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Friday, June 28, 2013
Thursday, June 27, 2013
What is the Cost of Insuring Your Digital Assets?
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Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Building Character
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Friday, June 21, 2013
3D Scanning for Music Videos
Last year we worked on David Guetta's music video for Turn Me On featuring Nicki Minaj. Check it out!
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Friday, June 14, 2013
Expanding Across North America
For the next couple of months we're asking for
your help in expanding our business to 5 additional satellite
locations. Our goal is to provide more local services to production and
to help them cut cost. You can read more about the company and what
we're looking to do by clicking on our GoFundMe page below. Any shares
of this link is highly appreciated, and thank you in advance for your
support!
Trekking
http://www.gofundme.com/TNG-VFX-North-America
Trekking
http://www.gofundme.com/TNG-VFX-North-America
Are Your Characters Spending Your Budget?
3D scanning
characters or talent can either be expensive or more cost effective for
your project depending on how, when and where they are scanned.
We
have experienced production needing a 3D scan of an actor after they
had already left the show, and the cost for having them return for a
scan was too expensive. We know there are a hundred ways to accomplish
almost anything on a project, but if this particular actor was scanned
in preproduction or between scenes, there would have been no extra cost
or cause for worry.
One
service we offer acts as an insurance policy, of sorts. We suggest
scanning all of the main characters on a show in the event their scan is
needed later. The scans are then archived until the processed data is
requested or ordered. If you've ever found yourself rushing last minute
on a project, the insurance policy service is something to consider and
is the least expensive compared to last minute orders. Supervisors have
confirmed that having the 3D scans readily available in post saved them a
lot of work and time.
Below are some considerations to make when planning your 3D scanning. TNG Visual Effects will help you make your 3D scanning
experience a positive one. Consult with us on your needs and let us
help you find the most efficient way to accomplish your goals.
Travel
Cut
costs by performing your 3D scans in one of our studios. This saves you
on associated costs of travel and on-site scanning fees.
Modeling
If
you have your own modeling team, just order the clean, raw scan. Then
it's a simple calculation of determining which type of 3D model is the
most cost effective.
Scheduling
Consider
the down time of the talent on set and schedule our team of scan
technicians accordingly. This will save money and alleviate stress for
the Producer, Art Director and talent.
- What type of hair will your 3D models feature?
- Will talent be in a wig cap?
- Does the wardrobe to be scanned include clothes with reflective qualities?
- Will you be animating cloth?
- What is your delivery schedule?
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
Does Your Head Work for You?
In the visual effects world, it is expected that anything can be created and/or replicated. Our expertise is in replicating anything that we can scan (and we can scan pretty much everything), but our most time is spent on replicating a head shot. It is the most important work we do because every part of it from the hair line, to the ears, to the nose, to the mouth and especially the eyes need to look photo real, and it is our challenge to make the transformation from a real person to a live action cyber character 100% believable. They are what you can call our money shot; we make sure everything matches exactly to the character.
Of course our model does not have a soul when we send it out, however it must be adaptable. The head may be for a movie or a commercial or a trailer in a video game and it needs to do its part in holding up the story-telling process, while at the same time having the vision come through in the VFX shot or it does not work.
We start by getting in front of the character and first scanning their head to capture every detail. It only takes a few minutes to scan, so we may shoot it a few times to make sure we have what we need. The next step is the pre-processing phase which is slowly matching and stitching the head together. We then re-topologize following the standard head cage to make sure the rigor will have the setup they can rig. Lastly, we set up the quads and edge loops for animation and UV the model to prepare for texturing.
The texture shoot is a separate photo shoot on site with a
very high resolution camera to get all the details needed for texturing.
We also use a polarization system to take the highlights out giving
production a flat lit model to re-light and match to their own environment.
When the texturing is complete, we do a final run through and QC of the model
to make sure it has the level of detail needed.
This is a simplistic explanation for part of our workflow that takes days and does not include the process for cyber hair or expressions for blend shapes. We pay attention to detail and deliver what you need. Look at your next head model, is it living up to your expectations?
Get a 25% discount off your next scan project until July 4th! Click here for more details.
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Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Lidar Scanning of Buildings, Sets and Extensions
More and more of the movie, TV and even game sets are being scanned and manipulated to match the vision of the director. The scanning team will start off by only scanning the building area of each shot that is set up, and later will add the surface and detail to make them part of the scene. Scanning and saving these sets will cut the cost of going back to a location in the future.
Click here to see samples of 3D Scanned buildings that can be used for set extensions, detail, measurements, Pre-Vis, or whatever the need is.
This type of work saves hours or days of modeling and gives precision data to build extensions and props, such as gargoyles or other accessories as needed, onto or in front of the building. These scans are used to project or make videos of projected themes onto the buildings and can be blown up in war movies, or the like.
Sets that are marked to strike can take advantage of the insurance scanning concept which is to have sets scanned and then archived to eliminate the need for rebuilding.
The Lidar Scanning, or large area scanning, will also work on more organic settings like a park or country location and can be used for easements, planning and Pre-Viz. The leaves of a tree or other organic items may have to be modeled or generated in a different way, but the Lidar Scanning would be a great place to start.
TNG is in the process of building a database of 3D scans for future needs, call us for more info. Perhaps we already have something you could use.
Get a 25% discount off your next scan project until July 4th! Click here for more details.
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