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instinct-vfx

11-14-2006, 01:01 PM

Hi everyone,

this is finally out of NDA and we're allowed to show it :)
This was used for the presentation of the new CL-Class on the Paris Motorshow.
It was shot in Norway and all PostPro (3d/compositing/colorcorrection) was done here in Munich.
All 3d was done in 3dSMax with Vray, Compositing with d2's NUKE and Colorcorrection in Iridas framecycler DI.
We are preparing an explaining version that will explain wich shots were real and wich were partly or fully CG. There's quite a lot of Set-Replacements and Set-Extensions as well as full CG Cars and Sets.

Involved Crew for the Post-Poduction:

In-House:
Joachim Lincke : Art-Direction, Lead Compositing and ColorCorrection
Thorsten Kaufmann (that would be me:P) : Head of 3D, Tracking
Christian Stoeckl : Shading Packshot and Interior (borrowed from Mackevision :D)
Jens Vollrath : 3D (My Left Hand and savior :P)
Jan Kiesel : Compositing, Stitching, Mattepainting

Freelancing:
Jan Dubberke : Compositing, Mattepainting
Fikret Yildirim : 3d
Vladan Subotic : 3d

http://www.galleryofmedia.com/media/CL_2006/Interior.jpg
http://www.galleryofmedia.com/media/CL_2006/Exterior.jpg
Now here comes the Fun :

Final Spot - Quicktime 7 - 720x404 (PAL 16:6) - 164,1mb (http://www.galleryofmedia.com/media/CL_2006/CL_PAL_LOGO.mov)
Mirror: Final Spot Pal Mirror (http://www.instinct-vfx.de/mirror/CL_PAL_LOGO.mov)

Final Spot Small version - Quicktime 7 - 480x230 - 69,3mb (http://www.galleryofmedia.com/media/CL_2006/CL_PAL_LOGO_SMALL.mov)
Mirror: Final Spot Small Mirror (http://www.instinct-vfx.de/mirror/CL_PAL_LOGO_SMALL.mov)

Please Excuse the rather big filesizes, but everthing that was smaller looked pretty damn ugly.

We're also preparing quite some Behind the Scenes stuff. As a small teaser :
http://www.galleryofmedia.com/media/CL_2006/Tunnel_Shot_A_0008.jpg

Original Footage:
http://www.galleryofmedia.com/media/CL_2006/Tunnel_Shot_A_Orig.mov
Mirror: Original Footage Mirror (http://www.instinct-vfx.de/mirror/Tunnel_Shot_A_Orig.mov)
Final Shot:
http://www.galleryofmedia.com/media/CL_2006/Tunnel_Shot_A_Final.mov
Mirror: Final Shot Mirror (http://www.instinct-vfx.de/mirror/Tunnel_Shot_A_Final.mov)

Kind Regards,
Thorsten

http://www.galeriedermedien.de/

EDIT:

We finally got around finishing the Making-of movie. With 230mb it is pretty big to download, but it is good quality and longer then the original spot. Have fun!

Making of Spot - Quicktime 7 - 720x405 (PAL 16:9) - 227mb (http://www.galleryofmedia.com/media/CL_2006/CL_MOF_Web.mov)

luGher

11-14-2006, 04:45 PM

so nice, a very realistic and professional spot, 5 stars :)

Silverwing

11-14-2006, 06:22 PM

Wow that was absolutely amazing!
Phantastic and really photorealistic
rendering! Stunning work... 5*

sitnikvladimir

11-16-2006, 10:22 AM

Grand work man! :bowdown: instinct-vfx and this team 4ever 5*

instinct-vfx

11-16-2006, 02:10 PM

thanks a lot guys, as we were asked a lot in other places here's some info on what was cg. That's jsut a quick and rough overview, the breakdown(s) will show in more detail.

There was no Black CL available for Shooting, so every Black CL is Full CG.
The Bridge Shot that shows the Black one overtaking the silver one is completely CG, as well as all the night scenes with the black one. The Packshot (both the rolling and the last one) are also completely CG, as well as the interior nightshot. And then there are a lot of Set Replacements and Extensions like the above Tunnel Shot.

Regards,
Thorsten

monster_155

11-17-2006, 02:55 AM

ill cry all links don't work could u plz post it somewhere else

thx indeed

instinct-vfx

11-17-2006, 06:30 AM

I just tried them and they all work fine for me. I will prepare mirrors on my personal server in a few hours.

Thorsten

risker007

11-17-2006, 08:45 AM

Congratulations !

instinct-vfx

11-17-2006, 08:51 AM

The Panorama from Shanghai has been used during the Design Part, not in the Packshot, but it was indeed used :) Just to be on the safe side i added mirrors for all files.

Kind Regards,
Thorsten

risker007

11-17-2006, 09:34 AM

Hi Thorsten ,
I saw that , nice CG work . im thinking about lamborghini Gallardo and MITSUBISHI .

instinct-vfx

01-18-2007, 01:05 PM

See first post, we finally got around finishing the making-of.

Regards,
Thorsten

droidoz

01-18-2007, 01:30 PM

The most realistic moving digital cars I've ever witnessed were in your video! I'm blown away, not only by the cars but by the cinematography, lighting, (the tunnel part was awesome) and editing. A perfect commercial I say, not only for Mercedes but for your skills. Congrats and thanks for showing how it was made, it was very inspiring!

Animals

01-18-2007, 04:02 PM

I mean man what can I say just tell me what can I say.. hehe this is more then cg it is jus incredible how your skills are that huuuuuge!!

i wish I can be like you one time my master!

Seanml

01-19-2007, 08:42 PM

you people are gods among men. I couldn't tell what was real and what wasn't. Six stars from me, this is profound.

TEACH ME YOUR WAYS!!!

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