StarCraft: Final Metamorphosis - Page 9

MartinKlekner · 01-08-2010, 06:42 AM

Just saw the trailer, amazing job. Im really looking forward to this.

wester · 03-08-2010, 08:02 PM

This is great! I would really appreciate if you did some sort of tutorial on how you create the SSS and renders that you have. I'm making a single-shot short film for practice and i'd really benefit from it.

Thanks, and i cannot WAIT to see this finished. Phenominal job.

Napper · 29-08-2010, 09:03 AM

Freespace i must say your work is UNREAL! You are doing what the whole team of Blizzard didn't. That is provide a truely epic cinematic for Starcraft fans. The crazy thing is that your cinematic "Last Contact" and your new teaser and of course the adverts for starcraft 2 have got me into the games (I never played them before). Blizzard should be paying you!

Just wondering one thing as well. I know you dont want to spoil anything but will we see any Scouts or Zealots in action?

see.mann · 11-10-2010, 03:45 PM

salut. ma uit cu multa placere cand am timp la "first contact" si astept de ...o groaza de vreme final metamorphosis dar de-abia azi am vazut ca esti ro(un motiv sa fiu patriot...destul de rar in ziua de azi). as vrea daca se poate ce a cerut si wester mai devreme...sa ne dai un punct de inceput pt ca e un domeniu in care de mult am zis ca o sa intru dar nu am avut ocazia. m-ar interesa decat sa-mi spui ce programe as putea incerca incepator fiind...si apoi pt nivele mai avansate. ms si astept cu nerabdare varianta finala a cinematicului

hulahuga · 11-10-2010, 07:06 PM

Now how is it going man???

Freespace-3DT · 11-10-2010, 08:10 PM

Let's go through each reply

hulahuga: Thank you! There are two main voice actors on the project, one is Phillip Sacramento (he did Tassadar in First Contact), and one is Brynna Talken (daughter of the original voice actress for Kerrigan!).

TekNeek: So true, lol.

MartinKlekner: Thank you very much.

wester: Thank you! I use the Mental Ray SSS Skin shader. It's amazing and rather easy to get used to. Just make sure to use it together with Photometric lights for best results.
Good luck with your short film!

Napper: Thank you kindly! Glad I could introduce you to this amazing universe.

I can't really say about those scouts and zealots, but I believe you won't be disappointed.

see.mann: Hey there fellow romanian!

To start off your journey in CG, I recommend 3ds max actually. It's an easy program to use once you get used to the interface and figure out the basic tools. It has a comprehensive tutorial base, but you could also get the 3dsmax Bible and go through that from start to finish. There are also lots of tutorials here on 3dtotal.com for more specific things that you may need.

hulahuga: I finished working on the demo reel a week ago, so I'm back working on this.

These last 3 months were spent on something else, hence lack of progress on the cinematic.

Here's a render of the scene I worked on yesterday:

hulahuga · 11-10-2010, 08:15 PM

Good to hear you are back in action then

. Link to the reel perhaps

?

Nice to see you are working with focus but try to make sure his chest is sharp in this shot

. Might be compression though

Freespace-3DT · 11-10-2010, 08:41 PM

Here's the thread for the demoreel: http://forums.3dtotal.com/showthread.php?t=78964

The chest really is in focus here, but I always apply a 0.2 pixel blur to all CG. A lesson well learned since doing visual effects.

hulahuga · 12-10-2010, 12:15 PM

Ah

.

Btw. you don't happen to be in bucharest any time during the 22-25??

Freespace-3DT · 14-10-2010, 01:55 PM

Sorry, it's really a long way away from me. What's the occasion?

hulahuga · 14-10-2010, 07:33 PM

http://www.iron-curtain.org/

Will be going there for my first art workshop

(or well I've attended a set of free time art classes before in national museum in stockholm but that isn't really the same).
Totally hooked, want to learn as much as possible

Miss Mikame · 17-10-2010, 11:29 PM

En Taro Tassadar Freespace!

This is one sweet peice of work, im more exited about watching this than playing SC2 right now ha ha.

Avatar-3DT · 18-10-2010, 06:43 AM

Looking sweet man. You dropped off the radar for a while but seems like you just got down in your bunker for some research

Nicely done.

Miss Mikame · 19-10-2010, 02:34 AM

Its those damn Infested marines, They're allways a pain

see.mann · 25-10-2010, 07:09 PM

frate noutati...plz!

01-08-2010, 06:42 AM	#121
MartinKlekner Martin Klekner Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Prague Posts: 152 Thanks: 3 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 2	Just saw the trailer, amazing job. Im really looking forward to this. __________________ martin.klekner@gmail.com http://mkvisualproduction.blogspot.com/

11-10-2010, 07:06 PM	#125
hulahuga Dr. Hula Join Date: May 2008 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 4,647 Thanks: 140 Thanked 136 Times in 130 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 5	Now how is it going man??? __________________ What does the doctor ordain today? - Hmm... What about a shot... full of ideas! Currently using: Maya - Mudbox - ZBrush - Photoshop WIP Hula's 2D Sketchbook http://forums.3dtotal.com/p=777808 Hula's 3D Sketchbox http://forums.3dtotal.com/p=76693 Hula and Waska's Joint Project Thread http://forums.3dtotal.com/p=792813

11-10-2010, 08:10 PM	#126
Freespace-3DT Commando Moderator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Romania, Cluj Posts: 7,991 Thanks: 39 Thanked 186 Times in 159 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 10	Let's go through each reply hulahuga: Thank you! There are two main voice actors on the project, one is Phillip Sacramento (he did Tassadar in First Contact), and one is Brynna Talken (daughter of the original voice actress for Kerrigan!). TekNeek: So true, lol. MartinKlekner: Thank you very much. wester: Thank you! I use the Mental Ray SSS Skin shader. It's amazing and rather easy to get used to. Just make sure to use it together with Photometric lights for best results. Good luck with your short film! Napper: Thank you kindly! Glad I could introduce you to this amazing universe. I can't really say about those scouts and zealots, but I believe you won't be disappointed. see.mann: Hey there fellow romanian! To start off your journey in CG, I recommend 3ds max actually. It's an easy program to use once you get used to the interface and figure out the basic tools. It has a comprehensive tutorial base, but you could also get the 3dsmax Bible and go through that from start to finish. There are also lots of tutorials here on 3dtotal.com for more specific things that you may need. hulahuga: I finished working on the demo reel a week ago, so I'm back working on this. These last 3 months were spent on something else, hence lack of progress on the cinematic. Here's a render of the scene I worked on yesterday: Attached Images __________________ Cinematics: StarCraft: Final Metamorphosis (Final 7.5 Minute CG Animation) Speed Factor 2 (23-NOV-2010) Demo Reel 2010 (1-OCT-2010) StarCraft: First Contact (08-JUL-2009) MY CG&VFX WEBSITE

11-10-2010, 08:15 PM	#127
hulahuga Dr. Hula Join Date: May 2008 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 4,647 Thanks: 140 Thanked 136 Times in 130 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 5	Good to hear you are back in action then . Link to the reel perhaps ? Nice to see you are working with focus but try to make sure his chest is sharp in this shot . Might be compression though __________________ What does the doctor ordain today? - Hmm... What about a shot... full of ideas! Currently using: Maya - Mudbox - ZBrush - Photoshop WIP Hula's 2D Sketchbook http://forums.3dtotal.com/p=777808 Hula's 3D Sketchbox http://forums.3dtotal.com/p=76693 Hula and Waska's Joint Project Thread http://forums.3dtotal.com/p=792813

11-10-2010, 08:41 PM	#128
Freespace-3DT Commando Moderator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Romania, Cluj Posts: 7,991 Thanks: 39 Thanked 186 Times in 159 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 10	Here's the thread for the demoreel: http://forums.3dtotal.com/showthread.php?t=78964 The chest really is in focus here, but I always apply a 0.2 pixel blur to all CG. A lesson well learned since doing visual effects. __________________ Cinematics: StarCraft: Final Metamorphosis (Final 7.5 Minute CG Animation) Speed Factor 2 (23-NOV-2010) Demo Reel 2010 (1-OCT-2010) StarCraft: First Contact (08-JUL-2009) MY CG&VFX WEBSITE

03-08-2010, 08:02 PM	#122
wester Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: San Diego Posts: 70 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	This is great! I would really appreciate if you did some sort of tutorial on how you create the SSS and renders that you have. I'm making a single-shot short film for practice and i'd really benefit from it. Thanks, and i cannot WAIT to see this finished. Phenominal job.

29-08-2010, 09:03 AM	#123
Napper Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Freespace i must say your work is UNREAL! You are doing what the whole team of Blizzard didn't. That is provide a truely epic cinematic for Starcraft fans. The crazy thing is that your cinematic "Last Contact" and your new teaser and of course the adverts for starcraft 2 have got me into the games (I never played them before). Blizzard should be paying you! Just wondering one thing as well. I know you dont want to spoil anything but will we see any Scouts or Zealots in action?

11-10-2010, 03:45 PM	#124
see.mann Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 29 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	salut. ma uit cu multa placere cand am timp la "first contact" si astept de ...o groaza de vreme final metamorphosis dar de-abia azi am vazut ca esti ro(un motiv sa fiu patriot...destul de rar in ziua de azi). as vrea daca se poate ce a cerut si wester mai devreme...sa ne dai un punct de inceput pt ca e un domeniu in care de mult am zis ca o sa intru dar nu am avut ocazia. m-ar interesa decat sa-mi spui ce programe as putea incerca incepator fiind...si apoi pt nivele mai avansate. ms si astept cu nerabdare varianta finala a cinematicului

12-10-2010, 12:15 PM	#129
hulahuga Dr. Hula Join Date: May 2008 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 4,647 Thanks: 140 Thanked 136 Times in 130 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 5	Ah . Btw. you don't happen to be in bucharest any time during the 22-25?? __________________ What does the doctor ordain today? - Hmm... What about a shot... full of ideas! Currently using: Maya - Mudbox - ZBrush - Photoshop WIP Hula's 2D Sketchbook http://forums.3dtotal.com/p=777808 Hula's 3D Sketchbox http://forums.3dtotal.com/p=76693 Hula and Waska's Joint Project Thread http://forums.3dtotal.com/p=792813

14-10-2010, 01:55 PM	#130
Freespace-3DT Commando Moderator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Romania, Cluj Posts: 7,991 Thanks: 39 Thanked 186 Times in 159 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 10	Sorry, it's really a long way away from me. What's the occasion? __________________ Cinematics: StarCraft: Final Metamorphosis (Final 7.5 Minute CG Animation) Speed Factor 2 (23-NOV-2010) Demo Reel 2010 (1-OCT-2010) StarCraft: First Contact (08-JUL-2009) MY CG&VFX WEBSITE

14-10-2010, 07:33 PM	#131
hulahuga Dr. Hula Join Date: May 2008 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 4,647 Thanks: 140 Thanked 136 Times in 130 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 5	http://www.iron-curtain.org/ Will be going there for my first art workshop (or well I've attended a set of free time art classes before in national museum in stockholm but that isn't really the same). Totally hooked, want to learn as much as possible __________________ What does the doctor ordain today? - Hmm... What about a shot... full of ideas! Currently using: Maya - Mudbox - ZBrush - Photoshop WIP Hula's 2D Sketchbook http://forums.3dtotal.com/p=777808 Hula's 3D Sketchbox http://forums.3dtotal.com/p=76693 Hula and Waska's Joint Project Thread http://forums.3dtotal.com/p=792813

17-10-2010, 11:29 PM	#132
Miss Mikame Conscripted Optimist Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Out there, way out there! Ok fine, New Zealand Posts: 182 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 2	En Taro Tassadar Freespace! This is one sweet peice of work, im more exited about watching this than playing SC2 right now ha ha. __________________ My Sketchbook of many things Aaaaaah! my arm got de-rezzed again. Grab my disk would ya please.

18-10-2010, 06:43 AM	#133
Avatar-3DT Paper scratcher Join Date: May 2003 Location: Romania - Ramnicu Sarat Posts: 5,625 Thanks: 4 Thanked 110 Times in 104 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 4	Looking sweet man. You dropped off the radar for a while but seems like you just got down in your bunker for some research Nicely done. __________________ "There will be a time when heroes will be diminished and the great glory of Man shall be just a dim star reflected in fading waters of time, when no life nor sacrifice shall be required for the honor of such title, but just the empty banner of a victory." Locarn D'Arcy, Master Paladin, last Avatar "Of Heroes and their passing" www.avatarart.com http://www.avatarart.com/shards/

19-10-2010, 02:34 AM	#134
Miss Mikame Conscripted Optimist Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Out there, way out there! Ok fine, New Zealand Posts: 182 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 2	Its those damn Infested marines, They're allways a pain __________________ My Sketchbook of many things Aaaaaah! my arm got de-rezzed again. Grab my disk would ya please.

25-10-2010, 07:09 PM	#135
see.mann Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 29 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	frate noutati...plz!

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