I-Pod robot (I-Bot) - Animation & Compositing test

This is a test for an upcoming docutainment project involving a scientist building strange robots.
This video includes animation tests & a compositing clip done in preproduction, and it represents my animation skills the best way possible...

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• vfx
• eclipse
• fx
• ipod
• robot
• animation
• compositing
• test

[derkoi]

Nice animation and nice visual effects breakdown.

Did you use global illumination? It doesn't look like you did. I think that is the only criticism i have.

Good work!

[eclipsefx]

I tried...

back in the old days I was workin' on this test using strata (which is already more than 2 years ago) ... I actually photographed a chromeball which I could at least use for the reflections, but the rendering system in Strata still is quite restrictive & slow, so...

..not having such problems with max :P

[Icarcus]

what program is this?

its better to use 3d graphics lol

(if its not allready)

[eclipsefx]

I used Strata 3D CX for 3D & After Effects for compositing...

but now I'm working with 3ds max...

[mwstudios11]

give it a head?

[derkoi]

Ah cool. I use lightwave myself. Glad to hear you're having fun with Max.

[kinghenna92]

that was very good ;)

[Icarcus]

Autodesk : Maya and 3ds max 9 are the best in the world for everything... FACT

[happytodd]

I want one only if it was real

[paidmagicman21]

wow this is actually really cool (: