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3D Introductory

A series of lectures created for students at candidate level at the IT-University of Copenhagen by RickardStampe Sderstrm 2011. r.s.soderstrom@gmail.com. All material in this lecture is copyrighted to the autorsand creators of the pictures and films. And the lecture is copyrighted to Rickard Stampe Sderstrm. You mayfreely use it as a presentation but not printing it in a digital or analog form.

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About me.

www.rs-soderstrom.com

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Language

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Simulation ofa two-giro gravity attitude control system (E.E Zajac 1963) to Avatar (James Cameron, 2009)

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The course

The exam:To model, texture, animate and rendera unique figurative 3D-model from anexisting or self made production design (max 1 min). Furthermore reflect anddescribe the work process you had in an 10 page rapport with text andpictures (max 10 A4 pages). The rapport shall also relate the production youmade to a product and place in in an historical context.

Mandatory activites during class:- Present your project to the group in max 10 minutes.- Hand in your project to me for evaluation before writing the exam.

Activities outside class:

- Group presentation.- Tutorial making in Maya.

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The course breakdown

Lectures (14 lectures with, 2 h theory and 2 h practical.)

1. Introduction2. Introduction (approval ofindividual project)3. Modeling4. Modeling

5. Texturing6. Texturing7. Animating8. Animating9. Rendering10. Rendering11. Project management, applications of 3D, roles etc.

12. Demonstration ofa project and handing in the practical exam production.13. The history of 3D-animationens part 114. The history of 3D-animation part 2

EXAMINATION

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The course breakdown

Software: Maya 2012

Litteratur: Introducing Maya 2011KompendiumInternet

Tutorial making in and outside class.

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Your expectations?

Your prior experience?

Why 3D-animation?

How will you learn this?

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Introduction

- What is 3D?

And w

hat is Computer Grap

hics? CG? CGI?

- In danish "Computer Grafik", "Computeranimation", "3D-animation"

- 3D-animation is a tool forvisualizations, film, computer games, productiondesign, architecture etc.

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Introduction

- What is animation?

- a) a motion picture made by photographing successive positions ofinanimateobjects (as puppets or mechanical parts). b) Animated Cartoon, a motion picturemade from a series of drawings simulating motion by means of slight

progressive changes. (Webster)

- "animare" - "to give life to"

- "Animation is not the art of drawings that move, but rather the art of movementthat are drawn. What happens between each frame is more importent than whathappens on each frame" (Norman McClaren)

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Introduction

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Introduction

- Digital teknik vs analog teknik

- From the 1960 - now.

- Moors Law states that " The Number of transitors that can be placesinexpensively on an intergrated circuit doubles approximately every two years"

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Introduction

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Introduction

- Realism in computer graphics - photo realism / visual realism

- Two traditions (a style of painting) vs Computer Graphics

- The quest for photo realism from the 1960 - now.

Paul Debevec Fiat Lux (1999)

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Introduction

- The Uncanny valley is theory developed by professorMasahiro Moro

formeasuring realism in robot technology also applied to computer graphics tomeasure photo realism.

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Introduction

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Introduction

The "Story"

- The story of Red Riding Hood.

- The story ofan object.

- The story ofa texture.

-Th

e story ofa walk.

- The "Never Ending Story".

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Introduction

End of Introduction.

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Production process

- Team work vs one person.

- Production process (Game or Film).

- Visual Style in CGI.

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Production process

Visual Styles in CG

Photo realistic

- Capture the "real"

- The 60s protest of "modern art".

- The holy grail of CG.

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Production process

Visual Styles in CG

Photo realistic

Dirty Kitchen (2008) av Magnus Larsson

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Visual Styles in CG

Hyper realistic:

- Grew out of photo realism.

- The term is from the artworld originally, 1973 by Isy Brachot

- The fake become the authentic.(Umberto Eco).

- A new dimension "a world within theworld"

- Jean Baudrillard.

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Production process

Visual Styles in CG

Hyperrealistic

Photograph of MaskII (2002) by Ron Mueck.

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Visual Styles in CG

Stylistic

- Capture the "personal"

- Evolved during the 90's duringsoftware and hardware boom

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Visual Styles in CG

Stylistic

Still photo from the short film Christmas Piggy (2010) by R.S. Sderstrm

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Visual Styles in CG

Simplistic

- Capture the "simple"

- Evolved forTV and realtime.

- Economically

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Visual Styles in CG

Simplistic

Still photo from tv-serie Jimmy Neutron

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Production process

Visual Styles in CG

Graphic

- Resemble 2D.

- Evolved for graphic design

- Vector Graphics

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Visual Styles in CG

Graphic

Still from Skyone Graphic profile

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Visual Styles in CG

Surrealistic (fantastic)

- Max Ernst, Salvador Dali,Marets Oppenheim.

- Often photo realistic, thusphoto surrealism.

- Hyperrealism vsSurrealism, real vs fantasy

Marets Oppenheim, Le Djeuner en fourrure (1936)

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Production process

Visual Styles in CG

Visual styles of CG leafs by Owen Demers

Hyper realistic Photo realistic

Stylistic Simplistic

Graphic Surrealistic

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Visual Styles in CG

Shortfilm 458nm (2006) by Jan Bitzer, Lilja Brunck och Tom Weber

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Production process

My projectWhat do I need?

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Production process

Pre-Production:Story (Pitch - Script / Designdocument), Design, Casting, Voice recording, Founding

Production:Modelling - Texturing - Animation - Rendering

Post-ProductionCutting, Sound, Public Relations, Post-Mortem.

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Production process

Pre-Production

- Idea!- The Story- Research- Storyboard- Concept Pictures

- "Blueprint", a reference picture ofthe design

Concept art by Flemming Schidt

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Production

- Set up image planes- Modeling- Texturing- Rigging- Animating- Render- Compositing

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Modelling process

Productions design: Flemming Schmidt

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Texturing process

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Animation process

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Rendering Process

Rim Light

Main LightFill Lights

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Rendering Process

Foreground (RGB-Channel)

Foreground (Alfa-Channel)

Background (RGB-Channel)

A finished composit of two layers.

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Rendering Process

Batch- vs realtime rendering

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Post-Production

- Sound- Editing- PR & Marketing (Press kit)- Webpage

- Poster- Cover- Post-Mortem- Different versions of Master

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Production process

My projectWere do I start

Idea!---

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My projectWere do I start

Idea!Research

Story-

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My projectWere do I start

Idea!Research

StoryDesign

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My projectWere do I start

Idea!Research

StoryDesign

Storyboard?

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Pre-Production Done!

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My example project

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My example project

I wanna make a old Fiat!

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My example project

I wanna make an old Fiat.

What is out there?

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My example project

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The Fiat 500 Project

Story: It's an old Fiat 500 that hasseen alot ofaction and is on its lastleg.

Style: I wanna try making itPhotorealistic

Storyboard: I will present the carina turnaround. (Spin the camera 360in 30 sec).

Rendering: Batchrender

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Production process

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Production process

Get the blueprints ready for modelling!

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Introduction to Maya

- Examples of software for 3D-animation

Autodesk MayaAutodesk 3D studio Max

HoudiniAnimation MasterSketchupLightwaveBlender (Open Source)

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Introduction to Maya