VFX401 (WIP) - AlexSlocker

[AlexSlocker]

So I've started a little bit late and I had little done. Anyway I'm sharing it with you. After plan the scene and how the shots should be I worked in creating a good and realistic snow shader in Maya(+Mental Ray) and this is the result.

I've created some ice mountains with SSS, but I didn't uploaded any example.

Later I tracked the guy to have the correct lens to do the board removal to add a CG one. This is a first approach to it.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/darthkao/4391255098/

I don't know if I'm going to reach to the dead line of March 5th. But I'll try!

[GhostCode]

Very nice, very clean soft snow that I wouldn't mind jumping into and making a Snow Angel. brr

[samzen]

heys,tht really has a soft mushy.. feel to it...

[AlexSlocker]

More work done. First I'm showing the final look&feel of the digital board with final illumination and rendering, still needs to rendered with 3D motion blur, but it's almost done. Talk about animation it's still a little bit hard yet, I have to fine tune it; here is shown the hard animation of the board with the tracking points plus some tunning in Combustion.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/darthkao/4395920171/

I've started with weather conditions as well. This is a first approach (and probably the last ) to the snow storm created with good old particles.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/darthkao/4396672080/

I don't think I'm going to be able to reach the March 5th dead line because of I've started late and I don't have much time. Anyway I'll try it!

[avillabon]

Hey Alex, great work so far.. One comment though, the snow animation on your second link looks like it needs to be premultiplied, it feels like they have a dark border.

That's too bad that you dont think you'll make the deadline, your entry could be an interesting one.

Alex

[AlexSlocker]

Thanks buddy. You're right in the premultiply thing, that's because I've rendered the snow in a single layer without the background test of the shot and I didn't realize in that.

Thanks for the support, anyway it was something I was asuming since the day I started (past Monday and not been able to advance from Tuesday to Thursday because of work affairs) so it's more me been stubborn.

Off topic. I can't see my updates in the thread, and I don't know why, and I think that I've duplicated the post before this one. Anyone can suggest me how to work it out? Solved