Overview / Usage

When i was contacted to work on this project, the only reference i had, was a screenshot of the ship. So my part here was further research for more references and the creation of the 3d model usable for animations. At the end the goal was to get a slim mesh without any lowpoly appearance. Physical simulations of waves , explosions, fire and cg-characters were integrated by a fx-studio.
At the end the whole sequence had a duration of 18 seconds . The creation of the mesh took about 14 days.

For the shot in the final sequence the bow section was not visible. In order to save polycount and time, it was not created here.

Methodology / Approach

This project required polygon modelling. in first instance. The aim here was to create a bullet proof mesh, usable in different 3d applications and computer systems, due to the fact, that i was more or less at the start of a longer production line. Using procedural elements might sometimes produce negative effects in aspect of correct transition from one station to the next. This is something to keep in mind when the complete finishing is not in one hand only.. The texturing was done on image map base with painted textures using either photografic resourses, hand made texturing or a combination of both. Straight from the beginning my eye was focussed on things like polygon count and file size. The problem here was, that a lot of simulation had to take place futher on for explosions and water effects.

Technologies Used

All elements of the different states of production cpu-based The very most machines in that row where Intel- and in special Xeon founded. Most of workstations either from HP,Dell or Apple are using dual sockets in order to get a propper performance. For the final rendering of the sequence a renderfarm was used.The combination of several machines to render the whole project in networkrendering is absolutely necessary in that case in order to get your results ready for the deadlines.
The 3d software of choice was Cinema 4D by Maxon. The combination of GI and Embree delivers a massive boost rendering your Project.

Other links

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