Dont forget to suggest topic for our next challenge:
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The next challenge will be a comp challenge.
Ok I added the votes:
Here are the winners!
Best Composite Work, Best Editing
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[font=Verdana]Mathew Foscarini (mustan9)[size=3][color=darkorange]
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Comments:
Description: My entry takes place during an illegal street race when a renegade pollice officer attempts to stop it (based upon a scene from the 1988 anime film Akira).
WIP Thread:
FXWARS: THE RACE! Mathew Foscarini
Animation:
QuickTime 720x480 (54Megs)
http://www.mathew3d.com/fxwars/Math…RS(720x480).mov
QuickTime 360x240 (24Megs)
http://www.mathew3d.com/fxwars/Math…RS(360x240).mov
Technical Info:
Entry Catagory: Fantasy Race
Software used: 3D Studio Max, and Combustion
Length: 54 seconds
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[/b]AND THE winner!
Best Animation , Best Visual Effects & Best Overall ENTRY!:
[size=3]David Schoneveld (destruct007) & Burke Roane ____________________________________________
[color=darkorange]Comments:
Ok, I’d love more time to work on this before submitting it, here it is, my final entry. I’m planning on continuing to working on this, to make it even better! Hope you guys dig it.
I really enjoyed this challenge, I know I got a lot out of it! You guys were great in supporting me and giving a lot of great feedback, thanks to all of you, esp, Mathew and Jason, for all your thoughtful input. I can’t wait to take this scene to the next level. And on to the next challenge!!! Good Luck to all!
WIP Thread:
FXWARS! THE RACE: David Schoneveld
Animation:
8 megs, sorenson3, quicktime.
http://agentfx.com/fxWars/davidScho…xWars640480.mov
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Congrats to the winners!
-R
Here are the official standings:
Best Composite Work
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1st. David Schoneveld (destruct007)
[/font]2nd. Mathew Foscarini (mustan9)
3.rd Yann Goument, Russel Etheridge, Mathew Foscarini, David Schoneveld
[color=white]Best Animation
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1st. David Schoneveld (destruct007)
2nd. Mathew Foscarini (mustan9)
3.rd David Schoneveld
[color=white]Best Editing
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1st. Mathew Foscarini (mustan9)
2nd. David Schoneveld (destruct007)
3rd. Russell Etheridge (Russta)
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1st. David Schoneveld (destruct007)
2nd. Mathew Foscarini (mustan9)
3rd. Mathew Foscarini (mustan9)
[color=white][u]Best Overall Entry[/u]
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1st. David Schoneveld (destruct007)
2nd. Mathew Foscarini (mustan9)
3rd. Yann Goument (Yan)
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Looking for a team?
THE RACE! SIGNUP LIST: Post here those who are looking for partners/teams
We are looking for Matte Painters, Technical Directors, Visual Effects Supervisors, Modellers & Animators!
CgTalk:FXWars! The Race!
Technical Direction War
A race is a competition of speed. The competitors in a race try to complete a given task in the shortest amount of time. Typically this involves traversing some distance, but it can be any other task involving speed.
A race to cover a certain distance may be any length, and using any means stipulated by the rules. Running a distance is the most basic form of racing, but races are often conducted in vehicles, such as boats and cars, on or with animals such as horses and in aircraft.
A race may be run continuously from start to finish or may be made of several segments called heats or stages. A heat is usually run over the same course at different times. A stage is a shorter section of a much longer course or a time trial.
Early records of races are evident on pottery from ancient Greece, which depicted running men vying for first place. A chariot race is described in Homer’s Iliad.
THE CHALLENGE:
Do a sequence of a race, during it there has to be a realistic vehicle crash. The race has to involve some sort of manned vehicle.
Think of the challenge this way, you have been tasked with doing the visual effects for a race and you have a VERY short dateline. So creativity is key.
Since the topic is so broad, we have limited the scope to three mayor categories:
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[li]Historical Racing (Imagine doing a 1930’s car race or better yet, an ancient Roman chariot race. This kind of entry requires lots of attention to detail. ) [/li]
[li]Contemporary Racing (Imagine Formula One cars running at speeds over 200 MPH in the Montreal grand Prix or NASCAR cars racing the oval at the [/li]Dover racetrack in Virginia. Hell you can even do go-cart races the idea is that the challenge has to have a basis on an existing league.)
[li]Fantasy Racing (Imagine a futuristic race going up walls, or a maglev race involving flying cars… The key for this kind of entry is imagination, lots of it. And please no space crafts, we will do those in a future challenge…)[/li][/ul]Since this is a Technical Direction War you have to add a scene in your animation that has a realistic crash or pileup of vehicles. You may do completely cg sequences or a composite shots with filmed sequences and or plate. Because of the high level of difficulty, It is STRONGLY encouraged that this challenge be done in teams. Multiple techniques could be used to produce the shots (3D models, matte painting, live action, photographs etc) so good integration of composite elements is key. This is an excellent opportunity for technical directors to try their skills.
At the end pf the challenge a finished entry that looks EXACTLY like either a scene we might see on a movie like Driven (Contemporary) or in a historical movie like Ben Hur (historical), or the pod race in Star Wars ( fantasy). Since the contest of high difficulty you will have ONE month and a 1/2 to do the challenge.
TYPE OF ENTRIES:
Historical Racing (Difficulty Level HIGH)
Imagine you are driving
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[li]More emphasis on research of vehicles, tracks and environments [/li][li]Emphasis on editing, lighting and cinematography. [/li][li]The scenes in the entry require good flow and good camera work [/li][/ul]Contemporary Racing ( Difficulty Level HIGH)
Imagine you are driving
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[li]Emphasis on editing, lighting and cinematography. [/li][li]The scenes in the entry require good flow and good camera work [/li][li]The interaction of individual and the environment must be realistic. [/li][/ul]Fantasy Racing : (Difficulty Level MODERATE)
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[li]Let you imagination roam free on this one. The key for this king of entry is good camera work/ editing and lots of imagination.[/li][li]For ideas, chek these threads at the Daily Sketch Forum:[/li]CgTalk Daily Sketch 670 THE 50 MINUTE SKETCH: “Race Track:2050”
CgTalk Daily Sketch 669 THE 25 MINUTE SKETCH: “Race Car”
CgTalk Daily Sketch 668 THE 30 MINUTE SKETCH: “Race Car CRASH”
[/ul]The best animation/short will be selected by an open vote
for these categories:
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[li]Best Composite Work [/li][li]Best Animation [/li][li]Best Editing [/li][li]Best Visual Effects) [/li][li]Best Overall Entry[/li][/ul]The winner will get bragging rights and a small banner
designed by me.
DATELINE: Monday MAY 22th 12:00 PM
YOU HAVE ONE MONTH AND A 1/2 to do the challenge.I would recomend to use the last TWO WEEKS for rendering.
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][li]You may use a pre exiting models and filmed footage, as long as you have the rights to use them. If you use pre existing material CREDIT the source. [/li][li]You may provide a heavily edited animation with all the trimmings, as long a you provide a written shot sequence OR a storyboard of your work. [/li][li]Remember the key of the challenge if for you guys to brush up on your simulation/ TD skills.[/li][/ul]GENERAL RULES:
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[li]The animation and simulations (if any) must have been done AFTER the topic has been[/li]announced.
[li]WIP are encouraged if they are posted in ANOTHER[/li]thread. Please provide a link to them on this thread.
[li]WIP thread should be posted on the FXWARS Forum forum and should follow[/li]the following naming convention: FXWars! THE RACE!: MY NAME, TYPE OF ENTRY (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]Please add a brief text description about your piece.[/li]The artist also has to post total length of time it took and program used.
[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]The topics will be picked at random from the list on
this >>thread << (The author will be given credit). So
guys keep them coming.
[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]Only participants who follow the rules and submit a final entry will be elegible for the voting process. [/li][li]Any piece caught breaking the rules will be taken[/li]off the thread.
[/ul]Footage:
Race Track Plates
http://ferraristuff.com/media/ferrari+f399+formula+one+brochure+1445+99+01.jpg
http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?p=formula+one+cars&ei=UTF-8&fr=FP-tab-web-t360&x=wrt
http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?p=nascar+Cars&ei=UTF-8&fr=FP-tab-web-t360&x=wrt
Reference:
Videos
[moyenne res.](http://javascript%3cb%3e%3c/b%3e:PopupCentrer(‘cinetv/cinetv3.php?IDfilm=1586&IDextrait=1647&typext=real&run=moyenne res.’,800,600,‘menubar=no,scrollbars=auto,resizable=1,statusbar=0’)
(5.03 Mb)
http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2453844?htv=12
http://www.arctic.uoguelph.ca/cpe/environments/location_image/satellite_map_frame.htm
http://www.stormvideo.com/footage.html
http://www.mthurricane.com/blizzard_video.htm
http://blogtelevision.net/p/Watch-Video-Storm-Swallows-MINI-Whole___1,2,9726.html
Good Luck
-R
, just came up with some scenes in my head already
