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TidalNight — Frost Diver Test - Breakdown
Published: 2009-04-27 09:20:46 +0000 UTC; Views: 5151; Favourites: 25; Downloads: 34
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Sorry I haven't been too active lately with new projects. Time's been kinda drained outta me and its left little time to myself and some projects I've wanted to get to since earlier in the year.This was a test for camera matching, working with some basic effects as well.
There's another following shot for this, though its taking a while to do, and decide what style I'll try for that clip as this is mainly as a test and demonstration purposes.
-- Clip Notes --
This is a breaking down of some key things I worked with in the video.
Layers/objects include:
- Icicles on the floor
- Large fragments
- Small fragments
- Mist
- Body template
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That body template makes the ice to go behind the body rather than be rendered in front of it. Took a while to match up the movements to a satisfactory level.
Well, hope ya enjoy seeing this breakdown of this short clip. This sure took a while. Will be tryin to get more out eventually.
Music, Animation © ~TidalNight 2009
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Comments: 29
Wow! How cool is that! Keep up the awesome effects! That's pro for real!
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Nice! I want to so some post-composite stuff, looks like a lot of fun ^_^
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I just left the render settings at default, though the texture on the mask body is a 'matte/shadow' one, in 3dsmax
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I'm impressed by how simple a mask model can create such a realistic effect
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This really is the "method behind the magic", heh! Very impressive.
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Pretty awesome in itself, I just think that you could do a few more tricks with the same basic principle...
You could throw ice like a spear, create a protective ring of spiky-ness and even fire off a couple more of those Frost Divers to make your point.
I have to say, though, that this is pretty damn good as a visual technique guide too. You've covered all the basics that new learners will have to consider and showed them off with flair.
Actually, I think you may also have converted our Matt to the idea of throwing around his special effects
It's what I'd be doing ^^
Anyway, great job, and more please!
FN!
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Quite possibly, there's another tidbit coming, though I'm not required to work on it as in depth as this one as there's more created content in it.
Thanks again bud
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Holy dick...
I'm gonna do this... I'm gonna do this so hard...
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hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
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Truly awesome work
makes you look at films a bit differently knowing how much work goes into a single special effects shot
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mmm very intresting seeing how the individual peices add to the effect =3
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Looking good and thanks for showing how you did it^^
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this is simply...amazing. Awesome job with this. :3
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Remembers me the frost diver of Ragnarok Online.
Nicely done, as ever.
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Thanks, yup - was from RO, Frost Diver
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You used a giant book as the prop, right? I hope so. <3
Breaking things down like this helps people realize that, while special effects may be getting somewhat easier to create over time, there's still a lot of work that goes into relatively simple things like this.
It also shows how patient you are with such things, but we all knew that. (:
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Thanks bud, certainly did use a book for props
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Leather folder thingy with a couple of sketchbooks inside
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I was hoping it would be something totally arcane, like...quantum physics or something. XD;
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Very nice work for one person. 👍: 0 ⏩: 0
love the look and how u decomposed action by action
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