Clarke Steinback Ph.D. 3D Computer Modeling APCG 330 Spring 2007 Gerry Magana

2007 Spring ->3D Computer Modeling ->Galleries ->Final Gallery ->Gerry Magana Gerry Magana   Final Scene                     One More Round   Inspiration   When I found out that Rocky 6 was finally going to hit theaters I was thrilled.  I started guessing what scenes might be included in the film and I thought they may have one scene where Rocky goes back and revisits his old gym.  I started making some quick thumbnails for the project and narrowed it down to a shot of a punching bag in the foreground, a boxing ring and a silhouette of Rocky standing in the doorway.  This scene didn’t show up in the film but I liked the idea and wanted to set up the lighting in a way that matched the mood of the film and I think it worked pretty well. Objects Punching bag Gerry Magana   Room Gerry Magana   Ring Gerry Magana   Lamp Gerry Magana   Rocky figure Clipmask by Gerry Magana Textures Floor Lightwave image   Rocky Image from thecinemasource.com   All others Procedural textures by Gerry Problems and Solutions One minor problem I had was trying to figure out how I was going to get a decent looking silhouette of Rocky with out modeling the figure.  I was going to add it in Photoshop after the render but that wouldn’t give me accurate shadows casting from the figure nor would the light react with it.  I browsed the tutorials site and found one on clipping masks.  I followed it exactly and it worked out far better than it would have if I had added a photo afterwards.  The only issue I had was that the light wasn’t reacting with his shoulders the way I had hoped.  To fix this I then took the render to Photoshop and painted the highlights in.   My biggest problem was lighting.  I started with the single lamp over the ring but then the bag was in total darkness.  I added a key light and experimented with it for hours trying to get the right angle and intensity on it so that it wouldn’t be obvious that I used the key light and it work out.  Then there was the issue of creating the silhouette.  I wanted to light the door and cast a shadow of Rocky that reached toward the bag.  However this required using two lights outside the room which was casting two shadows.  I had to make a compromise so I used one light and just positioned it where it would light the door and cast a nice shadow.  The shadow isn’t quite where I wanted it but it in the first place but it worked out nicely. Time Frame Ring 2hrs   Punching bag 3hrs   Room .5hrs   Rocky figure .5hrs   Lighting 3hrs   Texturing 2.5hrs   Final Render 25mins References Class website clip map tutorial by Heather Kellogg from Spring 2006.    2007 Spring Concept Design and Storyboarding 3D Computer Modeling Assignments Calendar Gradebook Syllabus Tutorials Galleries Desk Gallery Final Gallery Group Gallery Video Game Development Portfolio Video Game Project

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