I'm interested in creating a photorealistic city comparable to those in Lord of the Rings for regular use in a TV series, i.e. constantly viewed out windows, off balconies, during air travel in and out of city, etc. I've been tinkering with 3DS Max and am willing to invest the time to learn it well...
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Interesting and good to know Christopher and Corey. I was going to use the example of "Stargate: Atlantis" but we want something a little more "Wow!" than that. I'm just hoping to get something built...
Expand commentInteresting and good to know Christopher and Corey. I was going to use the example of "Stargate: Atlantis" but we want something a little more "Wow!" than that. I'm just hoping to get something built and be able to use it from all different angles without messing with it again other than the passes Corey describes.
I own renderrocket.com ... I can provide you free render time if you want to have a larger render farm to prototype stuff
Thanks, Ruben. Just gathering info at this point.
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Blender comes to mind. You can take actual video frames and blend them with drawings. I'm no expert myself but know people who might be able to take you in the right direction. The great thing about it is that the software is free and incredibly versatile.
Gabrielle is right. Blender is a very impressive software package, especially considering that it is free. And there are lots of good tutorials on how to use Blender on the internet. Also, if you have...
Expand commentGabrielle is right. Blender is a very impressive software package, especially considering that it is free. And there are lots of good tutorials on how to use Blender on the internet. Also, if you have access to Adobe After Effects, check out what Andrew Kramer is doing with cityscapes at www.videocopilot.net.