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3D Theme – NRK Komiprisen de
Monday, January 27th, 2014 by Margarete Kitel
The creative studio Øyedrops rendered an theme for a show at RebusFarm. An annual show by the Norwegian broadcaster, NRK, where the best Norwegian comedy is awarded. We interviewed Steffen Sæther-Larsen, Art Director at Øyedrops to find out more about the technical implementation and the process details of this project.
Would you please tell us something about the concept of your theme?
„The price is a bronze jester and the Ident should focus on this statue. This was the 12th year the show went on, and they had the same graphic package from the start so they wanted a profile refresh.“
„Our good friends at NRK came to Øyedrops with this idea about an abstract stage setting building up from nothing with the hero jester gathering from small pieces into a final shot with the logo.“
Styleframes
How long did you work on this project?
„The whole process from designing styleframes to final delivery was about 3 weeks. One week designing, one week graphic package, super, bumpers etc, and one week ident animating, rendering and comping. „
Tell us something about the rendering process, for example, how long did it take ?
„The ident was 300 frames and we rendered for about 30 hours. The close up of our hero was really heavy, about 10 hours per frame. The 3D motion blur added to this, but in the end it looks so much better than post MB.“
„Because of the very short deadline we had to go get the big guns for rendering. We've used Rebusfarm several times before and they deliver the most solid renders in almost no time. We did compressed test renders first, then when everything looked good we rendered the whole piece.”
What kind of Software did you use?
„The design was all done in 3D, and DOF was added in post with depth mattes. Other than that it was a common comping setup with beauty passes, layers and mattes being imported into comp and levels adjusted, graded and so on.”
What was your biggest challenge during this project?
“The biggest problem with this project was the wish of making something really good, but within such a short time span. There were late nights every day for our 3D department during this project.”
We want to thank Øyedrops for taking time to give us this interview.
RebusFarm Open 3D Award Winners 14 DE
Friday, January 10th, 2014 by Margarete Kitel
The RebusFarm Open 3D Award '14 is over. Thanks to all of the participants for being part of this great competition.
Congratulations to all our winners!
Here we present to you the winners of each category:
Architecture Still
Jury Winner:
Community Winner:
Architecture Animation
Jury Winner: Valentin Ayrault
Community Winner: Alberto Germá Yerga
Shortfilm
Jury Winner: Vahid Barzegar
Community Winner: Fedor Nabokov
Product/Image Animation
Jury Winner: Marcel Vrieswijk
Community Winner: Dieter Magallan
Product/Image Still
Jury Winner:
Community Winner:
Special Christmas Offer de
Monday, December 23rd 2013 by Margarete Kitel
Between December 23rd and January 5th RebusFarm only charges 50% for each render.
During these days every render job only costs half of the usual Renderpoints.
Don't miss out on that special offer and let your jobs render over the holidays!
Rebusfarm Open 3D Award 2014-DE
Donnerstag, 31. Oktober 2013 von Margarete Kitel
Aufgepasst, der RebusFarm Open 3D Award 2014 beginnt jetzt!
Mach mit und gewinne Cash und zahlreiche Software und 3D Model Preise im Gesamtwert von über 26.000 EUR.
Die Kategorien sind:
- Shortfilm
- Architecture Animation
- Architecture Still
- Product/Image Animation
- Product/Image Still
Wie bereits im letzten Jahr werden in jeder Kategorie zwei Gewinner gewählt. Ein Gewinner wird von der Jury ausgewählt und ein weiterer wird durch ein Community Voting auf der facebook Seite bestimmt.
Jeder Teilnehmer bekommt einen Gutschein im Wert von 50 Euro. Also macht mit und reicht eure Projekte bis zum 19.12.2013 ein.
Für weitere Informationen und die Teilnahme geht auf facebook.com/RebusFarm
Sponsors
| Next Limit Technologies is committed to providing cutting edge simulation technologies for a broad range of applications in Computer Graphics, Science and Engineering. Our research and development at Next Limit continues to explore and improve simulation techniques, advanced mathematical models and programming methodologies. See more: www.nextlimit.com |
| AXYZ design offers Innovative and easy to use computer graphics product such as revolutionary 3D Models for Close-Up views and the fastest Stand-Alone character animation application especially developed for 3D Artists, architects and designers. See more: www.axyz-design.com |
| CGarchitect is the leading and most influential online magazine and end-user community for architectural visualization and design professionals. CGarchitect remains steadfastly dedicated to providing valuable resources for architectural visualization professionals. Reaching over 375,000 unique visitors each month, CGarchitect is the only resource in the industry that brings together design professionals from around the globe. See more: www.cgarchitect.com |
| Indigo Renderer is an unbiased, physically based and photorealistic renderer which simulates the physics of light to achieve near-perfect image realism. It is a product of Glare Technologies Limited, a New Zealand based company who has been developing Indigo since 2004. See more: www.indigorenderer.com |
| Since Chaos Group started its business in 1997 their trendsetting rendering technology V-Ray became the renderer of choice for many 3D production houses today due to its capability to deliver high quality photorealistic images in the shortest time. The professional expertise and experience of Chaos Software team and the feedback provided by their customers forged V-Ray into what it is today – trendsetting rendering technology. See more: www.chaosgroup.com |
| Thea Render is a state-of-the-art Biased, Unbiased and GPU renderer with a rich set of innovative features, a powerful material system and its own advanced studio, all-in-one. Thea Render comes with high quality materials exclusive for the licensed users, integration with various modelers, and advanced features such as Photometric Analysis, Colimo Support and many more. See more: www.thearender.com |
| at2 develop professional, individual and extraordinary software solutions in the areas of 3D, mobile apps and software used at exhibits, fairs and presentations for businesses or private clients. Our software is individually tailored to your needs, focussing on the ease of use, flexibility in terms of extensions, highest quality and above all the attention to detail. See more: www.at2-software.com |
| SQUIR offers high quality, photorealistic and precise digital models. The company was founded in the year 2000 by Tomasz Rozkosz who specializes in sophisticated car models and built up a huge database that provides a variety of over 2300 stock 3d models. SQUIR also makes customised 3d models upon request. See more: www.squir.com |
| Humster3D – it is a team of more than 50 professionals with huge experience in 3D modeling. Since 2005 they became a leader in the creation of the detailed 3D car models and gathered the largest collection of various 3D vehicle models in the world. See more: www.humster3d.com |
| Evermotion creates and develops products that help CG artists with their 3d visualizations by speeding up their workflow and increasing their quality of output. It is one of the world's biggest CG portals and it concentrates CG fans from all over the world. Since the beginning in 1998, Evermotion has developed a strong position in the global CG market with thousands of customers. See more: www.evermotion.org |
| DOSCH DESIGN develops demand-inspired computer graphics products for professional use in the areas of 3D-design, visualization, animation, movies/TV and desktop publishing. In this endeavor DOSCH DESIGN translates its high design and quality aspirations into high-quality products with an attractive price/value ratio. DOSCH DESIGN products can always be used license free, which means there are no additional cost for commercial use. See more: www.doschdesign.com |
CREATE YOUR TROPHY Winner DE
Mittwoch, 01.Oktober 2013 von Margarete Kitel
Wir freuen uns den Gewinner unseres „CREAT YOUR TROPHY“ - Wettbewerbs Gustavo P. und somit auch das offizielle Design der RebusFarm Open 3D Award Trophäe, bekannt geben zu dürfen:
Das Design wird als physikalisches 3D Model gedruckt und als Trophäe in allen 5 Kategorien des RebusFarm Open 3D Award an die Gewinner vergeben. Gustavo gewinnt einen eigenen 3D Druck seines Designs und zusätzlich 1.000 Renderpunkte bei RebusFarm.
Wir möchten uns für die zahlreichen Einsendungen bedanken. Es hat uns viel freunde bereitet die unterschiedlichen und kreativen Designs zu bewerten. Wir haben einige ausgewählte Modelle auf facebook.com/RebusFarm veröffentlicht.
Herzlichen Glückwunsch an unseren Gewinner Gustavo P.!
CREATE YOUR TROPHY de
Montag, 16. September 2013 von Margarete Kitel
Wie stellt Ihr euch die Trophäe für den RebusFarm 3D Award vor?
Dieses Jahr möchten wir, dass IHR die Throphäe für den Award gestaltet! Erstellt euren Entwurf als 3d Model und präsentiert uns so eure Idee. Wir wählen das kreativste und am besten geeignetste Design aus. Das beste Design wird als physisches 3D Model gedruckt und an jeden Gewinner der 5 Kategorien im RebusFarm 3D Award überreicht. Als Preis winken dem Gewinner der „CREATE YOUR TROPHY“ - COMPETITION ein eigenes Exemplar der Trophäe und zusätzlich 1.000 Renderpunkte bei RebusFarm.
Nachdem der Pre-Contest vorbei ist, beginnt der eigentliche Wettbewerb: Der RebusFarm 3D Award. Wir bereits vergangenes Jahr findet der RebusFarm 3D Award auf Facebook statt. Wir sind sehr gespannt was uns in diesem Jahr für großartige 3D Projekte erwarten. Es gibt insgesamt fünf Kategorien aus denen 10 Gewinner ermittelt werden. In jeder Kategorie werden wieder Jury sowie Community Preise im Gesamtwert von über 26.000 € vergeben.
Der Einsendeschluss für das Design der Trophäe ist der 13. Oktober 2013.
Also setzt Euch vor den PC und und lasst eurer Kreativität freien Lauf!
Weitere Informationen findet ihr auf unserer facebook.com/RebusFarm Seite.
Sponsors
| Next Limit Technologies is committed to providing cutting edge simulation technologies for a broad range of applications in Computer Graphics, Science and Engineering. Our research and development at Next Limit continues to explore and improve simulation techniques, advanced mathematical models and programming methodologies. See more: www.nextlimit.com |
| AXYZ design offers Innovative and easy to use computer graphics product such as revolutionary 3D Models for Close-Up views and the fastest Stand-Alone character animation application especially developed for 3D Artists, architects and designers. See more: www.axyz-design.com |
| CGarchitect is the leading and most influential online magazine and end-user community for architectural visualization and design professionals. CGarchitect remains steadfastly dedicated to providing valuable resources for architectural visualization professionals. Reaching over 375,000 unique visitors each month, CGarchitect is the only resource in the industry that brings together design professionals from around the globe. See more: www.cgarchitect.com |
| Indigo Renderer is an unbiased, physically based and photorealistic renderer which simulates the physics of light to achieve near-perfect image realism. It is a product of Glare Technologies Limited, a New Zealand based company who has been developing Indigo since 2004. See more: www.indigorenderer.com |
| Since Chaos Group started its business in 1997 their trendsetting rendering technology V-Ray became the renderer of choice for many 3D production houses today due to its capability to deliver high quality photorealistic images in the shortest time. The professional expertise and experience of Chaos Software team and the feedback provided by their customers forged V-Ray into what it is today – trendsetting rendering technology. See more: www.chaosgroup.com |
| Thea Render is a state-of-the-art Biased, Unbiased and GPU renderer with a rich set of innovative features, a powerful material system and its own advanced studio, all-in-one. Thea Render comes with high quality materials exclusive for the licensed users, integration with various modelers, and advanced features such as Photometric Analysis, Colimo Support and many more. See more: www.thearender.com |
| at2 develop professional, individual and extraordinary software solutions in the areas of 3D, mobile apps and software used at exhibits, fairs and presentations for businesses or private clients. Our software is individually tailored to your needs, focussing on the ease of use, flexibility in terms of extensions, highest quality and above all the attention to detail. See more: www.at2-software.com |
| SQUIR offers high quality, photorealistic and precise digital models. The company was founded in the year 2000 by Tomasz Rozkosz who specializes in sophisticated car models and built up a huge database that provides a variety of over 2300 stock 3d models. SQUIR also makes customised 3d models upon request. See more: www.squir.com |
| Humster3D – it is a team of more than 50 professionals with huge experience in 3D modeling. Since 2005 they became a leader in the creation of the detailed 3D car models and gathered the largest collection of various 3D vehicle models in the world. See more: www.humster3d.com |
| Evermotion creates and develops products that help CG artists with their 3d visualizations by speeding up their workflow and increasing their quality of output. It is one of the world's biggest CG portals and it concentrates CG fans from all over the world. Since the beginning in 1998, Evermotion has developed a strong position in the global CG market with thousands of customers. See more: www.evermotion.org |
| DOSCH DESIGN develops demand-inspired computer graphics products for professional use in the areas of 3D-design, visualization, animation, movies/TV and desktop publishing. In this endeavor DOSCH DESIGN translates its high design and quality aspirations into high-quality products with an attractive price/value ratio. DOSCH DESIGN products can always be used license free, which means there are no additional cost for commercial use. See more: www.doschdesign.com |
3D Artist of the month sep de
Dienstag, 01. Oktober 2013 von Margarete Kitel
Wir haben einen neuen Gewinner bei unserem 3D Artist of the Month Wettbewerb auf facebook.com/RebusFarm.
Der Gewinner für September ist Rodrigo Sória!
Rodrigo ist ein 27 jähriger CG Artist aus Brasilien. Er arbeitet als Freelancer und ist Experte für Texturing Lighting, Modeling und Rendering, aber überzeugt euch selbst mit seinem Gewinner Bild von HellBoy.
Neben seiner Arbeit entwickelte Rodrigo eine Leidenschaft für Filme und Spiele.
Schaut euch sein Portfolio.
Herzlichen Glückwunsch Rodrigo Sória!
V-Ray Showreels 2013 de
Dienstag, 03. September 2013 von Margarete Kitel
Die Chaos Group hat mehrere themenbezogene Showreels mit großartigen 3D Animationen von zahlreichen 3D Künstlern veröffentlicht. Ihr könnt euch die Videos auf der Chaos Group Seite anschauen.
M4d Renderer de
Montag, 02. September 2013 von Margarete Kitel
M4d ermöglicht es die Standard- Renderer von Autodesks Maya und 3ds Max auch in CINEMA 4D zu verwenden. So hat man die selben Render Möglichkeiten ohne dafür die Software wechseln zu müssen. M4d beinhaltet 2 Renderer, Mental Ray und Iray, beide mit einer besonderen Stärke bei fotorealistischen Renderings.
M4d Mental Ray beinhaltet ein komplettes Toolset mit Beleuchtungseinstellungen für eine optimale Beleuchtung sowie eine angemessene Renderzeit. Um professionelle Texturen zu erstellen besteht die Möglichkeit die integrierten MIA Materialen zu nutzen und realistische Texturen in kürzester Zeit zu erstellen. Die integrierten Voreinstellungen vereinfachen und beschleunigen den Arbeitsablauf. Die MIA Materialen sind in m4d Mental Ray und Iray enthalten. In m4d Iray ist ein neues Interface-Element für CINEMA 4D enthalten. Das neue Vorschau-Fenster bietet ein schnelles Bildergebnis. Durch die Echtzeit-Vorschau werden die Arbeitsabläufe in der Testphase einfacher und schneller. Die Verwendung von CUDA-Grafikkarten (GPU Rendering) bringt einen enormen Geschwindigkeitsgewinn. Das ist nur ein Bruchteil der Vorzüge die durch m4d entstehen, mehr und genauere Informationen findet ihr auf www.m4d.info.
Schaut euch die Tutorials auf Vimeo an.
