Magadheera - behind the scenes VFX (flashback episode)

[films10min]

which is that software,may i know?

[roonronn]

amazing work Pete !! ...dont worry abt a few comments abt plagiarism ...its usual ...some guys r just cynical - can never appreciate ...so keep up the good work .....I hope you work on more Indian movies !!!

[ChangeTrain]

great work sir !

[sampad01]

Looks really really promising... and they are using 3ds max 2009? right? Actually my fav..

[petedraper]

@MsRajnikanth eh??

[REBECAPUNNOSE]

@petedraper he must hav meant the movie called 300

[petedraper]

@REBECAPUNNOSE yeah I worked that one out but I couldn't work out if he was just complimenting the work or also accusing us of plagiarism...!

[shravanrao2001]

GR8 WORK MAN

[petedraper]

cheers :) .... you know what? It's been about a year since I started working on that feature and I still haven't seen it! I should be coming back to AP (Hyd) at the end of March / start of April so, if it's come out on BluRay or DVD, I'll be able to buy a copy (unless they are still showing it somewhere, which I highly doubt).

[algamois]

our toolywood is great.........

[913krishna]

i like the visual effects they are really nice

[lawmass]

wow that was great i will try it once and i will post if u have the time judge my work too

[lawmass]

hi pete nice to see ur reply . i liked ur crowd Choreography it was awesome . did u use any plugins to control the particle system? u used PF source . any plugins u used especially for crowd simulation?

[petedraper]

no, it was an "out of the box" system I designed so that it could be easily amended as I had very little time to set up the shots so needed the ability to be customised on the fly. It was a simple case of understanding basic crowd rules, like birds flocking - find the flock, find the closest person, stay away from the closest person, if a predator / terrain comes within view then get out of the way. Adhere to these rules and the flock will behave with some "intelligence" :)

[lawmass]

every work was excellent but entire thing is depended on match move u r great ur work was awesome buddy . I saw ur VFX show reel it created greate impact on me and chained my mind to meet international standards . before that i used to just think to satisfy local people with my work but i was inspired with ur works. defenatly i try to maintain standard in my work with ur inspiration .

[lawmass]

hi pete my self iam aslo an VFX artist in telugu movies . UR work is amazing . Iam also 3dsmax , maya and Fusion user. i was amazed how u maintained mesh in 3dsmax and i liked the

PFlow birds at the top the palace. and the texturing work is aslo excellent .

DID u participated in 3d tracking and match moving?

[petedraper]

Cheers - the main modelling & texturing of the stadium & city environments were handled by Adel Adili; my main role was to ensure that this was correctly integrated into the live action by establishing relevant pipelines for the rendering and matchmove. I also acted as quality control for the matchmove team at EFX to ensure that there were no slips, after which EFX handled it internally after I left India once my initial visit was finished in April.

[puneeeth]

pete...u are awesome.....u know one thing ...this film turned out to be the grosser of our film industry(telugu film industry)....thanks dude

[krishnatejak86]

great video!! nice work dude..

[ICONDigital]

AWESOME! I am glad to see this video. I congratulate to be a part of the most successful movie in Tollywood (telugu) cinema. It is my most favorite movie of course for the sake of VFX, music and every bit of the movie. Really your job is splendid. Please upload more videos of your work associated with Magadheera.

[petedraper]

cheers :) There's a little bit of additional stuff in my VFX reel which should be listed in the Related Videos on the right -->

[psomraj]

I saw this movie twice. I am from the same city speaking the same language.

Your work is amazing!! Awsome job Pete!!

[elcalvo3d]

Come on guys, is Pete Draper!!! what would you expect from him???

Pete, you're one of the most important CG artists i've ever seen, i wish you the best for your life, cheers and thx for sharing your knowledge with us...

[arthas191]

Awesome work Pete!! I've seen the movie and liked the vfx a lot... specially the stadium shots.. they were simply superb.. btw i have a small question for you.. I am a fresher in the field (chk out my reel) and would like to know wht system you had used for the birds, crowd & army simulation and also for compositing?

[manonagi]

excellent and splendid work.......u rock.....it's really a gr8 work.......really the number one CG in indian film industry.....

[au1947]

hai, you are excellent,

[Veerudu000]

Jai Hooo Draper!

[karthikkumar411]

your work is just awesome.....

thankyouu very much

[senthilwe]

nalla telugu movie.

[svakula]

Good to see the man behind the fabulous work done for Magadheera, kudos to ur work...

[petedraper]

cheers for the kind comments guys - was a cool feature to work on with a good crew :) ... thought I still haven't seen it myself! I got back to the UK about one week before it premiered in Hyderabad and the only place I found (at the time) that showed it in the UK was 500KM away from where I live! Hoping to get back to India soon; hopefully it will still be playing by then!

[TheMisterIndia]

hi pete..i saw this movie 3 times.the vfx are very well blended that we r not able to find d difference between cg and live.excellent matchmove,lighting & rendering.thanks for u,adel and kamal for giving such a wonderful experience in indian cinema.v hope to watch more videos on fx shot divisions.thank you

[tygerwhiskers]

I hav'nt seen this movie myself....as I don't understand the language fully.....but, from the clips I've seen...I can say your work is truly exceptional......

[qwerty10113]

Thanks a lot!!!

[helloworldhereiam]

awesome work guys. awesome work.

[aggimama]

you did a fantastic job!

congratulations and thank you so much!

[hardston99]

U R NO 1..

[reddybattu1]

Appreciate all your hard work and we finally saw nice actions on indian screen. Thank You