CgTalk:FXWARS! SUPERPOWERS! VIDEOGRAPHERS! We need you!


#41

David: check pm :slight_smile:


#42

ok the footage is online on one server and going to two. Thanks to Daniel(PowerDan) and Ian (SoLiTuDe) for hosting. If you guys can post links to the directories that would be best, I upload them but not sure how to direct link to them.
Ian’s is still uploading, right now, it maybe a 5 hour upload. There are small quicktimes in the directories. I recommend downloading them first, see if you want the footage.

I’ll post the small quicktimes on my site later this week, also I’ll have fx break downs of what was planned and what there is to do for each shot. They are basically the same effect mainly, the hands. There is also the mosters approach and such, anyway. we should have links up soon.


#43

Hi Dave (destruct007) I’ll post the FTP Link for download tonight.


#44

Great work guys!

On the second plug Ill give you all who have posted raw footage
credits for all this work!

-R


#45

Heya guys… here’s the links to the footage… It looks like there’s three shots finished, and 1 not done yet…? I’ll edit this post later and add anything neccessary. Oh yeah… if anybody needs anything hosted, just pm me.

 [http://www.innersolitude.com/~fxwars/fist_sm.mov](http://www.innersolitude.com/%7Efxwars/fist_sm.mov)
 [http://www.innersolitude.com/~fxwars/fist.rar](http://www.innersolitude.com/%7Efxwars/fist.rar)
 
 [http://www.innersolitude.com/~fxwars/handRollOver.mov](http://www.innersolitude.com/%7Efxwars/handRollOver.mov)
 [http://www.innersolitude.com/~fxwars/handRollOver.rar](http://www.innersolitude.com/%7Efxwars/handRollOver.rar)

http://www.innersolitude.com/~fxwars/mosterApp.mov
http://www.innersolitude.com/~fxwars/mosterApp.rar

http://www.innersolitude.com/~fxwars/playBall.mov
http://www.innersolitude.com/~fxwars/playBall.rar


#46

Looking really good, I’m excited about the final composite.


#47

Hi guys, here is the footage for the Brute (By Team: David Schoneveld & Daniel Sunwoo).

There is a limit of 8 Users, one user/IP. I cant keep the Server Up 24h by day, but I will try to have it available most the time.

ftp://201.243.99.98/vfx_wars/

Use anonymous login.

[EDIT]
List of the files in the FTP:
first.rar (164M)
first_sm.mov (8.5M)

handRollOver.rar (197M)
handRollOver.mov (3.5M)

mosterApp.rar (286M)
mosterApp.mov (7.6M)

playBall.rar (204M)
playBall.mov (3.27M)

I recomend to Download first the Quicktime Movie, so you can see the shot first and then download the Rar ones (image seq).

The Rar Files are in a bigger Resolution.

[ FTP Server Status: DOWN! Sorry, but an Electrical Failure in my Neigborhood damage my FTP Server, I need to buy a new Power Supply for the FTP PC so I can put Online again ā€œThe Bruteā€ Footage.]
[EDIT]

bye, Good Luck to all Teams.

–<Daniel>–


#48

I forgot I have to reupload the ā€œplayBallā€ to the Ian’s server… I’ll try to remember to do that tonight. I’ve posted on my teams thread a set up file for that shot with the arms modeled, rigged, and placed (not yet tracked) so you can get right to the fx…
Maya 7 file:
http://agentfx.com/fxWars/playBall_setUp_v01.mb

I wrote more on the file on the team thread.


#49

And about the NEW dateline,
Do you guys feel that 3 weeks is enough extra time, or should we aim for two?

Can anyone mirror his files? I am concerned that his servers are going to get hit HARD when the plug comes…

-R


#50

I’d be good with 2 weeks at the most. I’m afraid that I’ll be tempted to slack off and procrastinate if the deadline slips too far into the future. I’m fairly certain we can make the Aug. 29 deadline but having just gotten Shake we are under a bit of a learning curve and some extra time might be nice. I’m OK either way.


#51

Just to be sure, i can use this footage to enter the challenge? I didn’t have time to go film everything so if i can use this footage, i’m in :thumbsup:


#52

That is the idea…

:slight_smile:

-R


#53

yeah the end of august seems fair


#54

Ian (SoLiTuDe) is also mirroring it, on the previous page, another mirror is fine too if someon gets me their ftp. I’ll also see how much I can put on my server.

http://forums.cgsociety.org/newreply.php?do=newreply&noquote=1&p=3723600

also another offer, if someone sends me a self addressed, postage paid, envelope, I’ll mail them a dvd of the footage. I’d rather not do this for tooo many people obviously, pm me if you are interested.


#55

I have an enormous amount of bandwidth available… so it’s not a big deal if we don’t get anybody else I think. I’m almost positive it won’t be a problem…

Also: I went and recorded some really basic stuff today that are more just for quick gag shots… I’ll post them tnoight or tomorrow before I go out of town (wednesday). I have to edit them so they’re a little better… we didn’t really plan it… just kinda went out and shot with a camera, but some of the files should be useable… although some will also probably be a be a bit blurry…

Heh… the damn sprinklers came on about 10 minutes after we set up… got my digital camera nice n wet!!! It missed the video cam by about a foot! Luckily it dried off really fast and didn’t get messed up at all!

Oh yeah… that’s a really nice offer about the dvd’s, but i’m definetly not that nice :smiley:


#56

To all the plug will be posted 12 hours from NOW…

So if you want to include a video for your plug, just post it.

-R


#57

Hi Roberto. Due to work getting in the way I’m only going to be able to shoot and put up my rushes tomrrow evening my time, about 24 hours from now.

Is this too late and so not eligible?

Thanks


#58

Ok ill put off the plug for 24 hours…

You got the time…

-R


#59

heh… you said the 26th, so it can be 11:59pm on the 26th (pacific time) and I think people will appreciate it such as myself who had to work all day – I had the files uploaded before i left for work , but wanted to create the little quicktime previews.

 All of these can or probably should be edited -- you'll see black frames as a visual cue of where one "scene" ends and a new one will start... It was easier for me to do this than to sort out everything and render to different clips.
 
 My footage:
 
 Shot1 (140mb jpgs)

http://www.innersolitude.com/~fxwars/Shot1_Ian.rar
http://www.innersolitude.com/~fxwars/Shot1_Ian.mov
Can be used for teleportation effect…? Real basic… I have one of me running and jumping across also if you guys want it… maybe more of a nightcrawler feel? I’m not very athletic, so it’s not a big jump really… but might be better… I dunno… we’ll see! :slight_smile:
Shot1 Scene1: Me jumping on platform A then walking over to B and jumping, then just coming off screen… I should’ve taken more time and such and thought about it more… oh well.
Shot1 Scene2: Clean Plate

 Shot2  (304mb jpgs)

http://www.innersolitude.com/~fxwars/Shot2Terrance1.rar
http://www.innersolitude.com/~fxwars/Shot2Terrance1.mov
Terrance being a badass – Can be used for some shockwave or fireball or whatever you want really…
Shot2 Scene1: Power Stomp
Shot2 Scene2: Power Punch the ground
Shot2 Scene3: Forcefield or fire or ice or whatever
Shot2 Scene4: Clean plate

 Shot3 (175mb jpgs)
 [http://www.innersolitude.com/~fxwars/Shot3Terrance2.rar](http://www.innersolitude.com/%7Efxwars/Shot3Terrance2.rar)

http://www.innersolitude.com/~fxwars/Shot3Terrance2.mov
More of Terrance being a badass :slight_smile:
Can be used as a ā€œsummonā€ or weather/storm effect or just whatever you think of, of course…
Shot3 Scene1: Terrance looks like he’s raising the dead!
Shot3 Scene2: Bay view - (storm, or have something come up out of the water)

 I'll probably add two or so more to this thread later (or if Roberto posts footage links in another thread I'll just add it there afterwards.  We'll also probably be recording more in the coming weeks -- hopefully as a short like many of the others are doing.
 
 Hope you guys like it / can use it! Sorry if it's a bit blurry -- was extremely hard to tell if the back focus was out by much when zoomed out. (small screen and bright sun!)

#60

BTW If you wish your footage NOT to be shared by other teams it is kosher. Just state it on this thread, and it will be not included in the common pool.

-R