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06-25-2008, 07:41 PM
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| SFM Nugget Realname: Commander Adalla Join Date: Apr 2008 Age: 26
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| Amazing CG shot from BSG Since I got into 3D animation work, I've been trying to reproduce shots like on Battlestar Galactica. At least, trying to learn techniques and improve my skills to go in that direction. And one of the questions I always had was whether it was possible to do interior cockpit shots with entirely CG cockpits. That's because on Battlestar Galactica, all those shots of the cockpits are composited in with the CG. So they'll have a CG Viper model with a CG pilot, and as they zoom in, they transition to a composited shot, with a real full scale Viper, and the actor in it, so basically only the Viper is CG, but the cockpit is all a real full scale physical model. However, I just listened to the Podcast on episode 411 "The Hub" and at the end, Ron Moore says the shot of (spoiler if you have not seen this episode) ------------------ Adama looking out of the Raptor cockpit towards the Base Star----------------end of spoiler Was a completely CG shot. CG Raptor interior, CG cockpit, CG screens, looking onto a CG base star in the distance. Well, this answered my question, and showed me that indeed it is possible to do interior and cockpit shots fully in CG and make it look realistic. Of course, you gotta be one hell of a modeler and get the lighting well to pull it off. But man, that's crazy. I honestly would have never known it was a CG shot until I heard RDM tell us it was. And that's when you know CG is really good, when you cant tell the difference between a CG shot and a live action plate shot. I'll attach a few screens to show you what I'm talking about |
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06-26-2008, 03:24 PM
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| Is Baaaaack...   Realname: Casper Del Blanco Join Date: May 2006 Location: Way Down In The Hole... Age: 36
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  | Little known fact: they've been doing Bill Adama fully in CG since the start of Season 3. Olmos was sick of the grind of live-action, now all he does is sit down with a pocket recorder and read his dialog, after which the animators take over. Seriously! |
| My inner child got his ass kicked by my inner juvenile delinquent... Star Wars Reference Photos here. | |
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06-26-2008, 09:08 PM
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| Administrator   Realname: Brian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Age: 30
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| * When they broke open molecules, they found they were only stuffed with atoms, But when they broke open atoms, they found them stuffed with explosions. | ||
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06-26-2008, 11:39 PM
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| www.projectcosmos.net   Realname: Nate Join Date: May 2006 Location: San Diego, CA, USA Age: 31
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 | I didn't know the interior was CG either. Dang that's some good CG right there. |
| www.projectcosmos.net - Tomorrow begins here. | |
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06-27-2008, 12:23 AM
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| Administrator Realname: Brian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Age: 30
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| They probably took pictures from the set and mapped them to geometry. |
| * When they broke open molecules, they found they were only stuffed with atoms, But when they broke open atoms, they found them stuffed with explosions. | |
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06-27-2008, 02:20 AM
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| www.projectcosmos.net Realname: Nate Join Date: May 2006 Location: San Diego, CA, USA Age: 31
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