David Fedele - Thesis May, 2006

Lighting Tests Updated

2006-02-25T00:05:00.000-08:00

More lighting tests showing lighting/texturing progression with modification in post.

Updated Lighting and Car Paint Shader Test

2006-02-22T17:53:00.000-08:00

Here is my updated lighting test so far with your suggestions Michael. Also, here is a test of the shader for my cars.

Texture and Lighting Test

2006-02-18T19:51:00.000-08:00

I have completed my scene blocking so that I have my cityscape positioned the way that I like. This is a test of basic texture and lighting with some color correction done in post so I could see how the scene is progressing, but there's a lot more to do.

Session 03 - Homework

2005-09-21T07:55:00.000-07:00

I will create a visual effects shot that consists of animating believable rigid-body dynamics and particle/fluid simulations of natural phenomenon (such as fire, smoke, explosions, debris, water, and rain).

My skillset is also strong in compositing/lighting and rendering, and therefore I plan to create different layers for my simulations so I can composite them together to create a more visually appealling piece in the end and also to mimic the chaos of the real world.

Research Topcs

Watch examples of real natural phenomenon to gather sourceimagery for proper scale, movement, and texturing
Review of pertinent earth science and physics to understand how natural phenomenon move/propogate here on Earth
Particle (and sprites) vs. Fluid simulations
Compositing tips/tricks for comping water, dust, and other simulations
Maya vs. Mental Ray
Full CG VFX shot vs. CG Dynamics and Particles comped with Live-Action Plates

Session 02 - Homework

2005-09-14T08:09:00.000-07:00

References - Digital Domain (Stealth, The Day After Tomorrow, various commercials)
ILM (Star Wars 3 opening battle with explosions)
Playstation Commercial (Ratchet and Clank)
www.reelefx.com
www.vfxtalk.com
www.highend3d.com
www.cgtalk.com
www.cgchannel.com

Research Topics - Movement of natural phenomenon based on the effects of fields/forces, use of particles versus fluids, how to create believable texturing and lighting of particles, the use of sprites to add a greater realism to the texture, particles used for flocking/crowd simulations, and physically based dynamic simulations that occur at real world rates/scales.

Preliminary Thesis Statement - Researching the creation of believable simulations of natural phenomenon (such as fire, smoke, explosions, debris, water, and rain), the use of instancing with particles to create flocking/crowds, and rigid-body dynamics interacting with particles.