June / July 2010 - Movie Mashup Challenge

[matt_3dtotal]

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Don't forget only 2 days left until the Movie Mashup Challenge Deadline. Closing date - 15th July 2010

June / July - Movie Mashup Challenge

Deadline - 15th July 2010 - GMT 23:59:59 (the last second!)

This time we are returning to the unified challenge again with all 5 streams coming into 1 to give the moderators and organizers a bit of a breather, and also to mix things up a bit and as always, to have fun. You are required to make an image in either 3d or 2d or a mix combining elements from 2 of your favourites feature films - hense: "Movie Mashup"

Your final image can be of an actual scene from the movie or just a character or an object or a mix but the subjects must all be from 1 movie and the style must from another. Confused!? Well there are some examples below:

The requirements are very simple, make a final rendered image in any digital medium under the title of 'Movie Mashup'. We want a final render of upto 1280 on either axis in either 2d, 3d or a mix. You can incorporate photos as long as you make it clear where they are used (see next point)

At least 1 additional image must also be submitted showing the workings of your image, for example, a wire frame, steps of a 2d painting, or the photos of a matte painting. You must try to make it clear to the judges how your image was created, but it is up to you exactly what you submit.



Please make your own wip thread in this forum and use the naming convention "Movie Mashup - YOUR IMAGE TITLE - YOUR FORUM NAME"

A few more rules

1. All work must be your own original designs.
2. All work must be completed for this project along, pre-made work not allowed.
3. Individual entries only, no team-work
4. All entries must be submitted to the final entries thread by Midnight GMT on the 15th July 2010
5. Judging - An initial round by the 3DTotal staff and moderators will select the best 10. A second round will then involve each judge looking at each image and scoring and commenting. All comments and scores will be added together into the final winners article published on 1st August

Some Ideas to get you thinking

A scene from the 'matrix' in the sytle of pixars 'up'

The 'back to the future delorean car' in the style of 'city of the lost children' (steampunk)

The wooden horse from 'Troy' in the style of 'Star Wars'

'Lord of the Rings character' in the style of 'Saving Private Ryan'

Other suggestions include:

Snatch Meets Dawn Of The Dead

Gone In 60 Seconds (Eleanor Car) Meets Blade Runner

The Lion King Meets Underworld

James Bond Meets Monsters Inc

Romancing The Stone Meets Shrek

The Wizzard Of Oz Meets Minority Report

Who Framed Roger Rabbit Meets I Robot

The Rock's Alacatraz Meets The Beatles Yellow Submarine

Harry Potter Meets Tron

The possibilities for this one are only limited by your own imagination, talent and creativity

All we ask is that your image fits under the title of 'Movie Mashup'


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10th Place
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[ClassicGamer-3DT]

Told you it'd be worth the wait now didn't I guys?

<<<<<<< rushes off to gather references and info for his entry :)

The very best of luck to all who enter and most important of all enjoy it! :)

Kind Regards

CG.

[paulius-st]

what could i say - cool theme. :) try to enter this one if get some time :)

[chunkymunky]

Woohoo! good luck to all who enter :)

[Akim]

Hmmm, dead theme for matte painting :)
Environment of one movie meets environment of another ? )))
Well, this challenge will be hot for me :)

[rocneasta]

the biggest and most important part is definitely going to be an IDEA. enough time to really get to the small details, but i'm stuck at what to do, which way to go...

<thinking

[Akim]

I got one question now: can we use video game characters too for this challenge ?

[paulius-st]

I got one question now: can we use video game characters too for this challenge ?

i think the title says it realy clear. MOVIE MASH UP. but theres movies that have games made after them and visa versa. :)

[matt_3dtotal]

It's important that you focus on the movie theme as this is something the judges will take into consideration but I guess you could use a video game character if that particular video game has been made into a movie.

[Zlatovous]

YYYIYIIIIIHAAAA!

Omg, omg, this theme rocks. I need to stop the waterfall of ideas and start doing something.

[pables]

Nice idea threedy! This is going to bepure fun. Also, the deadline being 15th July, I will able to join the comp by the end of June, I hope so.

[xxxcubanxxx]

cool theme, I gotta start brainstorming and see what I can come up with.

[ClassicGamer-3DT]

YYYIYIIIIIHAAAA!

Omg, omg, this theme rocks. I need to stop the waterfall of ideas and start doing something.

That's what I was like, I went down the Harry Potter route at one point. Harry Potter in a Blade Runner style or something lol.

But i'm glad i've chosen Pixar Meets Back To The Future :dance:

This challenge is gonna rock! :evil:

[TKSDeadly]

WOW!! great theme !!!, will brainstrom Before posting any quickie idea
1 question tho,

1) i mostly do modeling/texturing (weak in lighthing and CC areas) does an entry like *sculpting challange* Zburhs Sshots count as in valid entry

Regards

[ClassicGamer-3DT]

You are allowed to sculpt in this challenge, all is fair game so you can model, sculpt, paint, matte, composite all into one image :)

[Buzzy]

You should probably sticky this thread

[ClassicGamer-3DT]

Done thanks for that Buzzy :)

[The Prime]

If I took one movie, and portrayed it in the style of a director, does that count? Or do I choose a movie by the particular director?

I only ask because "BTTF by Pixar" is sort of a similar way I was thinking of going. Not BTTF or Pixar, just a movie by a different director/art style.

[ClassicGamer-3DT]

You don't really need to think about the director. Just take one film and portray it in the style of another. The further the differences in genre's between the two the better, for instance if you did a steampunk'd harry potter it'd be a little too similar style's but if you did Harry Potter in the style of Star wars or the matrix it would be real interesting.

The choice is up to you, you've got a history of filmmaking going back to the 1900's (ish) so there's enough to choose from :)

Kind Regards

CG.

[VolpinPavel]

wow.interesting theme.i hope will join soon )

[Tank[NL]]

this seems like a fun one. but no game-art contest? or do i have to be a good little grasshopper and be patient?

[ClassicGamer-3DT]

You never know what the future may bring young grasshopper :)

[Buzzy]

this is a unified challenge, so you can do game-art

[hulahuga]

Great theme :D.
I can see a lot of great entires before me =)

[Raul]

sighs...why do these things always come around when im swamped??? WHY???!!! lol

[Martin_x]

How about mixed characters? Like Batman+Donald Duck?

[Tom-3DT]

We have high hopes for this theme, the scope (and fun) are pretty much endless, so much that we may make it our big summer annual challenge, with the same topic each year but bigger with more prizes, anyway getting ahead of myself again. Good luck to all!

[lampshadehead]

The topic seems like it may be a little confusing for some, so let me ask a few questions to clarify. I've seen a few people that are thinking of doing characters from one movie, depicted in a scene that took place in another movie.

As I read the brief it sounded as though the idea was to show a scene from one movie in the style of another movie... so the scene would be that same but the camera angle, mood, lighting, etc. would be different?

Or is the topic open enough that you would be free to combine characters, sets, etc from the 2 different movies?

[ClassicGamer-3DT]

Everything is fair game, so you can do a scene, a set, a character or all together :)

[lampshadehead]

That's perfect, thanks for the clarification, ClassicGamer.

[WhiteGuardian]

Everyday i check 3dtotal Forum and found no new contest.
This one is really kick ass theme.

I wanna join this comp. But, i got a question. Is Final Fantasy Advent Children a movie?
I wanna chose Cloud/Sephiroth to put into other film style.

Thanks before for the answer :)

[gumby666]

WhiteGuardian - I'm going out on a limb here but that is most definitely a movie (and a kick arse one at that) so I wouldn't think there'd be any problems using it. I'm sure the 3DTotal crew will come back and confirm.

This is a great theme and I'm in like flynn!!!
Thinking Akira x Aliens or Army of Darkness x Seven Samurai.....
Possiblities are endless!!!

[chichiri]

I agree with you, I don't understand why it wouldn't be a movie. Wating for your thread WhiteGuardian.:dance:

[M_Cederstrom]

i should join soon i'm still thinking of one.

[Tarik2d]

This theme is great, I like the unified challenge :)

[prosn]

Hello, i am little confused about the competition. what exactly means by "Movie Mashup" and can i do digital painting? as i am seeing here everyone is doing it in 3d. kindly reply.:)

[ClassicGamer-3DT]

Two different movies's from any genre.......mashed together.

Digital painting, 2D matte painting, Sculpting, 3D modelling, Low Poly, Gameart are all acceptable here.

[hulahuga]

Well as the info says you can utilize any digital medium... Mix or go for one, all up to you...

[prosn]

Two different movies's from any genre.......mashed together.

Digital painting, 2D matte painting, Sculpting, 3D modelling, Low Poly, Gameart are all acceptable here.
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Thanks!:)

[Psycho Mantis]

ok, maybe i´m too stupid for that, but i still dont really get it.
lets say - if i model bugs bunny in the terminator 2 movieposter pose on a bike, with leather clotehs on - is this a movie mashup?
or do i have to take a character as he is, and place him in the environment of another movie.
or lets say - i want the lost cast in the environment of nightmare before christmas - do i have to model the lost cast as real people and use the nbc environment - or do the characters have to be in a burton-ish look as if they were stop-motion figures?

how much can you stilize, and adopt the other theme. its a little bit confusing to me.

[Tarik2d]

ok, maybe i´m too stupid for that, but i still dont really get it.
lets say - if i model bugs bunny in the terminator 2 movieposter pose on a bike, with leather clotehs on - is this a movie mashup?
or do i have to take a character as he is, and place him in the environment of another movie.
or lets say - i want the lost cast in the environment of nightmare before christmas - do i have to model the lost cast as real people and use the nbc environment - or do the characters have to be in a burton-ish look as if they were stop-motion figures?

how much can you stilize, and adopt the other theme. its a little bit confusing to me.

From what I understand it can be film A in the style of film B or just a total mix mash of film A & B

[JAPO]

Hmmm, dead theme for matte painting :)
Environment of one movie meets environment of another ? )))
Well, this challenge will be hot for me :)

2013 on planet of the apes? :D

[JAPO]

ROFL Lion King meets Underworld
"Simba! Load UV rounds!" *BLAM *BLAM
"Hmmm... this is weird lycan. Take it to coven lab for autopsy"

[Turvs]

Woot, just in time for me to finish college, been overloaded with work for past 2 months. But now i dont have time to learn how to create characters and every idea i think of contains characters.

[newhere]

What if you Mashed together Freddy Kruger with Sleeping beauty.

[digitalinkmind]

Cool challenge!Im in!:wave:

[dbinthahouse]

sounds great! I'm in!:dance:

[vnmribaya]

awesome, i´m in

[Julio Roberto]

very cool Im in

[BiG ToE-3DT]

What if you Mashed together Freddy Kruger with Sleeping beauty.

you would mash Freddy into Sleeping Beauty.:evil:

[poopipe]

good theme, I thoroughly approve

I'm also going to spend 2 weeks in a hot country away from all things 3d related slap bang in the middle of it

it's a shame in a way, a mix of videodrome and that film with matt damon being conjoined twins would be pretty awesome

[Dront]

This is awesome I´m in! :haha:

[newhere]

you would mash Freddy into Sleeping Beauty.:evil:

hehehe exactly....imagine a dream or should i say nightmare where Freddy
Kruger is chasing sleeping beauty. The thing is sleeping beauty can't wake up because she has to wait for a prince to kiss her. lol...in my opinion she would be dead before that happens.

[bokkie]

Awesome challenge!

I was wondering wether or not animation movies like Ghost in the shell or neon genesis evangelion fall within the boundries of the competition.
Technically they released movies of Neon genesis evangelion and Ghost in the shell similar to Akira.

[BiG ToE-3DT]

If it's a movie. Your good to go.

[T0Mo1]

hey, ive already picked and started an entry, is it possible to change it?

[BiG ToE-3DT]

yep, no need to start a new thread, just keep using the same one.

[Tarik2d]

Great I might change my mash

[animationutz]

could i possibly use 3 movies if i wanted?

[BiG ToE-3DT]

I don't see why not. The idea of this theme is to take more than one movie and combine them. So doing, lets say 3, would only make it more of a challenge for yourself. If your up to it, go for it.

You may also need to explain your work.

[Tom-3DT]

could i possibly use 3 movies if i wanted?

Oh really sorry to step-in and over rule here, but we better stick to 2 movies only as this is what everyone else is doing and is what the brief suggests.

Sorry if this causes any confusion.

Tom

[Selene)0(]

Hi there, I'm new here and was wondering if I would be allowed to use Disney's upcoming movie "Tangled" as part of my movie mashup?

[animationutz]

ah damn and my movie mash up only got more intense if you check my wip page

"National Lampoon's: A Commambonator and His Dog"...
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.......
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oh well... back to the drawing board. :/

[Tom-3DT]

Hi there, I'm new here and was wondering if I would be allowed to use Disney's upcoming movie "Tangled" as part of my movie mashup?

prob best to stick with released movies.

[animationutz]

Dont worry Selene there are other Rapunzel movies out there if you wanted to use those as well. Just as an example there was a Barbie Rapunzel released in 2002 on video, thats good enough. It's a movie and has already been released. I hope this helps at all.

[animationutz]

Question!!!!

Can Documentaries, short films, short animations, musicals, etc be used? I believe if it can be nominated for an Academy Award it is good enough to be used in this competition regardless if its "The Matrix" or Pixar's short film "Presto" or any other animation short and any short film, foreign or domestic. I hope ideas like this will not be eliminated as well... Or do we just have to go with main stream big production, wasting 90 min plus of film time type movie?

Thnx for the help :)

[animationutz]

Alright well i have decided to go with "Wakko's Wish (The only ever released Animaniac's movie) and The Professional. I hope these 2 can work out together

[JAPO]

I would have a question:
Does it have to be "favourite" movie, or can it be any movie? I like mixing unmixable... so I want to mix a chick flick with a war drama. (one of those chick flicks where you cant even cling to the hope of seeing 5 minutes of digital effects of a sinking ship or totally inaccurate attack on a US naval base).

[Warin-3DT]

I would have a question:
Does it have to be "favourite" movie, or can it be any movie?

It can be any movie from any ages, era etc - up to your preference indeed!

Good luck to you all - looking forward to see what you guys come up with!

[Lord_doin]

so if I'm correct, you don't have a time limit, or a poly limit, and art is by choice?

[BiG ToE-3DT]

time limit: there is a due date. Check the first post to make sure.

[Lord_doin]

yeah, appart from that one, not limited to 120 min i mean.

[rap]

i've been browsing the threads and found out that my idea of shrek meets star wars has already been entered by another member, is it ok for me to follow the same idea provided that i produce my own interpretation?

tnx for any info that u can share with me!!!

[Tom-3DT]

yeah, appart from that one, not limited to 120 min i mean.

No, no other limits

i've been browsing the threads and found out that my idea of shrek meets star wars has already been entered by another member, is it ok for me to follow the same idea provided that i produce my own interpretation?

tnx for any info that u can share with me!!!

Yes this is fine

[rap]

tnx alot Tom-3DT!

[RenoAnimations]

this time I have to get in, jojo

[Howdy Partner]

Is this where I get the attention of Tom3DT? I have include a link to my thread below. Some people who have commented on my thread have suggested I may have done something against the rules. To get proportion correct I have traced a few basic shapes from exhisting images. I have not traced the whole image, all of the details were done freehand. I am new to digital painting so I am not sure if this is allowed in the digital painting world. I usually do traditional work and have projected an image on to a canvas before and thought of it as a similar thing. all of the details were put in free hand, and the coloring was done again free hand from the references. It's not very original but I thought I would have a go anyway.

http://forums.3dtotal.com/showthread.php?t=76575

If it is against the rules I would understand, I am pretty sure I won't win anything anyway, and I am not even sure that I am going to have time to finish it due to other commitments. I wouldn't be to dissapointed if I can't enter with it, but it would be nice to know so I don't needlessly continue my thread. Big message! Thanks

[product]

The video mash-up entry is posted on you tube @

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB9YkpZJu6Y

[product]

Movie mash-up*Napolean Dropkick*product

The video mash-up entry is posted on you tube @

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB9YkpZJu6Y

[Tom-3DT]

Is this where I get the attention of Tom3DT? I have include a link to my thread below. Some people who have commented on my thread have suggested I may have done something against the rules. To get proportion correct I have traced a few basic shapes from exhisting images. I have not traced the whole image, all of the details were done freehand. I am new to digital painting so I am not sure if this is allowed in the digital painting world. I usually do traditional work and have projected an image on to a canvas before and thought of it as a similar thing. all of the details were put in free hand, and the coloring was done again free hand from the references. It's not very original but I thought I would have a go anyway.

http://forums.3dtotal.com/showthread.php?t=76575

If it is against the rules I would understand, I am pretty sure I won't win anything anyway, and I am not even sure that I am going to have time to finish it due to other commitments. I wouldn't be to dissapointed if I can't enter with it, but it would be nice to know so I don't needlessly continue my thread. Big message! Thanks

Very sorry but no tracing is allowed, you just take different film ideas and then combine them to make your own. Sorry for the delay in replying too.

Tom

[hulahuga]

But what happened to the mattes then??? But I understand if you trace large areas an then post it as a digital painting (going to look at the thread now..)


Edit: Okay I think Inveni0 said something good about this...
If you want to do a matte painting, do a matte painting. See, the definition of a matte painting is that you're using mattes of other images.

If you're doing a digital painting, though, you need to actually do a digital painting. You can't "trace to get proportions right". That's cheating. There are people on here that work hard to be able to freehand proportions and to come in and trace something is cheating them out of their hard work.

Just get honest, man. Anybody can trace something. This competition is for artists.

And judging from the pics (including the refs and such) it is looking a bit much like tracing... But it can always be redone right?? ;)

[Steban]

Can anyone tell me if can i use an internet background image?

[RenoAnimations]

I am not sure were do i have to post my final image (dummy doubt) :( at the en of my own WIP thread???
4. All entries must be submitted to the final entries thread by Midnight GMT on the 15th July 2010 (where is that or I have to creat my own final entrie theard?)

[BiG ToE-3DT]

there will be a final entry thread located in the same section of the forum as your w.i.p thread. This final entry thread will be where all final entries will be uploaded.

Do not make your own final entry thread.

[Zlatovous]

Regarding the final entry thread - do I have to upload the image to the 3Dtotal site via attachements or can I link to external site?

[Tom-3DT]

attachments are better, but the other works ok too

[Steban]

im sorry if i didnt understand, but there is no problem if i use an internet image for my background?

[mies]

when is next challenge? i keep checking but i think i will miss the start this way. hope u guys dont mind me asking..:lame:

[Tom-3DT]

when is next challenge? i keep checking but i think i will miss the start this way. hope u guys dont mind me asking..:lame:

No That's fine, hopefully in about 7-10 days, but we are really bogged down with projects at the moment (the projects that actually pay the bills lol)

Thanks

Tom

[gumby666]

Can't wait!!
Will do my darndest to actually complete a final submission for the next one!!
Any hints as to possible topic??
Whet our appetites :drool:

[Tom-3DT]

might involve wheels....

[gumby666]

Sounds wheely good!
I'm revved up for this one!!
Have just bought Zbrush4 so can roadtest it on this challenge.
............sorry couldn't resist!!!;P

[hulahuga]

Sounds wheely good!
I'm revved up for this one!!
Have just bought Zbrush4 so can roadtest it on this challenge.
............sorry couldn't resist!!!;P

:smug:

[mies]

so...its gonna start?

[BiG ToE-3DT]

it will start, right on time.

[mies]

it will start, right on time.

sorry if my post caused irritation..it wasnt ment in that way.

[BiG ToE-3DT]

don't worry about it, I was joking when I said, start right on time. The idea is, when it starts, that will be the right time for it.

Just make sure you enter. Or I will look for you, I will find you, I will steal your computer.

[mies]

don't worry about it, I was joking when I said, start right on time. The idea is, when it starts, that will be the right time for it.

Just make sure you enter. Or I will look for you, I will find you, I will steal your computer.

LOL, i should buy myself a safe then ;)

[mies]

If i could do anything to help, id be happy to :haha:

[BiG ToE-3DT]

just getting a few sponsors squared away, then everything should be good to go.

[mies]

I asume there wont be any chalanges until the Dom war?

I think i cant join dom war cuz i still suck.

[BiG ToE-3DT]

yeah, I thought we were going to squeeze one in, but things didn't work out that way. If the Dom War starts on time, then it's only about 2 weeks away.

[Tom-3DT]

Just got this email from Fred...of course i replied 'yes!'


Hi Tom,

Invitation:.:: Dominance War is set to start November 9th. I would like to ask if 3dtotal.com will be part of this event this year?

Best Regards,
~ Fred

[washka]

Maybe you could have told them that there may be some poly weight on some priv//[cut]// I can't talk more, they're watching us...

[chris_solo]

Just got this email from Fred...of course i replied 'yes!'


Hi Tom,

Invitation:.:: Dominance War is set to start November 9th. I would like to ask if 3dtotal.com will be part of this event this year?

Best Regards,
~ Fred
:dance::dance: coOL!! I'll be there!!:drool:

[washka]

Oh chris, you're in, nice!

[nonica]

That's a fine initiative. As a newbie I like it very much. The prizing is also worth appreciating.

[nonica]

That's quite obvious. There has to be movie mash ups since there are so much projects running. You have to be ready for that.