BEHIND THE SCENES (BTS) is a new and exciting DVD series developed to showcase the creation of a game cinematic sequence. The series follows a team of artists as they demonstrate their production techniques from concept phase to final rendered animation.

This chapter in the series focuses on the creation of the character Geo, a seasoned veteran of numerous infiltration missions. Cajun Hylton takes the viewer step-by-step through the 3D modeling process, from simple proxy to final model using Maya and ZBrush. The viewer also gets to go behind the scenes and witness actual production meetings that discuss the design and creation of the character.

Topics Covered:

Efficient Polygonal Modeling Workflow
Acquiring Reference Via Photoshoot
Creating a Proxy Model
Working with Art Director and Concept Designer
Creating a Detailed Full Character
Sculpting Additional Details in ZBrush
Making Art Directed Revisions
Preparing the Final Model for Production.

01: Production Meeting with Peter
02: Workflow and Proxy Model
03: Reference Shoot with Paul
04: Upper Body Detail
05: Lower Body Detail
06: Production Meeting: Mark's Revisions
07: Addressing Mark's Notes
08: Modeling the Face / Blendshapes
09: Production Meeting: Spencer and Eric

Minimum System Requirements
1GHz or faster processor
512 MB RAM
64 MB Video RAM
DVD-ROM Drive
5 GB of hard disk space
1280 x 1024 display

Minimum Operating System Requirements
Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional,
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Apple® Mac® OS X 10.2

This DVD-ROM also requires the Quicktime Movie Player (Version 5.0.5 or higher), the Ensharpen Codec (Version 1.0.1 or higher) and Acrobat Reader (Version 5.0 or higher) in order to view its contents.

The web links for these installers are below. If you don't have these items on your computer, please install these items before you launch the DVD-ROM Gnomon Workshop movie.

TechSmith EnSharpen Decoder Link:
http://www.techsmith.com/download/ensharpendecoder.asp
Apple Quicktime Link:
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/
Adobe Acrobat Installer Link:
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

Important Information:

Character Modeling For Production: Modeling Techniques with Cajun Hylton Gnomon Workshop DVD

Formats:
Mac or PC DVD-ROM

Duration:

270 Minutes

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