smoke trail like the one in Harry potter (death eaters) I can get a decent smoke trail but the only thing that is bothering me while render is that the smoke looks boxy at the mouth of the trail which...

Got lost in some DoF thoughts. This is based on real world camera Depth of field / results that I am translating into a reflection comp I am working on. When shooting a mirror surface determining your focal distance. I am experimenting with some comp reflections. I realize the answer...

Hello guys, i'm doing a commercial for Vodafone and here's my problem. I have a shot with a static camera and an actor in an open field, i must simulate a bunch of megaphones falling in front in the back of him.... I was thinking simulating megaphones with rigid body dynamics. My problem is, since...

A SERIOUS LETTER FROM THE OWNER You may have noticed that we are doing some reorganizing. Ok ok, alot of reorganizing! The industry needs YOU, and there are LOTS of places paying top dollar for VFX work. You just need to know where. Many of you have recently been following the news recently...

Dear vfxTalk people, first of all, sorry if I posted this thread in the wrong (sub)forum. Currently, I work with 3Ds max as 3D program, and i'm planning on using rayfire to make the ground collape in footage. However, I'm wondering how I could use the real ground's footage as texture for...

Hello guys, I am looking forward to post a WIP thread on Matchmoving and FX. But found that WIP forum is not activewith users and is the same with other parts of VFXTalk. Just wondering if this Board is active and I mean in terms of number of users and the response we get when we post something....

What r the steps involved in converting a black and white film to coloured film?

Hi everyone, I somewhat new here, how are you all doing? I have a very quick question as I am doing a 3d assignment right now that is due tomorrow, I was wondering, how do you create a Candy jar that is filled with lot of (round based) candy inside??? I mean I can very well model the jar...

How on the earth to make a demo reel? The problem for me is, how to make turnaround on the model? How make to see the wireframe? How to make to see the character full textured, and the to see only the wireframe without the textures? How to make in one video to have 2-3 models? This is i...

Also posted this in matchmoving forum but as its a real beginners question I think it may also be suited to this area of the forum Hi guys, i'm new to matchmoving and am looking for just some basic advice as a few things i've read kinda contradict eachother Anyway I have a Panasonic DMC...

I want to Have a Creature in My movie. like E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. What are the technology i need to use to have the creature to interact with humans, and sleep in the bed, drink water, run, talk etc. i know i need to use motion capture. can anyone tell me the process in detail please. thank...

Hey everyone, ive been digging around for hours trying to find the formula to calculate a position and offset of a square. In my case a monitor screen. I have a shot where there is a monitor on a table at an angle with a slight camera push. Ive tracked and stabilized the shot, but my main...

i'm new to rigging !! and that's my problem with the leg !! doesn't even reach the floor sometimes !! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmxPub5z8Os&feature=youtu.be i know it needs controllers and other omplicated things but can you tell me the simplest way to make it a bit more normal and at least...

Okay, simple question. What subjects of education can improve/speed up my workflow? Geometry is an obvious choice, and algebra and general/advanced mathematical techniques will come into use. Cinematography is also great, along with photography. This is a huge subject, so to simplify it, what...

Hey guys, how are you, i am totally newbie in Animation, before that, i was studying modeling, but i decide to do animation for a career, and modeling to be on hold for a while. I am not sure where to start with question, but these are for the now. As beginner, what do i need to learn for...

Hi friends, I am having an issue while rendering in mental ray. I have a city scene & when i try to render it the scenes either doesn't render fully or it takes around 3 hours to render a single frame. I have been trying to solve this issue for the past 3 days but luck. Each time the scene gives...

My film was shot in DVCPRO HD 720p60 format. That's 1280x720. I have a JPEG-codec shot that's only 873x491. I'm using the smaller file as my background for a comp (that's 1280x720), and had to scale it up almost by a factor of 2. I'm concerned that when it shows in theaters, the resolution will be...

I've watched a fair amount of roto tutorials but none address the issue of fabric folds. Since they are not really consistent shapes, how are you keeping consistency? Do you roto the main arm, leg etc and create smaller shapes for the folds?

Hello everyone, I'm Arthur, I work in a brazilian broadcast television and I moving to Canada next month. I am loooking for a good shool of Visual Effects over there, and I am between Vanarts, VFS, Lost Boys and Sheridan, am I missing any other? I already took a course of Digital Character...

Hello, I would like to know the process for mixing motion capture, 3D rendering and life action footage, much like the 2010 Alice in Wonderland. The problem is I have no idea what the actual terms are so I cannot properly ask the question to search for an answer. I have a demo of Ipisoftware,...

I wonder, what is the pipeline of creating realistic environment for historical place like Game Of Thrones. is this like, collecting protograph, create shaders and UV's (Already modelled castle or building) (I'm using C4D and Bodypaint, but open for diffrent offer..) maybe some painting on...

hello friends , can u guys please suggest me some good universities for visual effects . present i'm working in production from past 1 year . i already got a bachleor's degree. so now i'm searching for master degree . ...