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CgTalk: FXWars! EARTH GO BOOM!
THE CHALLENGE:
Render a realistic/fantasy type animation of Planet Earth exploding or experiencing huge explosions.
The entry with the best VISUALIZATION will be selected by an open vote. (You may do the entry anyway way you want. HARD simulation , or an FX piece with live action, as long as the final piece has a SIMULATION of an exploding Gaia AKA Earth. The winner will get bragging rights and a small banner designed by me.
Keep in mind that the planet might survive (like in Deep Impact, Galactica) or explode in multiple pieces( like Alderaan in Star Wars).
The shots should be space based, but you may do earth POV (like in Deep Impact) if you wish.
DATELINE:
Tuesday March 18th 12:00 PM
NEW DATELINE!
Monday March 31th 12:00 PM
(You have ONE MONTH and TWO Weeks to do the challenge.)
The voting plug will be posted on Friday March 21th.
TYPES OF ENTRY:You may do one of these types of entries:
Forensic Animation
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[li]This is the type of entry that would be used to explain the precise dynamics of Planet Earth Exploding (Imagine you have been sub contracted by the history Channel for an End of the World show. This means that you will have to do A LOT of research. (See links below)[/li][/ul]Commission Shot
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[li]Imagine that you have been commissioned to do a scene for an Ad campaign/ Movie. The commission shot will be based on the following shot description. (The show can be done in animation or live action).[/li]
NOTE if we get more than ONE finished commission entry, I will add a voting category for: Best Commission Shot
EXTERIOR SHOT: (SPACE) -Astronaut Floating in Earth Orbit
The astronaut works in the exterior of the space shuttle. All of the sudden a huge shadow overcasts his work area. As soon as he looks up, he seen a huge asteroid passing in front of him headed to earth .In horror he watches the asteroid hit the planet below.
[/ul][color=white]Freeform Entry(Fantasy) NEW!
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[li]The core requirement for this type of entry is to have fun.[/li][/ul]But keep in mind the key thing that I expect to see in all entries is accurate SIMULATIONS of a exploding planet…
CHALLENGE SPECIFIC RULES:
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[li]No work taken DIRECTLY from an existing tutorial. You may use an existing tutorial only for reference.[/li][/ul]
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[li]You may use a pre existing model, as long as you give credit to the creator. If you cant model, use simple shapes, since we are interested in the simulation. (But teams are encouraged, and if you are a modeler, you can make your model available)[/li][li]You may provide a heavily edited animation with all the trimmings (hell add live action if you want), as long a you provide another PLAIN animation of a side view of the working SIMULATION of multiple explosions in the planet surface.[/li][/ul][color=white]Voting:
For this challenge we will experiment with only ONE category:[/color]
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[li]BEST SIMULATION[/li][/ul]The winner will get bragging rights and a small banner
designed by me.
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GENERAL RULES:
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[li]The animation and simulations (if any) must have been done AFTER the topic has been announced.[/li][li]WIP are encouraged if they are posted in ANOTHER thread. Please provide a link to them on this thread.[/li][li]WIP thread should be posted on the FXWARS Forum forum and should follow[/li]the following naming convention: FXWars! EARTH GO BOOM!: MY NAME, Entry,Movie Title(Note: Group entries are allowed)
[li]It is Recommended that Final movies should be rendered at 320 x 240 or 640 x 480 in QuickTime* format (Sorenson Compression), but other resolutions and formats are allowed. * (The animation format is open for discussion.)[/li][li]The animation should follow the following naming convention:[/li]MYNAME_FXWARS(RESOLUTION).mov. And please add your name at the beginning and end of the animation, and if you can, also add a small non disruptive watermark during the animation.
[li]If for some reason, you can’t host movies, sequential images (Thumbnails size 160 x 120 ) are accepted.[/li][li]You are STRONGLY encouraged to add your entry to You Tube. If interested, please contact the Roberto Ortiz.[/li][li]Please add a brief text description about your piece.[/li][li]The artist also has to post total length of time it took and program used.[/li][li]Collaborative pieces are accepted and encouraged, but Teams entries must have a identifying banner and a name. Shot lists should be included with the entry.[/li][li]Individuals participating in a team CAN have their own individual entries.[/li][li]Post on this thread your link to your WIP thread and your FINAL piece.[/li][li]You can add multiple entries, as long as they have different WIP threads.[/li][li]Freelancers CAN participate in more than ONE entry[/li][li]All Teams members & Freelancers will get screen credit for in the title cards for participation[/li][li]Only participants who follow the rules and submit a final entry will be elegible for the voting process.[/li][li]The moderators reserve the right to taken down any thread.[/li][/ul][font=Arial Black]THE IMAGE LIBRARY
Note: The file password will be provided via PM AFTER you post your WIP thread.
>CLICK TO DOWNLOAD HIREZ IMAGE1
>>CLICK TO DOWLOAD HIREZ IMAGE 2
~[/font]Reference:
Articles:
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[li]Bad Astronomy: SPOILERS: Review: Deep Impact[/li][li]Bad Astronomy: Review: Armageddon[/li][li]Exploded Planet Hypothesis - 2000[/li][/ul]Companies/ Organizations:
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[li]NASA[/li][li]ESA [/li][li]Russian Space Agency[/li][li]Space.com[/li][li]Bad Astronomy Blog[/li][/ul]Images
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[li]http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_set.php?categoryID=2363[/li][li]http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/features/blue_marble.html[/li][li]http://www.celestiamotherlode.net/catalog/earth.php[/li][/ul]
Videos:
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[li]Armageddon - Openings Scene [/li][li]Star Wars - Death Star Destruction[/li][li]Deep Impact[/li][/ul]
-R
looking forward to see the results of this competition