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rapidograph — a man and his machine v3
Published: 2003-02-06 08:06:41 +0000 UTC; Views: 1971; Favourites: 24; Downloads: 318
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... the latest stage of my work-in-progress, as submitted previous: [link] ... and yes indeed, that baby there is a 1970 AMC Gremlin hatchback...... my production team is considering doing a complete re-render for our Siggraph film festival entry (as described in my last journal entry: [link] )... I've been experimenting with 3DS Max 5 and the new advanced lighting tools, and I gotta admit this test frame showing off the new Skylight feature is a definite improvement over direct lighting in Max... I just wish it didn't take so damned long to crank out every single stinkin' frame...
... let's see: 3 minutes of finished film footage x 60 sec/minute x 30 frames/sec = a whopping 5,400 finished frames compressed to video...
... okay, multiply that total by 40 minutes average rendering time for each frame... that equals 6 months of constant rendering for a single computer, or one month for a bank of 6 computers committed to rendering non-stop, 24-7... that means no crashes, no problems, nothing...
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nice 
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... thanks for checking my animation out!!
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That's pretty awesome! It looks so realistic!
You seem to have the shading down, and... I can't get over it! it looks like a Statuette! Fave!
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id like a good ol cold glass of lowfay chiken milk
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... then I invite you to see the finished film-- [link] ... the link is sometimes a little fickle, if you're on highspeed it should only take about a minute to come up...
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How cute
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... thanks to the very gracious =DJStrife I posted it just the other day on his site... you can watch it if you CLICK HERE ...
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thanks for the link! i will check this out
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... when it gets done...
... which at the rate I'm going, perhaps the summer of 2013...
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That'll work
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Really nice work, great designs and the lighting does look fabulous
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... I'm happy that you like this enough to put it in your favorites folder... you can see the finished animation HERE ...
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not until I'm at a computer with dsl or a few hours to spare, though
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... ooooh... yeah, good point, 18MB on a dialup is a lot like slurping frozen buttermilk thru a sodastraw...
... carry on soldier...
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One day I'll catch up with the rest of the world
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A great image--from the work you describe, I can see why it is your favorite! Well done!
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... thank you for stopping by... I since finished that film in June 2003, it took top honors at SIGGRAPH, has been shown in 6 different film festivals around the US as well a number of times on local television specials here in Seattle...
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Congratulations! It makes for an excellent image on its own as well!
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i want my first car to be a gremlin! who cares if everybody thinks their crap!
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... I wish you luck... if you ever do end up owning one, remember to keep a few spare rubber bands with you just in case...
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I just thought of the perfect finale for this series ( and that intro movie you made with the character, awesome still btw).
He needs to pull out his box of LP, and take a gulp, his "spinach" if you will, and powerhouse that door!#@@#$
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haha, very nice idea for a render. this guy looks as awesome as his car. very well done.
i'm having trouble rendering single frames coz my pc is so lame, so i can understand your problem rendering movies, and so here is my advice. get millionnaire
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... my want ad read as follows:
... physically-defined 30-ish graphic artist looking for part-time work as a poolboy for wealthy Beverly Hills benefactress, specializing in custom murals on courtyard walls... references and portfolio available upon request... reliable and forthright, fee negotiable, promises to assist with will and legal probate issues upon request...
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and if it doesn't work, just try the "i'm young and i need the money" variation
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Gotta love the Gremlin. I like it a lot dude, great work.
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This is great! I absolutely love it. There is nothing like a Gremlin to get my motor racing. 
The whole scene is so detailed and well done. I would like to get some of that lowfat chicken milk, sounds tastey.
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So, I kept meaning to ask, after we watched this little flick... lowfat chicken milk? XD Whose idea was that? It's awesome.
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... you know how when you're in a group of people and one person makes up a joke, then everyone else expands on it? ... this is what happened in our Animation Production Team class the whole time we were establishing the storyline; one guy made a garbled statement about chickens and lowfat milk for window posters... we laughed at him and teased him so much about it, I secretly made the poster you see in the bkgd and suprised everyone the following week with the test renders...
... then, when it came time to submit it to the SIGGRAPH animation festival, the entry form required a production company name, I anguished over an hour for a suitable name, then I came up with Lowfat Chickenmilk Productions...
... there are other sight gags in there that are so small or so quick, you can't really see them unless you're looking for them; things like "Possum Traction" lettering on the tires (instead of Positraction) and "Old Car Scent" on the airfreshener trees hanging from the rearview mirror... also, our instructor's last name was Tavernetti, so one of the buildings in the background is called "Eddie's Tavern"...
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Possum traction. XD I just had this horrible mental image of possums being thrown into a wood chipper and the pieces being compressed into tires, much in the way they shred up old tires/sneakers/whatever and make I think astroturf out of it. Gross gross gross! XD The lowfat chickenmilk is a classic, though!
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... the basis for the possum joke:
... another one of our 2D instructors was part of a crew that worked on some of MTV's "Liquid Television" animation series (the show that made Aeon Flux a household word)... his production unit made the chaotic and surreal "Speedbump the Roadkill Possum" where every episode had Speedbump lingering out in the highway while dealing with life's problems, and it was always resolved by a car running over him...
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bwahahahhaa. the only thing that would improve (and further increase render time) is crank up the index of refraction of his glasses.
Lowfat Chicken milk.. priceless
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i would cut the resolution to 320x240 for video, and only 25 frames per sec, it would render in a few days.
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wow man thats good to hear
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That's so amazing, this guy and his huge glasses, the old car, the supermarket........I'd love to see the animation!
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holy doootly!
this is amazing Gary!
its like he is about to leap forward and say.. 'hey lil lady.. wanna cruise in my luvmachine?' or somthin like that
i really really really dig the red socks!
yay!
way to go. you are sooooooooo wonderful at what you do!
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Awesome! And I would say that since it's going to Siggraph it's worth trying to go with the global illumination if at all possible. But I know what you mean, what a huge render hit. Keep it up, and hopefully I'll see it at the film festival!
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Ah Siggraph where the great shorts are made....Tin Toy, Luxo Jr., Red's Dream just to name a few. Perhaps A Man and His Machine will be the next good featurette Good luck at Siggraph! Love the attention to details...the out of order sign on the Soda Machine, the Lowfat Chicken Milk (oh yuck it makes me turn green just thinking about it
), the plaid pants and the mismatched socks. I probably should have pointed this out earlier in the first version, but where is his pocket protector and what about a license plate for the back of the car?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know you don't have the time nor the rendering power to go back and make frame by frame changes, just pointing out possible changes for the sequel
Oh, is it my imagination, but the wheel on the far right of the car looks like it is not properly registered to the ground...it looks like it is sunken into the ground.
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