A Modeling Reel - Vancouver Film School (VFS)

[redsharingman]

what programm do you use ? i am very interested !

[VancouverFilmSchool]

@redsharingman Our students typically use Maya and/or XSI, as well as ZBrush or Renderman depending on what they need. Our philosophy at VFS is very much that software, while important, is just a means to a much bigger end. Thanks!

[corey1845]

@VancouverFilmSchool Hehe...

better, You write the used programs always in the description. ;-)

[mendelievium]

I'd love to see that character rigged and In an animation! =-)

[justinh1245]

Isn't VFS a post graduate school, meaning only after college you can attend?

[VancouverFilmSchool]

We require our students to be 19 years or older, or to have completed High School. Thanks!

[samuelchvez]

@VancouverFilmSchool What if I already complete high school but im 16 years old?

[VancouverFilmSchool]

We deal with every case individually. Your best bet would be to talk this through with one of our Admissions Advisors. Fill in the form at vfs(dot)com/speaktoanadvisor and someone will get back to you soon. Thanks!

[Monochrome89]

@justinh1245 well some of these people have industry experience already or have already gone to another school.

[maicortes]

Thanks for the answer!

[maicortes]

what is the top age to be able to get an admission?

[VancouverFilmSchool]

We don't have a top limit for students to attend VFS. We just ask that all students by 19 or over, or have graduated from High School.

[lurkster05]

I love this Song!

[MarinkoGLR]

damn that samurai is awesome

[rhcpconor]

the samurai is friggin beast! good work

[robrickye]

Just watch the film guyz! Music by: The Anomaly - "Abaddon's Ascent"

[just2stoned]

Yah I love the beat. Any chance of a reference to where it comes from?

[StevoE26]

whats the music used here i love it!

[ank2000]

Awesome! How long did it take you to make it?

[VancouverFilmSchool]

Students spend about half of their year at VFS developing their final projects - amongst other work, of course.

[talicadk]

how long can a student or a worker speed time on doing a animation like these?

[Zrego1987]

great sound, it  is so wonderfule and the atmospher is great indeed :)

[Vicious713]

Incredible sense of atmosphere, considering it's a demo reel, i hope this gets ya plenty of jobs!

[DoktorAlias]

amazing ....great work man 5 stars from me

[UnrealAnimation3D]

shrime ur stupid actually a few were cornrolls dummy!

[lacollll]

remade wrthog

[shrime]

tha nigga got corn rolls..

what asian guy you know with corn rolls?

[EricEqualsMCSquared]

Smooth looking, was his armor and sword historically correct and based on real shogun armor?

[rosshildick]

very very cool! LOVE the tank/armoured Van - brilliant. What's the Music? I wanna steal is for mine, lol

[triplejades]

cool as vechile

[AnalogX64]

Awesome.. work!!! I wish I could have afforded to attend a school like VFS when I was younger oh well..

[Haakon45]

lol steel reinforced bullet proof PARTY VAN!!!

[younessama]

great modling and texturing

[FatalNoogie]

Wicked cool. If I saw MACH ONE tailgating me on a remote dirt road, I would freak out.

[paismast]

muy buen trabajo, perfectamente ambientado con el soundtrack muy acorde, ademas de ser un modelajo perfecto!!amazing!!

[gremenis]

nice job!

[hunter1st1st]

mint man

[KnifeSoldier]

Nice Japanese style of war music! this is HELLA GOOD!

[LearnByRyan]

to answer the question about not animating the samurai when he animated the truck, it's most likely because hard surface things don't normally have to be rigged. at least for simple animations like that. you can just move pivots or make a quick bone setup. anything that needs to deform has to skinned or aided with things like flexors or lattices for smooth deformation. rotating objects is way easier to do. hope that helped.

[xelubest]

well this "guy" it's an entire school

look at the user "vancouver film school"

the author may be just a normal user like us and already have respond to some posts...

the vehicle seem more interesting to animate... easyer too (just some rigs) , on the samurai there were solid objects (the ammo) and that would be a pain in the ass

(i know my english sucks btw) i respect VFS and maybe in the near future i will go to that school too

cya :D

GOOD JOB btw :) nice models

[paulartist]

usually someone else will answer anyway

[shuzurnaught]

Cool work... You took the time to animate the truck... Why not the Samuri?

[KrnBlackWannabe]

Very Nice

[MarioNiebles]

No, actually I'm stepping on earth, and I would like to know how it is done :)

[Spirit1Brandon]

what do you mean 'how is the mesh made' ? The entire model is made in a program such as Maya or 3DS Max...

[MarioNiebles]

yes, you can see that there is some kind of a 'mesh' that covers the avatar. I guess they make a claw model then scan it with a special device and that way it can be seen on the program :)

[Spirit1Brandon]

oh i see what you mean now haha, yea im not completely sure either xD

[xanderex2]

This is all completely modelled in Maya/3ds Max/XSI. Its basically a whole lot of triangles or polygons sculpted to create the models, completely done on the computer.

The textures would be Jpegs mapped onto the polygons, with layers inbuilt.

[Spirit1Brandon]

I get that much, im into Maya myself xD if thats what he was asking i read it wrong x.x

[viceoffire]

I think he meant how do you render a wireframe image like was done. Not gonna go right into it, but it's very easy in Mental Ray with 3DS Max

[g0atsex]

ZBrush is better for modeling organic bodies.

[MarioNiebles]

How is the mesh done in human figures??

[raytraced999]

are you high?!

[Ricoelpony]

I LOVE IT!!! what vga are you using? I MUST HAVE THIS SONG!!!!

[littleoutrage]

Cool like a calling card.

[themalkinfamily]

The mach one looks like a vehicle from crackdown due to the shading.

[kurtithejedi]

Sweet vid dude!

awesome music, fits in perfectly

[AlfredPES5]

you kick ass man!

very good

[GreaseStain]

that van's ALMOST as cool as the A-team Van!! :D

[bigfeet12345]

id really want to see that truck in a videogame

[pocketpunkie]

skayteforlyph: not a career? Video Game Design? CGI movies like toy story and beowulf? hollywood special effects, comercials, advertising, and promo material. they can all use CG. Sorry your "career" of selling dope in the hood doesnt crack up to a multi-million dollar a year job.

[crazypants]

i agree, there are lots of oppertunities for a talented modeller/artist - though lets not get too excited here "multi million dollar a year job" is a major over statement lol, especially when u consider that most cgi films and games use team of hundreds of people and most top end games utilise around 10+ 3d modellers. Id like to know which game studio pays their employees millions of dollars, cos if so im in the wrong place lol

[raytraced999]

no one, however, i don't think that these guys do it for the money. u can see that they are really proud of what they create. you want an advice? forget the paper, do something you really dig.

[skayteforlyph]

ur fuckin retarded learn how 2 read other ppls comments

[albac0re]

wow. those look fantastic. what programs do you use for that kind of 3d modeling?

[skayteforlyph]

thats cool but i would never do that when i grow up.. not much of a career

[h1lleard]

not a carreer?? wtf??? thats basically whats all things media involve.. for example: video games and films!

[skayteforlyph]

so... ur telling EVERY GRAPHIC DESIGNER makes famous video games?.. no.. they dont

[h1lleard]

NO!!! im saying most jobs in the film and media industry rely on animations and special effects....

[skayteforlyph]

OOOH ok.. all im sayin is thats not what im gonna be when i grow up

[h1lleard]

okay lol

[HamJamT]

Let me guess, you would rather skate for a living?

Much less of a career there, buddy. Good luck with that. This guy has a better chance designing models for movies and videogames than you have at skating and even scraping by.

[skayteforlyph]

i never said that.. skating is fun thats it.. im gonna do somthing else but idk what.. not animation or skating.. my friends not going 2 college because he wants 2 skate, hes stupid

[kirialex]

a very nice modeling.....vfs totaly rocks...real pros

[cosmo828]

Well done! Good use of music throughout. Excellent selection of models!  Good transitions.

[llpBR]

alright, now i want to play the video-game! ahahaha

very beautiful samurai.

[bitzom1]

Awesome presentaion! It was both creative and proffesional. Llooking forward to more work.

[wanshei]

This shit is awesome! You go boooyyyeee!!!

[Akelron]

Very well done Jeff.

[datnn76]

Amazing demo reel!!! The concept of the machine and character are incredible.....nice textures and great layout.

The music is by a canadian underground artist called "The Anomaly" The song is entitled "Abaddon`s Ascent"

The Anomaly - Abaddon`s Ascent (2006)- kicks ass, eh!?!!

[hemoroide1981]

yes we need the soundtrack!

[hemoroide1981]

HUGE!

(anyone knows the soundtrack?)

[ZirHansson]

oh my good ^^ like the rigging on the car dude

[toastface5]

nice! keep up the good work and you will succeed in life. well done.

[pjthermos777]

where did you get the sound track for this. It is sweet

[jthree68]

crazzyyy!